<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I recently saw a post from a chiropractor concerning some reasearch she was doing on the links between coeliacs disease and cartilege degeneration / arthritis. Does any body still have her email address or has anybody had any of these types of joint problems. Let me indulge you into my background a little. I used to be very active , running ( half marathons ), football , basketball and when I was 22 tore my right medial cartilege and anterior cruciate ligament. The doctors at the time blamed it on my sport but I found that a bit hard to swallow for various reasons. Shortly after my surgery I needed a further arthroscopy for the same reason - possibly due to the first one being performed incorrectly. Just as I was getting back into sport I was diagnosed with coeliacs , Jan '96 , and since then have played very little sport. However after a game of football in March my other knee started to hurt big-time and guess what ?? Unfortunately this time my medial and lateral cartileges are torn , how could this be when I have done very little sport ?? Could it be CD ?? -- Paul Rodgers