Celiac.com 09/29/2003 - The results of a study published in the September edition of American Journal of Gastroenterology indicate that women with treated celiac disease suffer twice as many gastrointestinal symptoms than do their male counterparts, and that men with treated celiac disease suffered no more GI symptoms than did the normal population. More studies need to be done, however, to determine why male celiacs seem to respond better to treatment than females. Some Open Original Shared Link has already been done on this topic. -Scott
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Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Sep;98(9):2023-6.
High rate of gastrointestinal symptoms in celiac patients living on a gluten-free diet: controlled study.
Midhagen G, Hallert C.
Department of Internal Medicine, Skovde Hospital, Skovde, Sweden
The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of GI symptoms in adults with celiac disease (celiac disease) treated with a gluten-free diet for several years. We studied a cohort of adults with celiac disease (n = 51; 59% women) aged 45-64 yr and proved to be in remission after 8-12 yr of treatment. They were examined by the GI Symptom Rating Scale, which comprises five syndromes: indigestion, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, and reflux. A general population sample (n = 182; 57% women) of same age served as controls. Subjects with celiac disease reported significantly more GI symptoms than the general population sample, as assessed by the GI Symptom Rating Scale total score (p
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