The perspective of celiac disease patients on emerging treatment options and non-celiac gluten sensitivity

Greuter, Thomas; Schmidlin, Sandra; Lattmann, Jaqueline; Stotz, Matthias; Lehmann, Romina; Zeitz, Jonas; Scharl, Michael; Misselwitz, Benjamin; Pohl, Daniel; Fried, Michael; Tutuian, Radu; Fasano, Alessio; Schoepfer, Alain M; Rogler, Gerhard; Biedermann, Luc; Vavricka, Stephan R

doi:10.1016/j.dld.2016.11.016

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Greuter, T., Schmidlin, S., Lattmann, J., Stotz, M., Lehmann, R., Zeitz, J., Scharl, M., Misselwitz, B., Pohl, D., Fried, M., Tutuian, R., Fasano, A., Schoepfer, A. M., Rogler, G., Biedermann, L., & Vavricka, S. R. (2017). The perspective of celiac disease patients on emerging treatment options and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Digestive and Liver Disease, 49(3), 268–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2016.11.016

Abstract

BACKGROUND Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and emerging treatment options are hot topics in the celiac disease (CeD) scientific literature. However, very little is known about the perspective on these issues of CeD patients. METHODS We performed a large patient survey among unselected CeD patients in Switzerland. RESULTS A total of 1689 patients were analyzed. 57.5% have previously heard of NCGS. 64.5% believe in the existence of this entity. Regarding a potential influence of NCGS on CeD awareness, 31.7% show a positive and 27.5