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It's important to be tested for celiac disease before trying a gluten-free diet. Eliminating gluten from your diet might make the results of blood tests appear in the standard range. If the results of these tests indicate celiac disease, one of the following tests will likely be ordered: Endoscopy.
In this review, we highlight the incidence and prevalence of celiac disease in the elderly, the patterns of clinical presentation, diagnosis, and the most frequent complications, with the aim of increasing awareness and reducing the diagnostic delay of celiac disease even in the elderly population.
The criteria for the diagnosis of celiac disease are changing, but in adults, diagnosis still depends on the presence of duodenal villous atrophy while the patient is on a gluten-containing diet, along with findings from serology analysis.
Typically, a physician will request a blood test and, if the test is indicative of celiac disease, will then conduct a scoping procedure to obtain a biopsy of tissue from the small intestine. This remains the gold standard procedure to confirm diagnosis.
Duodenal biopsy remains the gold-standard for diagnosis in older adults, along with supporting serologies. Refractory celiac disease is a particular concern in the aging population, and treatment for this rare condition remains unsatisfactory.
18 sty 2023 · The American College of Gastroenterology has updated its guidelines for the diagnosis and management of celiac disease, bringing current the recommendations outlined in 2013.
Recent findings: Celiac disease in the elderly is becoming increasingly prevalent but remains underdiagnosed, with a high potential burden of downstream morbidity and modestly increased risk of mortality. Clinical presentations are often related to extraintestinal symptoms and can be subtle.
