It’s different for everybody, and for me, coeliac disease has been more emotional than I ever expected. I was diagnosed just before Christmas 2023, after years of being told my symptoms were IBS. I also have Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, so I wasn’t new to autoimmune conditions, but the news still hit hard. I thought the biggest […]

The 2024 New Zealand Coeliac Health Survey was the second such national survey, with the first undertaken in 2012. The 2024 survey was completed by 1370 people with doctor-confirmed coeliac disease, of whom 83% were women and 206 were aged less than 16 years. A key finding among those aged 16 years and over in the […]

In this three-month series, we focus on our gut—its role, how it’s influenced by the foods we eat, and the lifestyle factors that contribute to our well-being. This month, we’re highlighting the digestive system to better understand its complexities. The digestive system does far more than simply break down food—it plays a critical role in […]