<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Listmates, I'm new to the list and haven't really posted an introduction yet, so I'll say that my daughter Grace and I seem to have the wheat intolerance that may come from a low phenolsulfertransferase enzyme. However, my question is on another front. I haven't been on the list long enough to know if you've discussed a possible connection between celiac and spina bifida. But here's my story. Grace started preschool today, and her teacher is a grandmother of one of Grace's good friends. That little friend has a baby sister with spina bifida which I understand has been linked with low maternal folic acid. I was explaining Grace's dietary restrictions, and her teacher said, " Oh I know all about that wheat business. My daughter was diagnosed with sprue in high school, but she got over it. Her doctor said if the symptoms recur that she might be at higher risk for cancer, but so far so good." It was clear to me that she was saying her daughter had not been restricting her diet since her symptoms went away in high school. I thought about how I read in the faq about celiac being related to low folic acid, and I suddenly got very very sad that maybe this little child with spina bifida had a life-long terrible disease because perhaps this young woman's doctor had made light of celiac. This young mother is now studying for nursing school and is quite thin. Several things occurred to me. 1. Her doctor in high school thought celiac was only as serious as the symptoms it caused. 2. Her gynecologist either didn't know about the celiac, or did not think her celiac could effect her child. 3. Even after having a child with spina bifida, no one talked to her about the possibility that she might still have celiac. Her mother and she are quite close and see each other every day. There may be some slight chance that the daughter knew of the possible connection in the two diseases but didn't want her mother to feel guilty about the doctor's shortsightedness. But I haven't figured out if I should just stay mum, or if I should say something else. Her daughter is still in her twenties and could have another child. Any wisdom out there? Susan Owens