<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Victoria Fricot <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Celiac disease is the 'new' term but means the same. My understanding was celiac disease was the traditional term used when it first appeared in infants and non-tropical sprue was what was used when it first appeared in adults. Then along the way they learned they were the same disorder. As far as I can tell celiac sprue is a contraction created by CSA/USA. Possibly so to avoid using the word disease. Don.