The overlapping area of non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and wheat-sensitive Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): An update

Catassi et al. (2017) provides an update on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms which could be triggered by gluten or other wheat components such as allergies to non-immunoglobulin-E (non-IgE). Support has come in for the concept of non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) which is often known as gluten intolerance and is characterised by intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms related to gluten in the diet. But due to the lack of IBS/NCGS biomarkers it can become confusing for physicians to differentiate one from the other. This overlapping of NCGS with IBS-like symptoms has been addressed by new research. The aim of this review was to present the experts’ opinion on the complex relationship between NCGS and IBS. [NPIDs: gastrointestinal disorders, gluten, gluten sensitivity, fructan, IBS, wheat, non-immunoglobulin-E]

Year: 2017

Reference: Catassi, C., Alaedini, A., Bojarski, C., Bonaz, B., Bouma, G., Carroccio, A., Castillejo, G., De Magistris, L., Dieterich, W., Di Liberto, D., Elli, L., Fasano, A., Hadjivassiliou, M., Kurien, M., Lionetti, E., Mulder, C. J., Rostami, K., Sapone, A., Scherf, K., Schuppan, D., … Sanders, D. S. (2017). The Overlapping Area of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) and Wheat-Sensitive Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): An Update. Nutrients, 9(11), 1268. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9111268