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Re:FDA Approves First Medication to Reduce Allergic Reaction... by lm28469 on Monday February 26, 2024 @05:09AM (#39509495)
Not wheat, gluten

edit: for the downvotes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease

> where individuals develop intolerance to gluten

> Coeliac disease is caused by a reaction to gluten

> While the disease is caused by a permanent intolerance to gluten proteins,[10] it is distinct from wheat allergy, which is much more rare

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Re:FDA Approves First Medication to Reduce Allergic Reaction... by HardlyCognizant on Monday February 26, 2024 @09:41AM (#39511731)
Not even gluten, one of the peptides it is composed of. Prolamins like gliadin, horadin, etc. depending on the grain. This is why gluten denaturing proteases aren't sufficient to protect a celiac, and thus some technically GF foods aren't necessarily safe.
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Re:FDA Approves First Medication to Reduce Allergic Reaction... by amluto on Monday February 26, 2024 @11:09AM (#39512925)
My impression has been that the real problems are:

1. The enzymes are not yet well tested.

2. Most enzymes one might purchase are subject to the extremely weak US supplement labeling laws and thus cannot be trusted.

In any case, there’s an enzyme combo working its way through the FDA process right now:

https://celiac.org/about-the-foundation/featured-news/2021/0...

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Re:FDA Approves First Medication to Reduce Allergic Reaction... by yosito on Monday February 26, 2024 @10:33PM (#39519859)
Interesting! Tell me more! Do you have any sources where I can read more about this?
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