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Coeliac disease

How is it treated?

Coeliac disease is treated with a gluten-free diet, which allows the mucosal lining to heal and return towards normal. Screening suggests that the prevalence of the disease in the general population may be as high as 1 in 100, but many cases often go undiagnosed so that the number of diagnosed cases is approximately 1 in 1,000. 

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Medical text written January 1995 by the Coeliac Society. Approved January 1995 by Dr P Howdle. Last updated January 2004 by Professor P Howdle, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.

 

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