Part of the ‘Is it coeliac disease?’ campaign, the assessment seeks to improve diagnosis of the autoimmune disease caused by a reaction to gluten as the company estimates that around half a million people in the UK are living undiagnosed with the disease.
Sarah Sleet, chief executive of Coeliac UK, said: “We are very pleased that so many have already taken the assessment, but there is still a long way to go to find the missing half a million undiagnosed people!
“So I urge everyone to check their symptoms through our online assessment tool, and if the symptoms are related to coeliac disease, go to your doctor and ask for a blood test but don’t stop eating gluten until you are tested otherwise critical blood tests may give a false negative result.”
The only treatment for the disease is a gluten-free diet for life.