Navigating Celiac Disease: Tips for Pediatric to Adult Transition

L Kievela et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology,2025; 23: 908 – 911. Transition of Care in Celiac Disease: A Chance to Advance

This clinical practice article offers some useful advice in transitioning patients with Celiac disease into adult provider care. Some of their recommendations for adult provider care:

  • Regular visits
  • Assessment of gluten-free diet adherence with low thresholf for dietician referral
  • Checking serum tissue transglutaminase antibody levels
  • Screening for other autoimmune conditions
  • Consider additional lab tests (eg. CMP, CBC, Ferritin, ALT, Albumin, Folate, Zinc, Vit D, Vit B12, and TSH) and DEXA scan based on clinical situation
  • Recommend screening family members
  • Check vaccination status
Figure 1 provides suggestions for a transition report

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