Definition : a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption
of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called
gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. When people with celiac disease eat foods
or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small
intestine.;
a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption
of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called
gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. When people with celiac disease eat foods
or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small
intestine.