coeliac
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈsiː.li.æk/us/ˈsiː.li.æk/(USceliac)[C]
apersonwho hascoeliacdisease, amedicalconditionwhichmeansthey cannotdigestgluten(= asubstancefoundin somegrains)well:
If you are a coeliac, all thedishesmarkedGF aresuitableas they are gluten-free.
Coeliacs have toavoidwheat,rye,oats, andbarley.
[U]informal
short forcoeliac disease:
It canhelptotalkto otherpeoplewith coeliac.
Thetestsshowedshe had coeliac.
- As mywifeis a coeliac, I use aglutenfreeplainflour.
- For a coeliac, themenuwasn'tgreatas everydishseemedtofeaturepastaorpastry.
- No oneelsethat Iknowhas coeliac.
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- Aztec two-step
- colic
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- gippy tummy
- GORD
- IBD
- ileitis
- indigestion
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding
coeliac
adjective
UKuk/ˈsiː.li.æk/us/ˈsiː.li.æk/(USceliac)having orrelatingtocoeliacdisease, amedicalconditionwhichmeanssomeone cannotdigestgluten(= asubstancefoundin somegrains)well:
Thestudylookedat agroupof coeliacpatients.
He said he wasvegetarianand coeliac.
anatomyspecialized
relatingto theabdomen(= thelowerpartof thebodycontainingthestomach,bowels, etc.):
Thereappearsto begreaterbloodflowto the coeliacarteryin thesepatients.
The coeliactrunkwaslocatedbyscrollingdown on the CTimages.
- Since beingdiagnosedas coeliac, a lot of myfavouritebreakfastitemsare offlimits.
- If you have a coeliacrelative, beawareof thesymptoms.
- Theproblemis I'm coeliac, sopacketcakemixestendto be no good.
- Thanks for all theeasycoeliacrecipes!
Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- anti-diarrhoea
- anti-diarrhoeal
- Aztec two-step
- colic
- diarrhoea
- flatulence
- gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- gastroenteritis
- gastroparesis
- gippy tummy
- GORD
- IBD
- ileitis
- indigestion
- sprue
- stomach flu
- ulcerative colitis
- unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding
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