Table 4.

Factors contributing to suspected gluten ingestion among patients with coeliac disease who reported symptomatic suspected gluten exposure after trying to follow a gluten-free diet for 6 months (n=69)

	Contributing factors	Most important factor
Did not know/suspect until reaction	63%(43)	55%(38)
Problems ordering in restaurant	29%(20)	17%(12)
No gluten-free food available	7% (5)	3%(2)
Frustration with gluten-free diet	7%(5)	3%(2)
Did not want to offend host	6%(4)	4%(3)
Embarrassed to ask	6%(4)	4%(3)
Did not want to draw attention to lack of GF food	4%(3)	--
Anger towards coeliac disease	3% (2)	--
To fit in with others	1%(1)	1%(1)
Other	5%(3)	12%(8)