<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> A 2-year study in the July 2006 Endoscopy showed older celiac patients on a gluten-free diet have an incomplete histological recovery even after 2 years. "Only the younger patients (5 - 30 years) showed significant improvement of histology within 12 months (P < 0.034); older patients (>30 years) showed histological improvement but this was not statistically significant, even after 24 months on a GFD." This study was also previously discussed in an article by Dr. Antonio Tursi in the Spring 2006 Celiac.com Scott-Free Newsletter. This also means increased intestinal permeability and associated problems such as liver damage may continue to be a lasting problem in older patients beyond 2 years on a GF diet. ---------- Endoscopy 2006 July; 38(7): 702-707 Endoscopic and histological findings in the duodenum of adults with celiac disease before and after changing to a gluten-free diet: a 2-year prospective study Tursi, A.; Brandimarte, G.; Giorgetti, G. M.; Elisei, W.; Inchingolo, C. D.; Monardo, E.; Aiello, F. Table of Contents: < http://www.thieme-connect.de/ejournals/toc/endoscopy > Abstract (Paste address together on one line.): < http://www.thieme-connect.de/ejournals/abstract/endoscopy/doi/10.1055/s- 2006-925178 > ---------- Note: If you experience extraneous "=20"s or "3D"s in your email, go to the Celiac List archives to read the correctly displayed post and addresses: < http://listserv.icors.org/archives/celiac.html > * * * * Send administrative questions to mailto:[log in to unmask] * Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC