<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? Question: Can Celiacs safely take nutritional supplements that boost the immune system? I need your help out there, guys. It is my understanding that because we Celiacs have an auto immune disease our immune system is over stimulated. Therefore, we should not take substances that stimulate our immune system. Is that true? Or am I misunderstanding and that is not a logical conclusion? The reason I am asking is that I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer. In addition to the usual things recommended by my doctor (surgery, maybe radiation and chemo), I would like to take a nutritional supplement made from rice bran and the extracts from 3 kinds of mushrooms to boost my immune system. That, in effect, increases the number of natural killer cells in the body which, in theory, fight any cancer that may be left. FYI, the substance is called MGN-3 and has been used in Japan for years as a cancer fighter. It contains no chemicals, only natural foods (no gluten!). I will, of course, ask my doctor when I have surgery this week, but he is not too savvy on CD. I would greatly appreciate your opinion as to whether celiacs can safely take nutritional supplements that boost the immune system. Thanks! Diane