<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> As someone with an unconfirmed diagnosis, I strongly agree with Joe's opinions on the subject. It is sheer torture for me to be constantly wondering if just maybe it could be something else and I'm on this diet from hell for nothi On the other hand, I'm frightened of discovering that it isn't sprue but that I *still* have symptoms from gluten, which will put me in an even more uncomfortable place, disgnostically, especially with my insurance company....even so, if I hadn't had strep throat for the past 4 months, I would've had the biopsy by now... Wendy Betts, [log in to unmask]