New Insights and Evidence on "Food Intolerances": Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity and Nickel Allergic Contact Mucositis.

ABSTRACT: The clinical examination of patients often includes the observation of the existence of a close relationship between the ingestion of certain foods and the appearance of various symptoms. Until now, the occurrence of these events has been loosely defined as food intolerance. Instead, these conditions should be more properly defined as adverse food reactions (AFRs), which can consist of the presentation of a wide variety of symptoms which are commonly identified as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In addition, systemic manifestations such as neurological, dermatological, joint, and respiratory disorders may also occur in affected patients. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of some of them are already known, others, such as non-celiac gluten sensitivity and adverse reactions to nickel-co

SUBMITTER: Greco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10222428 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature