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Dear Listmates:

Interesting article in the New York Times on June 19 about autoimmune
disease.  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/19/health/19AUTO.html  It is
called Studying the Autoimmune Disease Puzzle.  I wonder why so many
celiac patients have other autoimmune problems?  I located Dr.
Faustman's e-mail address in case anyone would like to write.
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The Italians have their children screened for celiac disease before the age
of 7 to prevent further diseases.  We need to have our children screened
before the age of 2.  This can be accomplished by a simple new stool test at
www.enterolab.com  35% of celiac children have a second autoimmune disease
before the age of 20.  Gluten sensitivity appears to be the trigger for most
autoimmune diseases.  Everyone with an autoimmune disease should be screened
for gluten sensitivity/celiac disease.

Elaine