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> >How does one know that damage is being done  when we don't experience the
> >typical celiac reaction to small amounts of gluten?
>
> As a fairly newly dx celiac, but a very experienced diet eliminator (milk,
> MSG), the only way is to research everything that ain't out of the ground.
> I, or more accurately, my wife Amy, calls the manufacturer and talks to  a
> rep. They usually are responsive in answering questions. If not, I don't
> eat it.
 
An answer to your question is probably that there are adults around
(this list) that only got detected because there offspring have CD. They
did not have any typical CD reactions at all and still had a damaged
gut, so proven by a biopsy.
 
E.g. Karen Bulmer I believe.
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Hartelijke groeten,
 
Nora Veldman