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If someone is diagnosed with coeliac disease...

3 replies

NorthernDancer · 06/05/2026 14:13

... do family members also need to be tested and if so, which ones?

Thank you

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woowu · 06/05/2026 14:35

The NHS website says first degree relatives, so parent, child or siblings.

JulietteHasAGun · 06/05/2026 14:36

Yes it's a good idea. Quite a percentage of people are silent coeliacs, so no symptoms but still doing internal damage.

BridgetJonesV2 · 06/05/2026 14:38

My two granddaughters were diagnosed by the age of 2. They tested their other 2 siblings but not the parents.

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