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Coeliac disease is a condition whereby your body reacts to part of a protein known as gliadin. Gluten is commonly found in foods like bread, pasta and cereals. If you have a coeliac disease, common reactions to this condition will cause bowel lining damage. Diagnosing coeliac disease can be difficult because of the varying symptoms. You may have this condition for a long time without noticing and can have it at any age.

1 in every 100 people gets diagnosed with coeliac disease. If your doctor diagnoses you with coeliac disease, you will be required to follow a diet without gluten for the rest of your life. A gluten-free diet can help to stop symptoms in most people with coeliac disease.

What is Coeliac disease?

Being allergic to certain foods differs from having coeliac disease. Coeliac causes your immune system to attack its healthy tissue, making it an autoimmune condition. Coeliac disease works similarly, and any food with gluten, such as wheat, barley or rye, is mistaken for something harmful. When the immune system attacks the gluten ingested, it damages the small intestine lining. There are small digit-like projections called villi in your small bowel, and people with coeliac disease can have their villi flattened or damaged permanently when they eat food with gluten in it. This damage to the bowel affects your ability to absorb nutrients from food.

What is responsible for coeliac disease?

Research is still being done to find the root cause of coeliac disease. However, studies have shown that many people who have coeliac disease have a family member or close relative who also suffers from it. If you don’t have a close relative or family member with this disease and feel you have symptoms related to coeliac disease, you should get tested to see if you have the disease.

Other factors are thought to be linked to this disease, such as past digestive system infection or people with an immune system disease such as Type 1 diabetes.

Symptoms of coeliac disease

Diagnosing coeliac disease may prove difficult sometimes because symptoms differ from patient to patient. However, some of the symptoms you experience may be inadequate absorption of nutrients or bowel damage. Some people may also show no symptoms and only discover they have coeliac disease after a test.

Some common symptoms include:

• Constipation
• Tummy bloating
• Diarrhoea
• Feeling nauseous
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fatigue and tiredness
• Stomach cramps

If you have issues absorbing nutrients, it can cause symptoms of anaemia and osteoporosis. In young children, you may notice that they are growing slower than usual and not adding weight. You may also notice that they are more irritable.

Even if the symptoms above apply to you, that does not guarantee that you have coeliac disease. If you or your child experience any of the mentioned symptoms, you should visit a medical practitioner and get tested.

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If you are in London and are experiencing symptoms of coeliac disease, don’t hesitate to book an appointment with us today at Private Blood Tests London for a private coeliac test. You can be guaranteed accurate and reliable test results at our clinic. Reach out to us today.