<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Sharon Marcus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I don't understand something: >If a celiac follows the diet, his G/I tract has returned to "normal" >and his blood work-up is the way it should be, I understood that he >would live a normal lifespan and function in a normal capacity, like >anyone else, without CD. Yes, this is my understanding, too. >I ask this question because of the recent post of Bill Elkus entitled >"Horvath on CD and Neurological Manifestations". It seems to me that a >celiac following the diet for a time long enough for him to recover >intestinal damage, etc. "should" not be suffering from neurological >problems, unless there were other factors involved. I have not looked at that particular set of articles, but I would venture to guess that they all refer to patients with untreated Celiac Disease, i.e. people still eating gluten containing foods. Bill Elkus Los Angeles