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The following statement was taken from the Sprue-Nik PRESS Eighteenth
Edition, March 1995 "Celiac in the 90s," summarized by Jim Lyles. The
complete article can be found in the archives. If you wish I can e-mail
a copy to you.

 In the article Dr. Murray states that a celiac should treat gluten the
same as one would treat rat poison. He states that even though you don't
have a reaction you are causing damage.

Dr. Joseph Murray, of the University of Iowa, is a gastroenterologist
that specializes in treating Celiac disease. He gave a talk entitled
"Celiacs in the 90s" at a conference hosted by the American Celiac
Society on June10-11, 1994. What follows are highlights of Dr. Murray's
talk. Dr. Murray comes from Ireland, where Celiac Sprue (CS) is much
more common. In Ireland, people have a much easier time dealing with the
gluten-free (GF) diet, whereas in the US it is almost as though it were
considered unpatriotic to not eat wheat. You can reach Dr. Murray at:
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Bill Vellios, Ballwin, MO, USA