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According to something my husband once read, the term "consumption,"
which we generally think of as meaning tuberculosis, used to cover
several different disease. Celiac sprue was known as "Consumption of
the bowels."  How's that for an appetizing description for a waiter.
;-)

Wendy Betts, [log in to unmask]