ALLERGIES & INTOLERANCES

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Across
  1. 6. Linked with the digestive system. An auto-immune disease that damages the gut lining if cereals containing gluten are eaten.
  2. 7. Also known as the groundnut.
  3. 8. micro-organisms that are everywhere around us, there are good and bad bacteria.
  4. 10. A tall plant like grass with long, straight hairs growing from the head of each stem, or the grain from this plant, used for food and for making beer and whisky.
  5. 11. It's a cereal grass, cultivated for its edible seed.
  6. 12. Kind of cereal containing gluten.
  7. 13. It is difficulty digesting certain foods and having an unpleasant physical reaction to them.
  8. 14. It is an immune system reaction that occurs soon after eating a certain food.
  9. 16. A condition in which the stomach swells and feels full and uncomfortable. It usually occurs when you have an intolerance to certain food.
  10. 17. A part of your body that has become bigger because of illness or injury.
Down
  1. 1. When certain foods touch other foods or surfaces, harmful germs or tiny amounts of allergens are unintentionally transferred.
  2. 2. Common allergen found in wine.
  3. 3. Most common cereal containing gluten.
  4. 4. Foods that are made from milk. (allergen).
  5. 5. It is a legume related to peanut and soybean and it can trigger an allergic reaction.
  6. 9. A severe allergic reaction and is potentially life-threatening if not treated quickly with emergency medicine.
  7. 15. It is a substance that can cause an allergic reaction. In some people, the immune system recognizes allergens as foreign or dangerous.