<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I was glad to read in the July/August 2003 issue of "Digest Health & Nutrition" magazine an article entitled "Migraines Possibly Associated with Celiac Disease." The following is the text. 'According to a recently published study, migraines may be linked to celiac disease, a condition in which the body cannot tolerate gluten. Of 90 patients diagnosed as migraine sufferers, four had celiac disease. The four patients were put on a gluten-free diet and instructed not to take any medicine for their migraine attacks other than over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs. After six months, one patient had no migraine attacks, while the other three experienced significant improvements in the severity, frequency and duration of their attacks. "The improvement observed in both symptoms and cerebral blood flow after a gluten-free diet is intriguing," write Maurizio Gabrielli, MD, and colleagues from Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy. "If larger, randomized, controlled trials confirm these preliminary findings, serological screening for celiac disease could be proposed as part of management of migraine and the gluten-free diet as the first-line therapy in the subgroup of patients with evidence of CD." This study is a step in the direction of finding the causes of migraines and celiac disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology 2003; 98:625-629.' Digestive Health & Nutrition is published by the Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN). The FDHN raises funds in support of the American Gastroenterological Association's research and educational programs. I received a response from a representative after I wrote at length about the similarities between IBS and CD, although no mention was made in a prior issue about CD. She said an article would be forthcoming. I hope this migraine article is not just what she mentioned. I fear Celiac Disease will not have much attention because there is no pill yet and no pharmaceutical company to benefit. There are a number of advertisements in this publication. The address is Digestive Health & Nutrition, 4930 Del Ray Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814-3015; 1-877-DHN-4YOU.) Janet in Houston Houston Celiac Support Group www.houstonceliacs.org <http://www.houstonceliacs.org/> *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List*