<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Here's what i got in response to my friend's blackout, i'll be posting question number 2 momentarily. Several votes for low blood pressure One for low sodium/electrolytes Several votes for low blood sugar Two votes for irregular heartbeat (funny, they tested her for this about five months ago) One vote for epilepsy Three votes for stroke or stroke-like event One discussion on the possibility that celiacs eating bread can CAUSE low blood sugar. One person having blackouts/fainting spells that they haven't found the cause for. Several (at least 3) folks wrote that they experienced similar problems which disappeared after diagnosis of Celiac and adherance to the Gluten Free diet. I also sent the note to a couple friends. Two of them have/had brain tumors. One of them said her 'seizure' started out very similar to the description i sent. Just so happens several of her symptoms match those reported by my two brain tumor friends. So in the end, she will try to convince her HMO/Doctors to look for celiac but she remains uncertain. Many months ago when i joined this list i got a message from a woman who had a very long message she sent out to folks to convince them to get tested, and which explained the testing options. (I remember another person who had a great one for after diagnosis, but this is a pre-diagnosis type letter) At the time i forwarded it to my mother, and I'd like to get it to my friend. If you are that woman, would you please forward your message to me again? All i remember is that when i first read it, you complained about women who didn't seem to think that intestinal cancer was so bad, but who responded immediately when you added something about weight gain/inability to lose weight. Thanks all. -- Miki Tracey [log in to unmask]