What will be the adult height of coeliac patients

摘要: We studied three groups of patient with coeliac disease: group 1=95 adult patients gastro-intestinal symptoms diagnosed after reaching height, 41 whom had during childhood; 2=23 classic disease treated before or puberty; 3=11 children short stature and no puberty. evaluated the height in 1 2 growth first years diet 3. Our study leads us to following conclusions. Dieting a modest increase (on average not more than 3 cm) final patients. Subjects who have been adulthood reach mean similar normal population slightly better non-treated subjects. This difference seems exist only men this might be related puberty evolving rapidly women receiving treatment. without childhood even In our patients, early treatment seemed great effect on height.