<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I m relieved that the subject of the sensitive celiac has come up. I am interested in hearing from celiacs and/or the gluten-allergic who experience respiratory symptoms after ingesting gluten. My GI reactions are less dramatic than when I was a wheat-eater, but the sinus congestion and scratchy throat are now my most apparent signs of gluten contamination, and they linger and can become a an infection, sometimes becoming bronchitis or pneumonia. A seemingly related symptom is my gooey eyes. My GI doctor would also be interested in whether respiratory congestion is anyone else s experience. I once had hay fever symptoms (which occurred in the sinuses and throat, rather than the nose and eyes), but they are almost nonexistent since I refined my diet after learning about the hidden glutens from the celiac support systems. [I still have to avoid cigarette smoke, wood stove smoke, moldy basements, compost heaps and strong chemicals (including cologne).] I remember going through a battery of tests for asthma, and then for airborne allergies, each time with initial signs that they were on to something, but finally a negative end result and an expensive prescription drug regime. Like I said, when I refined my diet, I was able to set aside the antihistamines. Recently, when my respiratory symptoms returned, I blamed them on LA air. When my elimination habits changed for the worse, I blamed loose bowels on my mucous build-up. Then, I got sick of feeling sick and went on the BRAT or BART diet for a couple of days and got dramatically better. (BART=bananas, applesauce, rice, tea.) My head and throat cleared; my bowels calmed down. [Disclaimer: This is not medical advice; consult your celiac doc/dietician.] Now, I m logging my diet and symptoms, and slowly testing my favorite foods. I hope to either find a food type that has become forbidden for me, or a gf manufactured product that isn t gf enough for my body. From what I ve learned from and about celiacs, the primary suspects are: soy and canola (I m already lactose- and milk-free, and I gave up restaurants last year). From research among family members, the secondary suspects are: corn, eggs, chicken, and again, soy. Then I ll test onions, then citrus, then potatoes. Finally, my manufactured foods. I ll let the hypersensitives know if I find a manufactured product suspicious. Any other suggestions? Again, I d like to hear from those with respiratory symptoms. All the best, Mary Courtney [log in to unmask]