With so many unexplained skin conditions, it is easy to place the blame on gluten. This becomes even more common when a phenomenon like gluten intolerance features so many confusing layers. So with all this confusion and different terms for separate conditions, how can you figure out if you are really suffering from a gluten allergy rash or not? Read more to find some direction and clarity.
More and more children are being tested and diagnosed with some type of gluten intolerance or wheat allergy. While the problem seems to be growing, or at least the diagnosis is improving, there is a difference between a gluten allergy and celiac disease. Understanding the difference will help you and your pediatrician better help your child if he or she is suffering from symptoms of gluten intolerance.
Persevering a condition where the symptoms are triggered by a staple of the western diet is difficult for people of any age, but identifying and diagnosing celiac disease symptoms in children can be particularly difficult and troubling. While I’ve tried to place each of these in the most appropriate age group, the truth is all of these symptoms can occur at any age. For that reason, here is a more conclusive list.
