<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi, This is Lisa from Baltimore. I have posted before regarding my 11 year old daughter who was having some distressing digestive symptoms (diarrhea, bloating, gas and nausea). She has been under the care of Drs. Alessio Fasano and Dr. Karoly Horvath at the University of Maryland and has had, as of today, extensive blood work and (today) biopsies taken through an HGD and colonoscopy. Though her bloodwork showed she had a high antigliadin level (165), the other blood tests did NOT indicate celiac disease (which was the first suspect because Olivia is half Italian and half Irish.) Today's scoping of the upper and lower GI tract showed dozens of small ulcerations, as well as (the doctor said) a slight narrowing of the area near the ileum. He believes that Olivia has Crohn's disease, though the official biopsy results will not be in for about five days. In the meantime, he sent us home tonight with a prescription for a sulfa drug. I asked both the nurse who is experienced with digestive diseases and Dr. Horvath (who did the scoping and showed me the location of the sore spots) whether or not dietary changes can have any role in recovery from Crohn's. The unequivocal answer was: there is no scientific proof that *any* diet helps. I have trouble believing this. I have heard from some of you who have gone GF because of various digestive problems, and you report sucess. How about GF for Crohn's? Or the SCD? I understand the principles of these diets, but what I don't understand is why they would work on what doctors say is an auto-immune disease .... if Crohn's is caused by the immune system attacking the person's own digestive system, why would eliminating gluten/sugar/carbs help? I really *want* to do something other than pump my girl full of drugs. Help! At this point, we are very concerned ... a diagnosis of Crohn's for an 11 year old girl is NOT encouraging ... Thanks in advance ... Lisa