If you have been suffering from fatigue, diarrhoea, low iron levels, vomiting, skin rashes, constipation, breathlessness or irritable bowel symptoms, these could be due to Celiac disease. If this is the case, the Biocard™ Celiac Test may be right for you. The Biocard™ Celiac Test is as accurate as tests performed in a hospital laboratory. It is safe, affordable and simple to use and can be carried out in our clinic by one of our qualified Naturopaths or nutritionists.

Symptoms of celiac disease vary from person to person. Symptoms of celiac disease don’t just occur in the digestive tract, but can affect the skin, respiratory system, joints and muscles.

Irritability is another common symptom in children. Malabsorption of nutrients during the years when nutrition is critical to a child’s normal growth and development can result in other problems such as failure to thrive in infants, delayed growth and short stature, delayed puberty, and dental enamel defects of the permanent teeth.

Adults are less likely to have digestive symptoms and may instead have one or more of the following:

People with celiac disease may have no symptoms but can still develop complications of the disease over time. Long-term complications include malnutrition, which can lead to anaemia, osteoporosis, and miscarriage, among other problems liver diseases, and cancers of the intestine.

Celiac Disease may appear at any time in a person’s life. In fact, recent studies support that it may even be more common in the elderly, or anyone that has experiencing a life-altering event. The disease can also be triggered for the first time after a surgery, a simple viral infection, severe emotional stress, pregnancy or childbirth.