Sneezing, runny nose, teary eyes after using all purpose flour. Have mild gluten allergy. Can there be allergy to raw flour?
Patient: I have noticed that on three different occasions when I'm using all purpose white flour to bake or fry I immediately get a reaction whereas I'm sneezing, runny nose, teary eyes etc for 3 days or so.  Is there such a thing as being allergic to raw/uncooked flour??? I do have mild gluten/wheat allergies.  I have never had this type of reaction to raw/uncooked flour in my life other than these past three occasions. Doctor: Hi,  Allergy is a wide scoped entity ,Any thing&every thing in environment will create allergy to somebody.      It can be food,clothes,cosmetics, toiletories,insect bites, hairs, dust from any source-bed, house, grain,fumes  and so on!The person with allergic tendensy may devolop allergy to newer things in course of time.      The expirience of symptoms on exposure to certain suggests the allergy to that thing.OR you can get yourself tested for various allergens .      Prevention of exposure to allergen is 1st step in controlling. Anti allergic medicines help to control an episode While& desensatisation treatment is curative      Thanks