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Sharon Marcus  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I don't understand something:
>If a celiac follows the diet, his G/I tract has returned to "normal"
>and his blood work-up is the way it should be, I understood that he
>would live a normal lifespan and function in a normal capacity, like
>anyone else, without CD.

Yes, this is my understanding, too.

>I ask this question because of the recent post of Bill Elkus entitled
>"Horvath on CD and Neurological Manifestations". It seems to me that a
>celiac following the diet for a time long enough for him to recover
>intestinal damage, etc. "should" not be suffering from neurological
>problems, unless there were other factors involved.

I have not looked at that particular set of articles, but I would venture to
guess that they all refer to patients with untreated Celiac Disease, i.e.
people still eating gluten containing foods.

Bill Elkus
Los Angeles