Ever heard of Sepsis before? Me either! However, it is something that some of our older readers with Celiac Disease should probably be aware of.
According to a recent study published in the August edition of Gut, it looks like adults who are a diagnosed later in life with Celiac Disease face a higher risk of Sepsis.
As usual, Celiac.com has published a post covering Sepsis, and the potentially higher risk that exists for Celiacs diagnosed later in life:
People diagnosed with celiac disease as adults developed sepsis at slightly higher levels than inpatient reference patients (HR = 1.5, p = 0.006). The elevated risk for sepsis was also seen when celiac disease patients were compared with reference subjects from the general population (HR = 2.6, p < 0.001). Celiac disease patients diagnosed in childhood showed a slightly elevated increased risk of sepsis when compared to the general population (HR = 1.8, p = 0.003).
You can read more about Sepsis and also learn a bit about a condition called Hyposplenism by reading Celiac.com’s featured post here.
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