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With respect to Ken's comment quoted below, I have been told by two GI
specialists that although a celiac patient may not notice immediate
effects from a tiny bit of gluten, there is reason to believe that it
still affects the intestinal tract.  My own GI told me that when celiac
patients who are on a GF diet develop the intestinal lymphoma, it is
suspected that the cancer emerges because of careless monitoring of
the gluten intake and that the slightest trace can be dangerous for us.
I offer this only because the discussion seems to suggest that we have a
choice, but the advice I received when diagnosed strongly emphasized that
a little bit does hurt.

On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Ken Morton wrote:

> For your information, the large majority feel the need to be extremely
> "particular" about their diet in eliminating the consumtion of even a trace
> amount of gluten.  There are however those that do not react as severly as
> others and are not as particular about their diet