What is Celiac (Coeliac) disease?
Celiac disease is when gluten damages your gut. The gluten toxicity causes poor function of your upper bowel (the small bowel) and you get poor absorption of your food. This damage is ongoing and can only be cured by going on a gluten-free diet. The best blood test to check for coeliac disease is the tTG test (tissue transglutaminase). The Endomesial antibody (EMA) test is also a used to detect coeliac disease. But, the most definite test for coeliac disease is a small bowel biopsy. If you have coeliac disease it is important for you to be strictly gluten-free life-long.
