Coeliac disease diagnosis quadrupled in 20 years
The number of people being diagnosed with coeliac disease has quadrupled over the last 20 years, according to new research from the University of Nottingham.
Coeliac disease sufferer 'seriously ill' before correct diagnosis
Anne Smith, from East Leake in Nottinghamshire suffers from coeliac disease, and says before she was diagnosed correctly, she was seriously ill.
Experts at the University of Nottinghamshire have found that the number of people with the disease have quadrupled in the last 20 years. But they believe the rise is due to better medical practices now correctly diagnosing it.
Anne Smith says doctors initially thought she had Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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