1B. Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 31096, Israel
2AESKU.KIPP Institute, Wendelsheim, 55234, Germany
International Journal of Celiac Disease.
2018,
Vol. 6 No. 3, 68-70
DOI: 10.12691/ijcd-6-3-8
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Lerner Aaron, Wusterhausen Patricia, Ramesh Ajay, Matthias Torsten. Celiac Disease and Lactose Intolerance.
International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2018; 6(3):68-70. doi: 10.12691/ijcd-6-3-8.
Correspondence to: Lerner Aaron, B. Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 31096, Israel. Email:
aaronlerner1948@gmail.comAbstract
Celiac disease and lactose intolerance are nutritional diseases where withdrawal of a specific nutrient is therapeutical. Celiac disease is underdiagnosed while lactose intolerance is over diagnosed, including in naïve or treated celiac patients. The present review highlights myths and realities and revisits common misconceptions in the relationship between celiac disease and lactose intolerance. It is hoped that the care providers will increase the rate of diagnosis of celiac disease, while decreasing the over diagnosis of lactose intolerance for the benefit of the patients.
Keywords