Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management
People suffering from a food intolerance (FI) tend to initiate restrictive diets such as a gluten-free diet (GFD), to alleviate their symptoms. To learn about how people live with these problems in daily life (independent of their medical diagnoses), 1203 participants answered a previously validated...
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| author | Magdalena Araya Karla A. Bascuñán Dana Alarcón-Sajarópulos Francisco Cabrera-Chávez Amaya Oyarzún Alan Fernández Noé Ontiveros |
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| description | People suffering from a food intolerance (FI) tend to initiate restrictive diets such as a gluten-free diet (GFD), to alleviate their symptoms. To learn about how people live with these problems in daily life (independent of their medical diagnoses), 1203 participants answered a previously validated questionnaire and were divided into: G1 (those self-reporting symptoms after gluten consumption) and G2 (those informing no discomfort after gluten consumption). Self-reported clinical characteristics, diagnoses and diets followed were registered. Twenty nine percent referred some FI (8.5% in G1). In G1, self-reported diagnoses were more frequent (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), including a high proportion of eating and mood disorders. Diagnoses were reported to be given by a physician, but GFD was indicated by professional and nonprofessional persons. In G2, despite declaring no symptoms after gluten consumption, 11.1% followed a GFD. The most frequent answer in both groups was that GFD was followed “to care for my health”, suggesting that some celiac patients do not acknowledge it as treatment. Conclusion: close to one third of the population report suffering from some FI. Those perceiving themselves as gluten intolerant report more diseases (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). A GFD is followed by ~11% of those declaring no symptoms after gluten ingestion. This diet is perceived as a healthy eating option. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4435fce81c594a87946c3c349e0927ca2023-11-20T05:00:04ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-06-01126189210.3390/nu12061892Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and ManagementMagdalena Araya0Karla A. Bascuñán1Dana Alarcón-Sajarópulos2Francisco Cabrera-Chávez3Amaya Oyarzún4Alan Fernández5Noé Ontiveros6Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, ChileInstitute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, ChileInstitute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, ChileFaculty of Nutrition and Gastronomy Sciences, Master of Science Graduate Program in Nutrition and Medicinal Foods, University of Sinaloa, Culiacán, Sinaloa 80019, MexicoInstitute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago 7830490, ChileDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, ChileDivision of Sciences and Engineering, Department of Chemical, Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Clinical and Research Laboratory (LACIUS, URS), University of Sonora, Navojoa, Sonora 85880, MexicoPeople suffering from a food intolerance (FI) tend to initiate restrictive diets such as a gluten-free diet (GFD), to alleviate their symptoms. To learn about how people live with these problems in daily life (independent of their medical diagnoses), 1203 participants answered a previously validated questionnaire and were divided into: G1 (those self-reporting symptoms after gluten consumption) and G2 (those informing no discomfort after gluten consumption). Self-reported clinical characteristics, diagnoses and diets followed were registered. Twenty nine percent referred some FI (8.5% in G1). In G1, self-reported diagnoses were more frequent (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), including a high proportion of eating and mood disorders. Diagnoses were reported to be given by a physician, but GFD was indicated by professional and nonprofessional persons. In G2, despite declaring no symptoms after gluten consumption, 11.1% followed a GFD. The most frequent answer in both groups was that GFD was followed “to care for my health”, suggesting that some celiac patients do not acknowledge it as treatment. Conclusion: close to one third of the population report suffering from some FI. Those perceiving themselves as gluten intolerant report more diseases (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). A GFD is followed by ~11% of those declaring no symptoms after gluten ingestion. This diet is perceived as a healthy eating option.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/6/1892food intoleranceceliac diseasegluten sensitivitygluten-free diet |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Araya Karla A. Bascuñán Dana Alarcón-Sajarópulos Francisco Cabrera-Chávez Amaya Oyarzún Alan Fernández Noé Ontiveros Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management Nutrients food intolerance celiac disease gluten sensitivity gluten-free diet |
| title | Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management |
| title_full | Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management |
| title_fullStr | Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management |
| title_short | Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management |
| title_sort | living with gluten and other food intolerances self reported diagnoses and management |
| topic | food intolerance celiac disease gluten sensitivity gluten-free diet |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/6/1892 |
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