Biocard Celiac Testing Kit 

Coeliac disease affects up to 1 in 100 people in the UK - but 80% of people suffer unnecessarily without knowing that coeliac disease is responsible for their symptoms

Test Cedar Health has launched Bio CardTM Celiac Test kit this month, which can detect gluten intolerance in just 10 minutes. The kit complies with IVDD 98/79EC for home and professional use and is as accurate as tests performed in hospital laboratories with 96% accuracy. According to Coeliac UK there are 500,000 undiagnosed Coeliac disease sufferers in the UK, and left undiagnosed sufferers are at high risk of developing osteoporosis, cancer and infertility. Using a simple pin prick to obtain a finger tip blood sample, this test can identify antibodies present in Coeliac disease and let you know whether you should consider a gluten-free diet for improvements in health. A home blood test to determine intolerance to gluten The Biocard Celiac Test is an accurate finger tip blood test.

It detects Coeliac Disease associated IgA auto-antibodies against Transglutaminase Enzymes, which completely and exactly correlate with the disease. The test procedure only takes between 5 and 10 minutes.

The test performance has been studied at the University of Tampere, Finland, by comparing the results to biopsy proven clinical diagnosis.

The Biocard Celiac Test can also be used to monitor the effectiveness of a gluten-free diet by re-testing after 3 months. The Biocard. Celiac Test is as accurate as tests performed in pathology laboratories and is safe and simple to use.