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Having recently joined this group because of my professional interest in
CS, I would appreciate knowing what the experiences of this group has been
in the following:

1.  It is commonly known that antibiotic therapy (as well as such things as
    acute stress, gastroenteritis, etc.) affects the natural intestinal
    flora, potentially resulting in overgrowth of bacteria in the normally
    relatively sterile small intestine and/or overgrowth of pathogenic
    bacteria in the large intestine. My question:  How many celiac
    sufferers can trace back the "origins" of their symptoms to a
    gastrointestinal event like the ones mentionned above?

2.  Have any individuals here with celiac sprue supplemented with
    a hydrochloric acid compound (ex. betaine + pepsin)? Results?

3.  Have any individual here w/ celiac sprue also been tested for
    either H. pylori (known to affect stomach acidity) or Candida
    albicans?

At some time in the near future I will post (...you are collectively
interested, otherwise individually) a brief review of my research
into the relationship of intestinal bacterial ecology to disease processes
and their hypothetical link to CS.

best regards,
JR Gates, DHSc MPH
Cornell Un. Dept Nutr Sc.