OBJECTIVE The literature suggests a lack of consensus on the use of terms related to coeliac disease (CD) and gluten. DESIGN A multidisciplinary task force of 16 physicians from seven countries used the electronic database PubMed to review the literature for CD-related terms up to January 2011. Teams of physicians then suggested a definition for each term, followed by feedback of these defini...

Recently, increasing attention has been paid to the pathologic role of food in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Nevertheless, healthcare providers often avoid addressing diet with their patients because of a lack of training, guideline consensus, and high-quality data. Recent literature supports the existence of a subgroup of IBS patients with undiagnosed nonceliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), a t...

BACKGROUND A significant percentage of the general population report problems caused by wheat and/or gluten ingestion, even though they do not have celiac disease (CD) or wheat allergy (WA), because they test negative both for CD-specific serology and histopathology and for immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated assays. Most patients report both gastrointestinal and nongastrointestinal symptoms, and a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the possible association between celiac disease (CD) and/or gluten sensitivity (GS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS Occurrences of CD were determined in a group of children and adolescents affected by ASD and, conversely, occurrences of ASD were assessed in a group of biopsy-proven celiac patients. To detect the possible existence of GS, the levels of antigli...

An association between coeliac disease and fertility disorders is well recognised in the current literature, but the information related to non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and infertility is lacking. This case highlights a possible role of treating NCGS in the reversal of infertility.

pearance of sensory potentials (see the table). No change in clinical and neurophysiologic studies was noted 1 year later (week 48). Discussion. We show for the first time a marked improvement of clinical and neurophysiologic deficits in neuronopathy associated with primary SS. In our patient, the sensory potential reappeared but remained low at 48 weeks. However, the sensory examination was no...

We report three patients presenting with gluten-related signs and symptoms. Since villous height/crypt depth ratio, intraepithelial lymphocyte count, and serum antibody tests were not diagnostic for celiac disease (CD), a diagnosis of non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) was suggested. On the other hand, antibodies suggestive for CD surprisingly showed positive results in the duodenal biopsy or...

the spectrum of gluten related disorder might be much broader than currently believed. it is unknown why non-coeliac gluten sensitivity affects individuals at different ages. it is quite possible the triggering factors like infection might play an essential role in manifestation of this disorder. similar to secondary lactose intolerance, gluten intolerance might be a common occurrence behind pe...

OBJECTIVES A variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders have recently been linked to coeliac disease and gluten sensitivity. We here explored whether persistently positive gliadin antibodies (AGA) and coeliac-type HLA increase the risk of gluten sensitivity-related neurological and psychiatric manifestations. The study was carried out in an older population who had consumed gluten for de...

Grain products have an important place in the nutrition of people all over world and our country. They are widely consumed for reasons such as being easily accessible, not degrading quickly having high energy value. The protein called gluten, which is found especially wheat also rye, barley oats, plays role making bread other bakery products. However, consuming gluten-containing foods can cause...