Episode 119. Coeliac Disease with Associate Professor Jason Tye-Din (Part 2)

First described by Samuel Gee in England in 1887 and Christian Herter in the United States, until the mid-twentieth century the disease of malnutrition and growth retardation now called Coeliac disease was known as Gee-Herter disease and managed with the so-called banana diet. We now know a great deal more about Coeliac disease which is recognised as an immune-mediated disorder characterised by chronic inflammation of the proximal small bowel which heals with gluten withdrawal from the diet and returns when gluten is reintroduced.

I was very interested to invite Assoc Prof Jason Tye-Din to Everyday Medicine to discuss this fascinating subject in more depth. Jason is an active clinician practicing gastroenterology but is also laboratory head in the division of immunology at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall. He is actively involved in researching the inflammatory response to gluten in human participants and in characterising CD4+T cell antibody responses to gluten whilst aiming to improve clinical pathways to promote timely and cost-effective diagnosis, monitoring and management of coeliac disease.

Please check last week's episode 1 before joining me with Jason Tye-Din for this concluding episode.

References:

Assoc Professor Jason Tye-Din: www.wehi.edu.au

Coeliac Society of Australia: www.coeliac.org.au

Gastroenterology Society if Australia : ⁠www.gesa.org.au⁠ 

The Dietitians Association of Australia: www.data.asn.au

Gastronet: ⁠www.gastro.net.au

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Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne, Australia, and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health.