<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Listmates, Hi this is Donna, 55 yr old life long celaic. I posted a short blurb hoping to hear from other celiacs around my age (a week or so ago) and their stories- well, I have been overwhelmed with the email and reading all your stories and tried to respond to some of you and left the longer responses til I have some time. I have a shared mailbox so try to keep it cleared up . Hopefully I saved all the addresses I hope to respond to and will do this next week. If I missed you please write back and let me know ( there may have been some accidental deleting. To summarize it briefly- we seem to be a tough lot- surviving in spite of it all, and the fortunate ones may be the ones who did most of the diagnosing themselves.The consensus is that everyone except one felt much better being on the GF diet but there of course are some deficiency after effects of that constant malnourishment and immune compromise and diarrhea Thankyou very much for all your support and response. My heart warms and feels good with the memories of your stories-Good health to you all. Donna