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I have before me a booklet called "Gluten Intolerance: The widespread
genetic defect that can cause arthritis, enteritis, schizophrenia and other
health problems." It is part of a series by Keats Publishing, Inc. in New
Canaan, Connecticut, USA.

It seems a fair book as far as it goes but there's one statement I'd like
to run past the MDs on the list:

  "...Celiacs of all ages who have maintained a gluten-free
  diet for long periods, and then foolishly revert to eating
  gluten-containing foods, risk para-anaphylactic shock."

This statement seems to me to be patent nonsense since it is my
understanding we are not talking, here, about an =allergic= reaction but
about an =immune response=. Is there any risk of anaphylactic shock?

Linda