Q What causes gluten allergy?
Hello. The basic cause behind gluten alergy is a response of immune system of a person towards Gluten, a type of protein, or towards certain type of proteins found in wheat grains. It can be seen in some disease conditions like Celiac disease, Gluten sensitivity, and Wheat allergy. Though the mechanism to cause allergic response is different in all these conditions, the main thing here is, certain proteins like gluten, trigger an immune response in patients, causing symptoms like diarrhoea, abdominal discomfort, bloating, indigestion, abdominal pain etc. It is not known exactly why some people show this type of immune response to these proteins.