Coeliac UK survey on misdiagnosis picked up in the national and international press

Coeliac UK, the national charity for people with coeliac diseaseA condition where a person is unable to eat gluten as it makes their body attack itself. , surveyed over 1,600 members and found that nearly 60% of them had previously been incorrectly diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBSIrritable bowel syndrome - a common but poorly understood chronic (long-term) condition where the normal functions of the bowel are disrupted) instead of being tested and diagnosed with coeliac disease.