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Coeliac Disease Definition? |
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Written by Dr Rodney Ford
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Although Coeliac Disease is usually viewed as a gastroenterological condition, I challenge this notion.
The usual definition of Coeliac Disease is: a gastrointestinal disease where there is damage to the small intestinal muscosa (skin) from the toxic effects of gluten from the diet. It is associated with a positive tTG antibody test and villous atrophy on upper small bowel biopsy. It is reversible on a gluten-free diet. It occurs in genetically susceptible people (re the HLA typing).
However, it is my opinion that gluten-sensitivity (the Gluten Syndrome) should be viewed in a much wider context. The evidence is that CD is primary a neurological disorder (see my book: “Full of It!”).
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