However, a UK study saw 13 % of people who tested negative for
coeliac disease still suffered from some of the symptoms, such as bloating, constipation and diarrhoea, and some also suffered from mouth ulcers, tiredness, depression, skin rashes and confusion (or «brain fog»)(Aziz et al).
Not exact matches
So after me rambling on a bit, I
still haven't really explained what
Coeliac Disease is.
I know my recipes focus quite heavily on using gluten free oats (clues in the name), but there are a small percentage of people diagnosed with
Coeliac Disease that may
still be sensitive to certified GF oats, and therefore can't eat them.
It is also important to note that if testing comes back negative, you can
still develop
coeliac disease later on, so regular testing may be required.
I lived in Melbourne for most of my life before moving to the UK and was diagnosed with
Coeliac Disease whilst
still in Australia.
«Once
coeliac disease has been ruled out, I
still recommend knocking off wheat to see if that helps, but I explain that it's to eliminate fructans not gluten from their diet,» she says.
Based on an analysis of bowel symptoms recorded using the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale, researchers reported that despite the use of a gluten free diet — universally indicated for
coeliac disease (CD)-- a proportion of their cohort
still presented with «persistent symptoms» and it is within this cohort they were aiming to see whether: «abnormal intestinal microbiota may be associated with persisting gastrointestinal symptoms in treated celiac
disease patients... [found] higher relative abundance of Proteobacteria and a lower abundance of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes.»