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Introduction: Gluten is a protein found in grains.  Research has shown that the gluten that is in grains of wheat, barley, rye, and oats (to a lesser degree) is toxic to many individuals.  While gluten is essential for the make-up of these 4 grains, our bodies do not need it. Is it healthful?  The protein in today’s wheat is poorly digested and can be harmful.  An estimated 95% of prepared fo...

In the past, the terms gluten sensitivity and coeliac disease have been used synonymously but this is not acceptable since gluten sensitivity can occur in subjects who do not have coeliac disease. The entity of non coeliac gluten intolerance has been regarded as a new diagnosis (1) but it is better to consider it an old diagnosis recently rediscovered and embellished. In the late 1970s brief ca...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS In a previous report, we characterized a condition of gluten sensitivity in juvenile rhesus macaques that is similar in many respects to the human condition of gluten sensitivity, celiac disease. This animal model of gluten sensitivity may therefore be useful toward studying both the pathogenesis and the treatment of celiac disease. Here, we perform two pilot experiments to ...

Gluten sensitivity in a naturally occurring enteropathy of Irish setter dogs, and the effects of excluding dietary cereal from birth on the subsequent response to gluten challenge were investigated. Peroral jejunal biopsy specimens were obtained at 1 year of age for morphometric and biochemical examinations, and intestinal permeability was assessed using 51Cr-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. Af...

BACKGROUND It is unknown whether symptoms in non-coeliac patients (non-CD) meeting clinical diagnostic criteria for noncoeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) are specifically triggered by gluten. AIM To assess gluten sensitivity in patients diagnosed with NCGS. METHODS We studied 35 non-CD subjects (31 females) that were on a gluten-free diet (GFD), in a double-blind challenge study. Participant...

background: the most common neurologic manifestation of gluten sensitivity is ataxia, which accounts for up to 40% of idiopathic sporadic ataxia. timing of diagnosis of gluten ataxia is vital as it is one of the very few treatable causes of sporadic ataxia and causes irreversible loss of purkinje cells. antigliadin antibody (aga) of the igg type is the best marker for neurological manifestation...

Background. Celiac disease seems to be rare in Colombians, but there are currently no data about the prevalence rates of symptomatic adverse reactions to gluten or adherence to gluten-free diet (GFD) in this population. Aim. to evaluate the self-reported prevalence rates of adverse reactions to gluten, adherence to GFD, and gluten-related disorders at population level in Colombia. Methods. A se...

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity is defined as a reaction to gluten in persons with a confirmed absence of allergic or autoimmune mechanisms after appropriate laboratory testing. Symptoms resemble those of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and may overlap with celiac disease or true wheat allergy. In a research environment, symptoms of non-celiac gluten sensitivity resolve when dietary modifications...