[Celiac disease in the elderly patients]

The incidence of celiac disease in the elderly patients in recent years is increasing and is 7.2% of all examinees. More than half of patients with onset of the disease is characterized by severe malabsorption syndrome III degree and is diagnosed in a short time from the first signs of illness. The rest of celiac disease occurs in small symptom long form, so that the diagnosis was first established over 10 years and over from the beginning of the disease. Late diagnosis of celiac disease in the elderly patients, and hence non-gluten-free diet increases the risk of complications such as cancer.