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I just got this response below to my question about a connection between 
celiac and retinal tears.  This might apply to me because I have never been a very 
flexible person.  I am pitiful in yoga class.  The explanation from my eye 
doctors has been that one loses their stretchiness in the eyes with age and that 
can cause a retinal tear.  I will be checking out manganese.

I'm a massage therapist, and am convinced that poor connective tissue is a
common symptom of CD.  I take manganese, which is used to strengthen tendons,
and this has been a tremendous help to me.  I have been out for about 6
weeks, and I can feel my joints shift around when I pick things up or dig in
the garden.  Not just my back but hip joints and everything.  I don't know
if manganese would affect how well retinas are attached, but it's worth
thinking about if you are not very stretchy.  I've been GF for 4 years, but
still seem to need some supplemental Mn and Ca to tighten my joints.  

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