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.
University experts say medical advances have made coeliac diagnosis easier
Experts at the University of Nottingham have found that there are four times more people with coeliac disease than there were 20 years ago, but believe that increase is down to better diagnosis procedures.
Dr Joe West says the tests to make the diagnosis are more available, safer, easier to do and more accessible.
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