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Sophie Medlin
Digestive Health UK
What are the symptoms of coeliac disease in adults?
Sophie Medlin lists some of the symptoms of celiac disease in adults, including diarrhoea, gastrointestinal disturbances, and anaemia. However, many other people suffer for a long time without connecting their symptoms to the celiac diagnosis. Find out more information on Coeliac disease symptoms and treatmentBook appointment here
Transcript
Most adults who develop celiac disease will start off with diarrhoea and have gastrointestinal disturbances. That might be the first thing that indicates that they might be having a problem. Unfortunately, that's not everybody. And lots of people who have celiac disease will go undiagnosed for a long period of time. Other people might get diagnosed because they have an incidental finding of anaemia on a blood test for something else. And that's how they end up getting a diagnosis of celiac disease. Again, most people will have gastrointestinal disturbances, get tested, and find out that way. But again, a lot of people do suffer without us finding out they've got it for a long time.