American Journal of Gastroenterology
American Journal of Gastroenterology
3 years ago

S1367 Prevalence of Celiac Disease in an Emirati Irritable Bowel Syndrome Cohort

Wafa A. Aldhaleei, Mohammed Elghazali, Sara AlHebsi, Ibrahim Alhosani, Talha A. Malik
Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition with a worldwide prevalence of 0.5-1%. Despite being traditionally reported in countries with White populations, Celiac disease is now been increasingly recognised in other regions. Celiac disease is a disease of mimics and the presentation varies from minimal to no symptoms to a host of gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. Current international guidelines recommend screening for Celiac disease in IBS patients. A White cohort from Finland found a 0.4% prevalence of Celiac disease in IBS patients. However, little is known about the prevalence of Celiac disease among Middle-eastern and specifically Emirati IBS patients. We sought to investigate the prevalence of Celiac disease among patients with IBS that were seen at the authors' institution.

Publisher URL: https://journals.lww.com/10.14309/01.ajg.0000779000.54976.1a

DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000779000.54976.1a

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