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Perhaps this is a question I ought to put to a doctor, but there is one thing
I just don't understand about "strict adherence" to the GF diet. We do not
purposefully allow the celiac in our family to eat any gluten. We read
labels, but we rely a lot on published lists of GF foods. So,l I cannot say I
am certain that our celiac is not ingesting any gluten at all. However, she
demonstrates no symptoms. I see many postings on this list which
indicate that even with very infrequent, minimal gluten ingestion "the
damage is being done" to the villi. What I don't understand is this: If the
gut can heal after months (in our case) or years of gluten ingestion
preceding diagnosis, why doesn't the gut heal after an accidental gluten
ingestion? I can understand that if the gut is taking gluten "hits" of more
than minimal amounts day after day, there would be a problem, but that is
not what I'm talking about here. My question goes more to this kind of
scenario: we are gluten free for weeks, then one day I make a
casserole that has one teaspoon of a spice that has some
cross-contamination in it, and the celiac eats one cup of the casserole.
Please, no lectures. I understand the consequences of indiscriminate
gluten ingestion. Perhaps what I really don't understand is the process
of how the gut heals. Does anyone know of any literature on the subject
that a lay person can read and understand?l
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