<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> On Mar 22, 1996 13:00:47, [log in to unmask] wrote: > Is CD an allergy or a disease syndrome? I guess I am rather direct and prefer >to face any problem I may have without inverse and perverse semantics. "Allergy" and "Intolerance" are technical terms --even the FDA tries to distinguish between them in their writings for the consumer on reactions to food, but for me it was too vague. Definitions please first and then: All we "celiac patients" medically all one but with different sensitivities to gluten OR are we two ---some "intolerant" of gluten with cancer consequences if untreated and others "allergic" to gluten? (perhaps having a mixture of these two.) If there are two distinct medical conditions, is there any difference in treatment and especially monitoring for each? Kemp Randolph Long Island [log in to unmask]