Julie Bove > wrote:
>
>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>
>>> If you have a gluten allergy you must avoid the same type of
>>> gluten that celiacs do.
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> A person can potentially have an allergy to any protein. Whereas
>> only certain subtypes of gluten protein cause celiac, which is not an
>> allergy. So one would expect that more subtypes of gluten protein
>> are potential allergens, beyond those that are responsible for celiac.
>>
>> I'm not saying your statement is definitely untrue, but I don't know
>> why it would be definitely true.
>
>Well I'm not a Dr. or scientist. I just know when my daughter had the
>gluten allergy the Dr. told me the form of gluten she must avoid is the one
>in wheat, barley and the other stuff a celiac must avoid. Not the gluten in
>corn or rice. Yes, people can be allergic to corn or rice. But then it is
>called a corn or rice allergy. Not a gluten allergy.

Well, I had been talking about teff gluten, not corn or rice.

In any case, we don't know what Ranee's goal is in her elimination
diet. So far as we know it has nothing to do with the doctor's assessment
of your daughter's situation.

Steve