Tests Detecting Wheat Allergy

Wheat allergies are diagnosed by using combination of tests, which includes complete physical exam. Some of the diagnostic tests of wheat allergies may include:

Food diary: The first important thing in diagnostic procedure is your food diary. A detailed record of your eating habits, what you eat and also when you experience the symptoms is very essential for the doctor to identify the cause of your wheat allergy.

Food challenge test: In this test, you should have capsules which contain allergy-causing agent or wheat protein and you should have to stay in the hospital to observe the allergic reactions. And slowly the amount of wheat protein is increased to make your body resistant to wheat protein.

Skin test: In this test, tiny drops of wheat are prickled onto your skin's surface. And it is left for 15 minutes to observe the symptoms of the wheat allergies. If you have wheat allergy, your skin will become red with itchy bumps on the location of your skin where the wheat protein extract was pricked. The very common side effects of this skin test are itching sensation, inflammation and redness. These side effects will disappear within 30 minutes.

Blood test: This test is conducted as an alternative for skin test. In this test your doctor will take a blood sample from you and screens for wheat allergy causing antibodies.