Another example of the need for physicians and scientists to LISTEN to their patients and be curious. So many were telling people, “it’s all in your head" because it’s not the gluten instead of “there must be something here that we don’t yet understand.”
Your 'gluten sensitivity' could be explained by something else found in wheat
If you're one of those people who don't have coeliac disease but still think gluten is causing your gut problems, scientists may finally have a clue as to what's going on.
Peter Gibson of Monash University and his team have performed extensive research into NCGS, and discovered that short-chain carbohydrates (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols - also known as FODMAPs) - could be responsible.
These ferment in the gut, causing bloating and other unpleasant symptoms. A study published in 2014 showed that a diet low in FODMAPs can reduce the symptoms of irritable bowel disease.
Now Gibson's team has drawn a correlation between adverse gastrointestinal symptoms and a type of FODMAP carbohydrate called fructan.
The research has been published in the journal Gastroenterology.
