Is a gluten-free diet enough to control the complications of celiac disease?

A lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD) is the conventional approach to managing celiac disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the small intestine that can result in malnutrition.

Coeliac UK launches new app to help manage a gluten-free diet

Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac disease, announces the launch of its new app called ‘Gluten-free on the Move’.

Potential food-based therapies for treating peanut and other food allergies

These days, more and more people seem to have food allergies, which can sometimes have life-threatening consequences.

Coeliac UK announces fourfold increase in the rate of diagnosed cases of coeliac disease in the UK

Coeliac UK, the national charity for coeliac disease announces today, 12th May 2014, new research from the University of Nottingham that has found a fourfold increase in the rate of diagnosed cases…

Understanding and managing non-coeliac gluten sensitivity: "We are all on a learning curve", says UK expert

The newly-emerged clinical syndrome non-coeliac gluten sensitivity continues to puzzle gastroenterologists and other medical professionals, as scientists and clinicians grapple to understand the condition and how best to manage it…

What is food intolerance? What causes food intolerance?

Food intolerance, also known as non-IgE mediated food hypersensitivity or non-allergic food hypersensitivity, refers to difficulty in digesting certain foods.

What is the difference between food allergy and food intolerance?

Food allergy is completely different from food intolerance. A food allergy involves an immune system response, food intolerance does not. If you have food intolerance you cannot properly digest a substance in certain foods, often because you have an enzyme deficiency

Our Genes Are Not Yet Ready For So Many Wheat-Based Products

According to an expert in digestive disorders, the current rise in dietary problems related to gluten could be due to over reliance on wheat-based products…

New Option For Patients With Celiac Disease – Pasta Made From Green Banana Flour

People with celiac disease struggle with limited food choices, as their condition makes them unable to tolerate gluten, found in wheat and other grains. Researchers from the University of Brazil have developed a gluten-free pasta product from green banana flour, which tasters found more acceptable than regular whole wheat pasta…

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