PMID- 36276818 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221025 IS - 2296-861X (Print) IS - 2296-861X (Electronic) IS - 2296-861X (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2022 TI - Diagnostic management of patients reporting symptoms after wheat ingestion. PG - 1007007 LID - 10.3389/fnut.2022.1007007 [doi] LID - 1007007 AB - Many patients report symptoms after wheat ingestion experiencing a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Three possible diagnoses have been recognized: celiac disease (CD), wheat allergy (WA), and non-celiac (gluten) wheat sensitivity (NCGS/NCWS). CD is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the small bowel caused by exposure to dietary gluten in genetically predisposed individuals, with a prevalence of approximately 1%. It is characterized by mucosal inflammation and atrophy following exposure to gluten and improvement after gluten withdrawal. Food allergies are immunological responses to a food antigen. WA is the expression of an immunologically mediated process that can be immunoglobulin E (IgE) or non-IgE mediated; its many symptoms include urticaria/angioedema, asthma, rhinitis, and anaphylaxis. NCGS/NCWS is characterized by gastrointestinal and/or extra-intestinal symptoms after ingestion of gluten-containing food in subjects not affected by CD or WA. The aim of this review is to help physicians and nutritionists diagnose the cause of symptoms reported after wheat ingestion, thus avoiding patient frustration, inappropriate testing, and incorrect or missed diagnoses. An algorithm for the diagnostic approach in these patients is provided, to help to diagnose CD, WA, NCGS/NCWS or to identify possible functional disorders as the wheat-sensitive irritable bowel syndrome. A personalized approach, regular follow-up, and the help of a skilled healthcare professional are mandatory for patients with symptoms following wheat ingestion is provided. A gluten-free-diet is often recommended for patients with self-reported gluten/wheat-dependent symptoms; for patients with symptoms similar to those of functional diseases while there is evidence that a low-FODMAP diet could be the first option. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Costantino, Aversano, Lasagni, Smania, Doneda, Vecchi, Roncoroni, Pastorello and Elli. FAU - Costantino, Andrea AU - Costantino A AD - Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. FAU - Aversano, Gloria Maria AU - Aversano GM AD - Department of Internal Medicine, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy. FAU - Lasagni, Giovanni AU - Lasagni G AD - Department of Allergology and Immunology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy. FAU - Smania, Veronica AU - Smania V AD - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. FAU - Doneda, Luisa AU - Doneda L AD - Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. FAU - Vecchi, Maurizio AU - Vecchi M AD - Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. AD - Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. FAU - Roncoroni, Leda AU - Roncoroni L AD - Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. FAU - Pastorello, Elide Anna AU - Pastorello EA AD - Allergology, Casa di Cura Ambrosiana, Cesano Boscone, Italy. FAU - Elli, Luca AU - Elli L AD - Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20221006 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Nutr JT - Frontiers in nutrition JID - 101642264 PMC - PMC9582535 OTO - NOTNLM OT - celiac disease OT - food allergy OT - gluten OT - gluten sensitivity OT - gluten-free-diet OT - wheat allergy OT - wheat-sensitive IBS COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/25 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/25 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/10/24 04:21 PHST- 2022/07/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/24 04:21 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnut.2022.1007007 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Nutr. 2022 Oct 6;9:1007007. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1007007. eCollection 2022.