Noun
coeliac disease (uncountable)
(UK) An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.
Celiac disease main Celiac disease (coeliac disease) is a permanent intolerance to gluten proteins that appears in genetically predisposed people. Source: Internet
Funk proposed the hypothesis that other diseases, such as rickets, pellagra, coeliac disease, and scurvy could also be cured by vitamins. Source: Internet
Around one in 100 people have coeliac disease, caused by a reaction to gluten, that can be treated by cutting the substance from a patient's diet. Source: Internet
Dr Jason Tye-Din, who leads coeliac disease research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and is a gastroenterologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, said that gluten contamination was a serious health-risk to those with coeliac disease. Source: Internet
Autoimmune hypopituitarism in patients with coeliac disease: symptoms confusingly similar. Source: Internet
I’d recommend getting tested for coeliac disease if you’re having problems with grains. Source: Internet