This article is reporting on a paper published in 2014. Here is an article reporting on some more recent research: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/

This article is reporting on a paper published in 2014. Here is an article reporting on some more recent research: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726123632.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160726123632.h... <quote> "Biological explanation for wheat sensitivity found Weakened intestinal barrier, systemic immune activation may explain symptoms in people without celiac disease Findings from the study, which was led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), were reported in the journal Gut. "Our study shows that the symptoms reported by individuals with this condition are not imagined, as some people have suggested," said study co-author Peter H. Green, MD, the Phyllis and Ivan Seidenberg Professor of Medicine at CUMC and director of the Celiac Disease Center. "It demonstrates that there is a biological basis for these symptoms in a significant number of these patients." </quote> If you're wondering about the Gut journal, "Gut is an official journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology. ... IMPACT FACTOR 14.921" https://www.google.com.au/search?q=gut+journal+impact+factor https://www.google.com.au/search?q=gut+journal+impact+factor http://gut.bmj.com/ http://gut.bmj.com/ Disclaimer: I don't have any expertise in this area, and this is just one paper - there may well be contrary studies that I'm not aware of.