TY - JOUR
T1 - A clinical update
T2 - Nonceliac gluten sensitivity-is it really the gluten?
AU - Capili, Bernadette
AU - Chang, Michelle
AU - Anastasi, Joyce K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - Gluten-free diets are increasing in popularity among consumers and fueling a global market of gluten-free products. A gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac disease (CD). However, many patients are self-reporting and suspecting "gluten sensitivity" after gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bloating, abdominal pain, or diarrhea, resolve on a gluten-free diet without formal evaluation testing for food allergies or CD. The terms related to gluten and/or wheat intolerance, nonceliac gluten sensitivity or wheat sensitivity, CD, and wheat allergy can be confusing. These forms of intolerance combined affect approximately 10% of the United States population. In this article we clarify the range of gluten and/or wheat disorders, clinical features, diagnosis, and management.
AB - Gluten-free diets are increasing in popularity among consumers and fueling a global market of gluten-free products. A gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac disease (CD). However, many patients are self-reporting and suspecting "gluten sensitivity" after gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bloating, abdominal pain, or diarrhea, resolve on a gluten-free diet without formal evaluation testing for food allergies or CD. The terms related to gluten and/or wheat intolerance, nonceliac gluten sensitivity or wheat sensitivity, CD, and wheat allergy can be confusing. These forms of intolerance combined affect approximately 10% of the United States population. In this article we clarify the range of gluten and/or wheat disorders, clinical features, diagnosis, and management.
KW - Celiac disease
KW - Gluten
KW - Nonceliac gluten sensitivity
KW - Wheat allergy
KW - Wheat sensitivity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.07.036
DO - 10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.07.036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907997769
SN - 1555-4155
VL - 10
SP - 666
EP - 673
JO - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
JF - Journal for Nurse Practitioners
IS - 9
ER -