Marian Devereaux is 51 and lives in Cork. Now her family's grown
up she should be enjoying her grandchildren and living life to
the full, but coeliac disease is making her feel old and
miserable. If she doesn't sort out her lifestyle now she's not
only potentially wrecking the quality of her life but also
reducing how long she could live. Marian works 3 days a week in
a busy call centre, she finds her condition makes it difficult
to get through the day as she is often bloated and exhausted. Dr
Hamilton is to send Marian for a complete medical to discover if
her untreated coeliac disease is already having an impact on her
body. Almost one percent of the Irish population suffer from
coeliac disease. Symptoms include fatigue, diarrhoea, muscle
spasms and skin problems. Although it's not life threatening if
it's not treated it can increase the risk of osteoporosis.
Marian has only recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease and
has spent her whole life eating foods that make her ill.
Avoiding gluten would result