Coeliac Disease

Question 1

What is coelic disease?

Answer 1

Lifelong autoimmune disease caused by a reaction to gluten

Question 2

What is Dermatitis Herpetiformatis

Answer 2

Skin manifestation of coeliac disease

Question 3

WHat are the health risks associated with untreated coeliac disease?

Answer 3

Osteoporosis
Anaemia
Gut lymphoma

Question 4

Should everyone with IBS be screened for coellic disease?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Coeliac testing is a low threshold test. What must you be doing to have the blood test?

Answer 5

Eating a gluten containing diet.

Question 6

How is coeliac disease diagnosed?

Answer 6

Serology

Biopsy (not kids)

Question 7

What is a gluten free diet?

Answer 7

Complete avoidance of all wheat, barley and rye but you can and should eat oats. This will reverse villous atrophy

Question 8

Who can get gluten free foods on prescription?

Answer 8

Anyone with a confirmed diagnosis of coeliac disease or Dermatitis Herpetiformis. Provede 15% of staple carbohydrate. Spend units on a monthly basis

Question 9

You get a different number of units of prescribed gluten free food depending on your age and sex. Do you get more if pregnant or breast feeding?

Answer 9

Yes
+1 Pregnancy 3rd trimester
+4 breastfeeding

Question 10

Who is responsible for gluten free prescribing in Tayside?

Answer 10

Community pharmacies