Is there such thing as celiac intolerance?

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease which is triggered by exposure to gluten in people who have the gene for CD. Gluten intolerance is more akin to a food allergy -- a completely different physiological response to the gluten protein.

To say "celiac intolerance" is a complete misnomer. When a person has celiac disease, they have it. There are no gradations of it, as there are with intolerances where one person may be able to tolerate a small amount of gluten, and another person gets violently ill with exposure to a crumb.

It is confusing, as physicians are only now acknowledging the diagnosis of "gluten intolerance." Expect more definitions and testing to be developed in the coming years.

Nope.

Officially, it's celiac disease or non-celiac gluten intolerance. However, in the past, celiac disease has ALSO been called gluten intolerance or even gluten allergy. Some doctors still use the terms interchangeably, which can lead to a lot of confusion. The medical community is trying to standardize the terms, as a result.

I personally don't like the word celiac disease. It is gluten intolerance/allerghy period. You do not need a dr or meds, just don't eat gluten. Many people have problem with gluten and don't know it.