celiac disease

noun

: 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

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Get tested for celiac disease. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022

Some things that could affect the efficacy of Myrkl include: amount and type of alcohol consumed, GI inflammation, small intestine microbiome health (e.g. celiac disease), interference by other probiotics/medications/supplements, and genetic factors. —Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 July 2022

Because celiac disease, an immune response to eating gluten, can cause similar symptoms, doctors may want to take a blood test to rule it out before diagnosing you with IBS, says Jill Deutsch, MD, a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine and an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine. —Ashley Abramson, SELF, 18 Apr. 2022

The authors also ruled out celiac disease and lactose intolerance, while ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease emerged as more likely. —Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023

People with a history of significant gastrointestinal disorder (inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal malignancy, untreated/active celiac disease, and/or anal fissures and fistulas). —Korin Miller, Health, 10 Feb. 2023

This term refers to health conditions, including lupus, celiac disease and multiple sclerosis, in which an overreaction by the body’s own immune system causes problems. —Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2022

And the increase in options may be due to more diseases being diagnosed, like celiac disease, or sensitivity to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022

Additionally, since brown rice is naturally gluten-free, rice cakes made from brown rice are a great option for people with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. —Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 4 Feb. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

celiac disease

noun

: 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, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, nontropical sprue, sprue