Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Prevalence of non-coeliac gluten sensitivity and assessment of the response to gluten-free diet in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia
Authors' conclusion
A NCGS prevalence similar to that estimated in the general population was found.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with FM from a specialised hospital unit
- Participants
- 142 patients
- Outcome
- Prevalence of non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (Salerno Experts' Criteria)
Methodological detailssingle specialised hospital unit
- Single specialised hospital unit
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
NCGS prevalence
Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) prevalence
5.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Response to 6-week gluten-free diet (improvement in intestinal symptoms) · six weeks
- Responded to gluten-free diet (GFD)
- 21.8%
- Responders not fulfilling Salerno Experts' Criteria
- 74.2%
Predictors of GFD response
- Diarrhoea, intraepithelial lymphocytosis and lower anxiety were predictive of GFD response
- No predictive factors of NCGS criteria fulfilment found (low number of discriminators between gluten and placebo)
Original publication
Prevalence of non-coeliac gluten sensitivity and assessment of the response to gluten-free diet in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 28 July 2022. doi:10.
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