Coeliac disease: recognition, assessment and management

Coeliac disease: recognition, assessment and management

1.1.1 Offer serological testing for coeliac disease to:

1.1.2 Consider serological testing for coeliac disease in people with any of the following:

1.1.3 For people undergoing investigations for coeliac disease

1.1.4 Advise people who are following a normal diet (containing gluten) to eat some gluten in more than 1 meal every day for at least 6 weeks before testing.

1.1.5 If people who have restricted their gluten intake or excluded gluten from their diet are reluctant or unable to re-introduce gluten into their diet before testing:

1.1.6 Advise people who have tested negative for coeliac disease, particularly first-degree relatives and people with type 1 diabetes, that:

1.1.7 Do not offer serological testing for coeliac disease in infants before gluten has been introduced into the diet.

1.2 Serological testing for coeliac disease