Coeliac Awareness Week 2010 - Is your child out of sorts?
‘Is your child out of sorts?” is the theme for Coeliac Awareness Week 2010 (which runs 13-20 March). Most people are very surprised to learn that coeliac disease typically starts in childhood between the ages of four and seven years old, although symptoms can occur at any age in a person’s life.
By improving diagnosis rates in our children, we can help thousands of people with untreated coeliac disease from suffering from the often debilitating effects of the condition as they grow into their teens and become adults.
In Australia today, the average age of diagnosis for someone with coeliac disease is 40 years old. At this age, most people with untreated coeliac disease have been feeling ill for a long time. If their condition has been untreated for many years, their risk of developing serious health complications in later life has also increased.
The ‘Is your child out of sorts?’ campaign aims to improve diagnosis rates in children which are currently very low. In fact, although at least 1 in 100 children have coeliac disease, four out of five of them are not diagnosed.
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As a first step to understanding more about coeliac disease in children, you can ring the Coeliac Awareness Hotline 1300 273 272 for a free brochure which explains the symptoms and advises you what to do if you suspect your child, or a family member or friend, may have coeliac disease.
Children’s DVD now available by download or you can order a burnt copy.
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Click on poster to download your copy. Or ring the Coeliac Awareness Hotline 1300 273 272 for printed copies.
During Coeliac Awareness Week, Professor Markku Mäki, a leading expert on coeliac disease, visited Australia from Finland. A DVD of the presentation has been produced by the CRF and can be ordered at a cost of $20. Please click here for further information.
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