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>>A long while ago, there was a question (from me?) about the difference
>>between celiac disease and gluten intolerance. ....
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>This post was somewhat surprising to me.  My understanding is that the
>primary difference is between celiac disease and non-tropical sprue.
 
I wonder if there is some confusion between the term non-tropical sprue and
tropical sprue.  I thought non-tropical sprue and celiac were the same
thing, and that tropical sprue was a temporary disease resulting from some
aspect (food, water, air, ???) of living or traveling in the tropics.
Someone help me out.  Thanks,  Gayle K.