coeliac disease

Coeliac Disease and its Many Complications

January 4, 2012

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Coeliac disease (CD), also called gluten-sensitive enteropathy or non-tropical sprue, is a unique autoimmune disorder which results from the interaction between gluten and immune,…

Put Down That Bread – Gluten Sensitivity Explained – Public Lecture

January 24, 2011

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Have you ever suspected that you and bread do not really get on? Do you find the smell, texture and taste delicious but that…

What You Don’t Know About Gluten Sensitivity & Coeliac’s Disease (CD)

January 13, 2011

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Histological image demonstrating small intestinal villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia in coeliac disease Coeliac disease is one of the most common chronic diseases encountered…

Dr Tom O’Bryan: Gluten sensitivity and coeliac disease

November 16, 2010

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Until the 1980s, coeliac disease was considered to be a rare disease, but in the 1990s it became clear that it was a frequent…

Coeliac Disease 4 Times More Common Than Previously Thought

August 18, 2010

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Examples of macroscopic features of villous atrophy detected by wireless capsule endoscopy in coeliac disease: A) Normal villi, B) scalloping of the mucosa on…

Has Coeliac Disease Increased in Frequency?

June 2, 2010

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Many Nutritional Therapists are becoming aware that the incidence of Coeliac Disease (CD) is increasing in frequency, but by what sort of levels? To…

Gluten-Free Diet Bad for Gut Health

May 21, 2009

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Comment: Spanish researchers recently found a gluten-free diet (GFD) led to reductions in beneficial gut bacteria populations and the ability of faecal samples to…