Coeliac disease is one of the most common autoimmune illnesses in Australia, caused by an immune reaction to the gluten protein found in wheat, rye and barley. More than 350,000 Australians ...

Coeliac disease is increasingly recognized as a global problem in both children and adults. ... • A gastroscopy is more easily tolerated by adults and does not require a general anaesthetic (A) ...

And coeliac disease still remains “off the radar” for many doctors. Many symptoms but simple diagnosis. ... Small bowel samples are readily obtained by gastroscopy, ...

A study of 181 blood samples from people with and without coeliac disease found a "very high accuracy" for the new test to make a diagnosis or exclude it, even in those on gluten-free diets.

Building on findings from a 2019 study that identified over-activity of the immune marker interleukin 2 (IL-2) as a celiac disease fingerprint, the team took blood samples from 181 participants ...

Blood-based test that can accurately detect celiac disease without the need for a gluten challenge would be “welcome and practice changing,” said Christopher Cao, director, Celiac Disease ...

This included 75 people with treated celiac disease (on a gluten-free diet), 13 with active, untreated coeliac disease, 32 people with non-coeliac gluten sensitivity and 61 healthy controls.

Doctors diagnosed her with coeliac 10 years ago after a gastroscopy uncovered stunted villi in her gut. Villi are tiny fingers within the intestine that absorb nutrients, and damage to the ...

Aged 11, she underwent a gastroscopy at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, with a biopsy revealing she had coeliac disease. Bendigo woman Eliza Long says the diagnostic process for ...