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04-10-2023 | Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Correspondence
Point Prevalence of Celiac Disease in Children Aged 4 to 18 years with Chronic Abdominal Pain – A Cross Sectional Study
Authors:
Sivaranjani Thamilarasan, Srikanta Basu, Praveen Kumar
Published in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Issue 4/2024
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Celiac disease (CD), also called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and includes abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, and bloating which mimics Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) [
1]. The evidence is still inconclusive, but celiac screening is frequently ordered for children with chronic abdominal pain. …