Physician Awareness of Celiac Disease
The incidence of celiac disease has been slowing increasing, most likely due to a combination of higher levels of gluten from nitrogenous fertilizers and a cross reactivity with candida albicans (levels of which will increase with antibiotic use).
This study puts the incidence at .7%, but it has been found to be much higher, on the range of 2%. Given that patients with celiac disease have a higher overall mortality rate, the ignorance of physicians to celiac disease is not acceptable.
