Erik, it appears that you may suffer from non-Celiac gluten  sensitivity,
rather than full-blown Celiac Disease. CD is generally diagnosed  via positive
blood samples followed by a small intestinal biopsy showing villous  atrophy.
There is raging controversy in the Celiac community about the  seriousness of
gluten sensitivity where symptoms can be quite devastating,  despite the fact
that no intestinal damage is evident.

Here is a link to a most interesting article explaining in detail,  the
necessity of maintaining a strict gluten free diet where sensitivity exists,  even
though blood tests come back negative.

_http://www.celiac.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=946&sid=91hH9H0@
-HbZ1iS-06104367564.ed_
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Dr. Kenneth Fine, MD, a gastroenterologist who runs  Enterolab in Texas, does
stool tests for gluten sensitivity, which can pick up  antibodies in the
intestines long before they appear in the blood. (Stool  samples can be sent from
Europe without problem.)

_http://www.enterolab.com/_ (http://www.enterolab.com/)

Maddy Mason
Hudson Valley, NY

In a message dated 7/8/2004 4:00:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, Erik F.  writes:

A few  days ago I recieved an unexpected test result: I am NOT allergic to
gluten!  Ever since I came off sandwiches last year and cured my IBD in about a
week  I've been dead sure of this, since whenever I cheat I get symptoms (see
below), but both Iga and IgA tests came out negative.. . .
So why do I react like this to flour, if it's not the gluten? I get no
immediate symptoms cheating on sugar, so it's not just the carb  intake.

Erik F.