Author/Authors :
Saneifard, Hedyeh Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Sheikhy, Ali Research Department - Tehran Heart Center - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Karbasian, Fereshteh Department of Pediatric Emergency - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Eslamian, Golnaz Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shakiba, Marjan Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Babaie, Delara Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is a condition characterized by gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms which triggered by ingestion of Gluten contained compounds i.e., wheat, rye, and barley, in subjects without celiac disease or wheat allergy.
Case presentation: hereby we present five children and adolescents with final diagnosis of NCGS. All patients had failure to thrive and abdominal pain. Following gluten free diet, clinical symptoms reduced and we detected significant weight and height gain after 1 month of diet.
Conclusion: relationship between failure to thrive and NCGS is still unknown, hence according to mentioned cases, NCGS may be one of the main causes of FTT, which can be prevented by gluten free diets.
Keywords :
Growth retardation , FTT , Failure to thrive , NCGS , Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
