coeliac disease

British  

noun

1. a chronic intestinal disorder caused by sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals, characterized by distention of the abdomen and frothy and pale foul-smelling stools

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Example Sentences

Her coeliac disease diagnosis four years ago means she has to avoid any food containing gluten, a dietary protein found in wheat, barley and rye, or, as her mum Selina, from Blackburn, Lancashire, puts it, "all these really delicious foods she can no longer have".

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So it was a relief when Eliza was finally diagnosed with coeliac disease, which affects one in 100 adults and children.

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"As soon as you are diagnosed with coeliac disease, you can start a strict gluten-free lifestyle, and that allowed Eliza to be herself and live," said Selina.

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The NHS says coeliac disease is an auto-immune condition in which a person's immune system attacks their own tissues when they eat gluten.

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Coeliac disease can also cause more general symptoms, including:

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