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Adrian, You are not alone.  I have had the same experience.  In October '94
I began burping, expelling gas and losing weight.  I've had numerous GI
tests done and everything looked good--irritable bowel along with the
sprue.  In April and May I quit eating (only had chicken soup and cooked
rice cereal), dropped to 92.  Began to improve and eat meat vegetables, raw
fruit--have elminiated sugar because that seems to increase the gas.  Today
I weighed and am now 89lbs.  I have a call into the Dr.  I, too, thought
things would at least stay at a status quo on the diet.  I am very rigid
and never deviate.  Can't have dairy products either.  The outlook doesn't
seem good.  Good luck to you.

Linda Jones
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