<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> "First, from some of the posts I am getting the idea that chlorine bleach is not OK to use on clothes? This may be a question that I should know the answer to but, it's not?" I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES TO THIS PORTION OF MY QUESTION. "Second, how do I get a copy of the Shopping guide that is being referred to?" TRI-COUNTRY CELIAC SPRUE SUPPORT GROUP 34638 BEECHWOOD STREET FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335 COST $10. THEIR LATEST GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1996. ONE OF THE LISTOWNERS, JIM LYLES, IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GROUP. _____________ CELIAC SPRUE ASSOCIATION / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC. PO BOX 31700 OMAHA, NE 68131-0700 TEL.: (402) 558-0600 FAX: (402) 558-1347 COST: $8. THEIR MOST RECENT GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED LAST MONTH. _____________ "Third, After reading a lot of the posts I was wondering if I'm being militant enough about my diet." THE RESPONSES TO THIS VARIED FROM PEOPLE WHO FELT THE SAME WAY I DO TO PEOPLE WHO EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN THAT I WASN'T BEING CAREFUL ENOUGH. TWO EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT AS A CELIAC I SHOULD NOT BE ADDRESSING SYMPTOMS BUT RATHER RECOGNIZING THAT EVERY MINUTE BIT OF GLUTEN I INGEST IS DOING HARM. ONE OF THESE STATED THAT I MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THAT CELIAC SPRUE IS NEVER CURED AND THAT A CATCH IN THE THROAT AND TINGLING FEET ARE BOTH SYMPTOMS OF CELIAC DISEASE. IN ADDITION IT WAS STATED THAT EATING OUT IN A RESTAURANT IS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS A CELIAC CAN DO. ONE SUGGESTED I TRY TO ELIMINATE VINEGAR (AS IN SALAD DRESSINGS) BECAUSE THAT MAY BE WHERE I'M INGESTING GLUTEN. ONE SUGGESTED THAT THE TICKLE IN MY THROAT COULD REPRESENT THE BEGINNING OF HEART FAILURE OR ANOTHER ALLERGY AND STATED THAT HER PARTICULAR SITUATION REQUIRES SHE CARRY AROUND A BEE STING KIT WITH EPINEPHRINE IN IT BECAUSE OF HER ALLERGIES. AND FINALLY, FOUR WHO STATED THAT LIKE ME THEY HAVE MINIMAL SYMPTOMS AND ARE INTERESTED IN THE RESPONSES I GET AS WELL. ONE STATED THAT SOME OF THE MACHINATIONS PEOPLE MUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE MUST BE VERY MISERABLE SOCIALLY AND TO THEIR FAMILIES. HIS CHOICE WAS TO EAT CAREFULLY TO AVOID GLUTEN BUT NOT OBSESSIVELY. In summary, I think similar to one of my respondents my decision is to be as careful as I have been and can be without obsessing. (by the way I do know its not curable and I do appreciate knowing that the symptoms I mentioned are symptoms of CD). I plan to meet with my doctor again and have a check up (not a biopsy). Thank you for your responses. Sandi Stroud New Orleans [log in to unmask]