Coeliac Society: 500,000 people in Ireland undiagnosed with gluten intolerance

Coeliac figures are on the rise across the world and qualified nutritionist and dietitian Sarah Keogh says "it has nothing to do with more gluten in bread". File picture

Approximately 500,000 people are undiagnosed with coeliac disease or gluten intolerance in Ireland, according to the Coeliac Society of Ireland.

Of those, around 63,000 are estimated to be undiagnosed coeliacs. And those figures are on the rise across the world with little reason as to why this is the case.