Celiac disease

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Facts

Used for

celiac sprue, gluten enteropathy, idiopathic steatorrhea, nontropical sprue

See for

sprue; gluten intolerance

Broader Terms

malabsorption

Facts

• Celiac Disease is a genetic, inheritable disease.
• Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive tract that harms the small intestine and causes nutrients from food to not be absorbed properly.
• Celiac disease is a genetic, immunologically mediated small bowel enteropathy that causes malabsorption.
• People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley.

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