Post by kickingfrog on Feb 2, 2011 11:06:54 GMT
BUPA CD fact sheets
www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/directory/c/coeliac-disease
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Addenbrookes CD patient leaflets:
What about oats?
Information for patients attending the Addenbrooke’s Coeliac Disease Clinic
We know that wheat, barley and rye contain gluten that can damage the intestine
in patients with coeliac disease.
There is still some controversy about whether oats can also cause
coeliac disease.
�� Oats are not closely related to the other three cereals and in fact look
completely different. However, they do produce substances similar to
gluten.
�� In laboratory experiments, oats do not seem to cause the same
reactions as the other cereals that we know cause coeliac disease.
�� The majority of patients with coeliac disease are able to eat oats
without any problems.
�� However, in a very small number of patients, oats do appear to
cause
intestinal damage.
�� Contamination of oats with other cereals frequently occurs during
processing. Even in those patients who do appear to have a reaction to
oats, it is not entirely clear that this is due to the oats rather than
contamination with other cereals.
The advice from professional organisations is now that oats are safe for
coeliacs, providing they are free of contamination with other cereals.
Coeliac UK recommends specific brands of oats that are known to have
a low risk of contamination.
In Addenbrooke’s Hospital, we currently recommend that adult patients
starting on a gluten free diet include oats in the diet.
We routinely carry out another biopsy of the intestine after a period of
nine months on a gluten free diet. If at this stage the intestine has not
shown any signs of recovery, the first step would be to remove oats
from the diet.
In this way we will know for certain whether patients are
reacting to oats or not.
This will help with managing the coeliac diet in the longer term.
www.addenbrookes.org.uk/resource ... s/patient_
information_leaflets/gastroenterology/PIN1170_coeliac_oats.pdf
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www.addenbrookes.org.uk/serv/cli ... 4_coeliac_
disease.pdf
www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u ... &sa=Search
Available in other languages.
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Please ask if you require this information in other languages, large print
or audio format: 01223 216032 or patient.information@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
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www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/directory/c/coeliac-disease
*************************
Addenbrookes CD patient leaflets:
What about oats?
Information for patients attending the Addenbrooke’s Coeliac Disease Clinic
We know that wheat, barley and rye contain gluten that can damage the intestine
in patients with coeliac disease.
There is still some controversy about whether oats can also cause
coeliac disease.
�� Oats are not closely related to the other three cereals and in fact look
completely different. However, they do produce substances similar to
gluten.
�� In laboratory experiments, oats do not seem to cause the same
reactions as the other cereals that we know cause coeliac disease.
�� The majority of patients with coeliac disease are able to eat oats
without any problems.
�� However, in a very small number of patients, oats do appear to
cause
intestinal damage.
�� Contamination of oats with other cereals frequently occurs during
processing. Even in those patients who do appear to have a reaction to
oats, it is not entirely clear that this is due to the oats rather than
contamination with other cereals.
The advice from professional organisations is now that oats are safe for
coeliacs, providing they are free of contamination with other cereals.
Coeliac UK recommends specific brands of oats that are known to have
a low risk of contamination.
In Addenbrooke’s Hospital, we currently recommend that adult patients
starting on a gluten free diet include oats in the diet.
We routinely carry out another biopsy of the intestine after a period of
nine months on a gluten free diet. If at this stage the intestine has not
shown any signs of recovery, the first step would be to remove oats
from the diet.
In this way we will know for certain whether patients are
reacting to oats or not.
This will help with managing the coeliac diet in the longer term.
www.addenbrookes.org.uk/resource ... s/patient_
information_leaflets/gastroenterology/PIN1170_coeliac_oats.pdf
**************************************************
www.addenbrookes.org.uk/serv/cli ... 4_coeliac_
disease.pdf
www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u ... &sa=Search
Available in other languages.
***************
Please ask if you require this information in other languages, large print
or audio format: 01223 216032 or patient.information@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
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