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>For the past two months I was back on a gluten diet and lower back pain,
>something I've had chronically for years, came back as soon as I was on
>a gluten-containing diet.  Has anyone else experienced this apparent
>association?

Yes, yes, yes!  I discovered that I had a gluten intolerance ten years
ago, and I began to eliminate gluten from my diet.  Whenever I would
test myself by eating gluten, the response was always the same.  A day
or so of diarrhea followed by a pain in the very lowest part of my back
which would last for about 24 hours and be so severe that I couldn't
stand up straight.  I used to blame it on the mattress, but I soon
learned better.

I've been virtually glutenfree for 9-10 years now.  If I inadvertantly
eat gluten, the pain isnt as horrible as it used to be but it is still
noticeable to me.  I ascribe this to the fact that disorders of the
organs within the abdomen are known to refer the pain to the abdominal
wall.  Perhaps a knowledgeable physiologist out there might shed more
light on this phenomenon.

 BJ