title: Eating disorders and celiac disease: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although chronic physical illness may be associated coincidentally with an eating disorder, some clinicians may overlook the possibility that another medical illness may coexist and contribute concurrently to symptoms such as peculiar eating behaviors, restrictive eating, and/or vomiting accompanied by body dissatisfaction. We present a 31-year-old single woman initially diagnosed with an atypical eating disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  After a gastroenterology consultation prompted by the atypical characteristics of her eating disturbance, the diagnosis of celiac disease was established.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cause-and-effect relationships between anorexia nervosa and celiac disease are unclear, and celiac disease may lead to confusion in the differential diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Particularly in atypical cases, and in cases where nausea and bloating are prominent complaints, workup for celiac sprue may reveal the presence of this condition. In such instances, patients may achieve additional relief through the implementation of gluten-free diets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. byucel@superonline.com
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozbey
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Aslihan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yager
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency; D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology