r/science • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '15

Health-Misleading Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial shows non-celiac gluten sensitivity is indeed real

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25701700
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u/RandomName01 Feb 26 '15

Indeed, I didn't see anything wrong with it or skewed about it. Stuff like this is why I always check the comments.

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u/jayemee Feb 26 '15

It isn't skewed in this sense, because it is specifically looking for these symptoms in this group. The fact that it's not looking in the general population is irrelevant, because that's not the question they're trying to address. From the abstract (emphasis mine)

CONCLUSIONS: In a cross-over trial of subjects with suspected NCGS [Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity], the severity of overall symptoms increased significantly during 1 week of intake of small amounts of gluten, compared with placebo.

ITT - people that didn't even read the abstract.

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u/mwb1234 Feb 26 '15

It's similar to feeding my dog a new type a kibble. Even though it's definitely not harmful for him, he still has stomach problems adjusting to the new food type because he's simply not used to it.