Coeliac Awareness Week 2021 - spreading awareness about this serious genetic autoimmune disease

Coeliac disease Awareness week 2021, health, coeliac disease, gluten,

Dr. Vasil Velkov and a thumbs down for gluten products for sufferers of coeliac disease. Source: Getty Images/DebbiSmirnoff, Vasil Velkov.

This year, Coeliac Australia aims to raise awareness about coeliac disease and Australia's relatively low diagnosis rate. It's estimated that about 80% of people with coeliac disease don't know they have it, and that an early diagnosis can reduce the potential for long term health complications.



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