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On Mar 22, 1996 13:00:47, [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
> Is CD an allergy or a disease syndrome? I guess I am rather direct and
prefer >to face any problem I may have without inverse and perverse
semantics.
 
"Allergy" and "Intolerance" are technical terms --even the FDA tries to
distinguish between them in their writings for the consumer on reactions to
food, but for me it was too vague. Definitions please first and then:
 
All we "celiac patients" medically all one but with different sensitivities
to gluten OR are we two  ---some "intolerant" of gluten with cancer
consequences if untreated and others "allergic" to gluten? (perhaps  having
a mixture of these two.)
 
If there are two distinct medical conditions,  is there any difference  in
treatment and especially monitoring for each?
 
                                      Kemp Randolph
                                      Long Island
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