celiac disease

noun

|Updated on: 25 Jun 2018

Definition of celiac disease

: a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa — called also celiac sprue

Recent Examples of celiac disease from the Web

Although the surge of these products is great news for patients with celiac disease, misinformation about gluten has caused confusion in many.

— miguel saps, m.d., miamiherald, "Is eating gluten really bad for you?," 19 June 2018
Image For Gail Becker, a former marketing executive who has two sons with celiac disease, finding gluten-free pizza that her kids could enjoy has long been a challenge.

— New York Times, "The Ascension of Cauliflower," 8 June 2018
But the surveys showed no differences between those patients and people with celiac disease, the team reported in 2012.

— kelly servick, Science | AAAS, "What’s really behind ‘gluten sensitivity’?," 23 May 2018
Not long ago, someone who insisted that eating gluten caused them unpleasant symptoms but tested negative for celiac disease (CD) might have elicited eye rolls.

— carolyn todd, Allure, "How to Tell If You Have Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity," 21 May 2018
The three diagnoses are celiac disease, wheat allergy and gluten sensitivity.

— hannah drown, cleveland.com, "How many people really need to avoid gluten in their diet?," 3 Apr. 2018
By 2014, in the United States alone, an estimated 3 million people without celiac disease had sworn off gluten.

— kelly servick, Science | AAAS, "What’s really behind ‘gluten sensitivity’?," 23 May 2018
The Dilemma of the Gluten-Free Diet People with celiac disease can still consume enough of the protein to trigger health problems.

— sumathi reddy, WSJ, "The Goal: Longer Life With Less Loneliness," 28 Apr. 2018
Dietary Fiber 5g; Sugars 1g; Protein 7g Gluten Free For people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, gluten free breads fill a real void.

— samantha cassetty, NBC News, "How to buy bread like a (nutrition) pro," 27 Feb. 2018

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