<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> On Fri, 26 Jan 1996, Olympia Hadjimichael wrote: > p.s. are there any celiacs out there who do not experience any symptoms > when they eat gluten but who, never the less, undergo the intestinal celia > destruction? I was on a strict gf diet from three years to about fifteen years of age when I started to experiment with glutenful foods out of adolenscent frustration. I found that I didn't have symptoms. After about a year I was eating anything I wanted. At eighteen I had another biopsy done, and it showed that my villi were damaged. But I showed no symptoms!!! So I stayed glutenful(seems foolish now). By about 22 years of age I started to feel it however, and I knew what it was. It took me two full years to go gf again. I'm 27 now and feel great. I can only hope that there will not be any longterm ramifications associated with my selfish drive to eat any food. I suggest gf, gf, gf. Hope this helps, John <[log in to unmask]>