A new blood test might revolutionize diagnosis of celiac disease Patients now must eat gluten to get a diagnosis, making themselves sick The test exposes blood to gluten in a test tube, provoking an ...

Celiac disease occurs when someone’s immune system responds abnormally to gluten. Efforts to improve celiac disease diagnosis are ongoing. A study recently published in Gastroenterology evaluated the ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window A blood test may ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’ve been diagnosed with silent celiac disease at the late age of 62, but I probably had it for decades. (It may have led to my serious osteoporosis.) A biopsy revealed totally ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The advent of antibody testing to diagnose celiac disease has led to a substantial increase in the number of cases detected among children, a new study suggests. Celiac ...

In the last few years, Gluten-free has become a buzzword and is a lifestyle choice for many. Be it a medical condition or a ...

Even though many children with celiac disease can ease symptoms by going on a gluten-free diet, kids should still get blood tests and other exams to confirm whether they actually have the disease, ...

In celiac disease, the immune system reacts to gluten exposure and attacks the tissues in the gut, causing inflammation and damage to the small intestine. At-home celiac tests will report on a range ...

Finding out if you have celiac disease is not easy. Diagnosing the autoimmune disease in the United States requires two tests. First, a blood test to identify elevated levels of certain antibodies, ...

Share on Pinterest Could a blood test diagnose celiac disease without the need to trigger symptoms? Image credit: Alvaro Lavin/Stocksy. Celiac disease has to do with an abnormal immune response of the ...

A recent study discovered that a blood test called WBAIL-2 could aid in diagnosing celiac disease and even contribute to biopsy-free diagnosis. Celiac disease occurs when someone’s immune system ...