Coeliac Disease Tests
Formal name: Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy Tests
At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help in making a diagnosis of coeliac disease, and also to assess the effectiveness and degree of adherence to a gluten-free diet
When to Get Tested?
Patients who have symptoms suggestive of coeliac disease should be tested. These symptoms could include, for example:
chronic diarrhoea
abdominal pain
weight loss
anaemia
Patients with known coeliac disease may be tested by their doctor to help assess the effectiveness and observance of a gluten-free diet
poor growth or chronic irritability in an infant or child
Sample Required?
A blood sample taken from a vein in your arm
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