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Does anyone in your family have coeliac disease? 1. No. 2. I don’t think so. 3. Yes — first-degree relatives (parents, children, siblings). Does your weight fluctuate? 1. It’s pretty stable. 2. It’s on a slow creep upwards with age. 3. I’ve recently lost quite a bit of weight unexpectedly. When you eat a slice of bread you: 1. Sometimes feel slightly uncomfortable and bloated afterwards. 2. Suffer noticeable gut problems hours or days later. 3. Nothing noticeable happens. Are you prone to mouth ulcers? 1. No. 2. Sometimes/often. 3. Yes — they are regular and severe. Do you have unexplained joint or muscle pain? 1. No. 2. Sometimes. 3. Yes.

Do you get diarrhoea? 1. Very occasionally. 2. Sometimes. 3. Often. Do you ever feel cripplingly fatigued? 1. Occasionally after a night out 2. A few times a month depending on what I’m up to. 3. Yes, all the time. Does your stomach bloat? 1. Not noticeably. 2. Sometimes after large meals. 3. Often. Have you ever been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? 1. No. 2. I’ve not been diagnosed but I have many of the symptoms. 3. Yes. Do you have other unexplained gut problems such as constipation, loose stools, nausea, vomiting or flatulence? 1. Sometimes. 2. Frequently. 3. All the time.