<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I wrote several weeks ago about my 89 year old mother who had been on a gf diet for over 30 years and decided to abandon it about two years ago. (she had been diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic in the sixties). Your comments were extremely helpful as I've not been aware of many of these problems associated with Celiac disease. Some of you mentioned depression and increase in dimentia as being associated with CD. Also some of you mentioned increase in hearing loss which is what happened to her. In addition, several of you wrote about the tachycardia that sometimes occurs. A couple of you suggested that the body goes into shock and the heartbeat becomes irregular. There also seems to be a connection with the low thyroid problem which she has. Many of you commented also on the extreme fatigue syndrome, and osteoporosis which has increased. I forgot to mention when I first posted the notice that my mother has always had terrible teeth. I have a lot of dental problems and so does my son, so I'm wondering if that could also be a CD symptom. She lives in a retirement community with assisted living and communal dining. One of the challenges is that mother wasn't remembering that she was supposed to be on a gf diet. There have been scenes at her table with her friends withholding cake and cookies!! After this last month, though, she's remembering some of the time and we've been working the food out gradually and she is much better. We were referred to a wonderful gastroenterologist who is quite knowledgeable about CD and had a consultation last week. He was extremely helpful, wise, supportive, and communicative. He agreed that every symptom that I mentioned either is or could be associated with CD. He did not feel that it was necessary to retest her since we had the results of the test from years ago and it's been pretty obvious that the gluten has affected her. We agreed to proceed without the testing. He suggested that I should have my family tested. I'm hoping that soon I'll be able to find a geriatric specialist in our area who has knowledge of this condition. What has helped us the most is trying to keep a sense of humour about all of this while taking it seriously. Especially since we (my mother included) also eat only kosher food and my husband is on the Dean Ornish diet for heart patients (very, very low fat, lots of carbohydrates). So when we all get together, we just cut out pictures of food and sit around and sigh! Thanks again for your help. Anna Belle Panish Panish Associates Paul Panish Anna Belle Panish