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>I had a hard time believing especially the milk since
>I'd been such a big milk drinker all my life, but as soon as I cut it out
>of my diet for short while I noticed two things: 1. I am really severely
>intolerant to milk; just a half teaspoon of it will ruin me for three days;
>2. it not only hits me in the usual method in the GI tract, but it also
>affects my urinary tract.

I was wondering if any of the doctors on the list care to comment on this.
I have Interstitial Cystitis.  Besides the pain being in the bladder, I also
have pain in the abdomen.  I know there is a connection between the celiac
and have had doctors agree with me but no one knows why.  I went undiagnosed
for 32 years.  I am sure I was born with it.
I also have been off milk for about 15 years but it has not helped the
Interstitial Cystitis.

Ginny Mingolla
New Jersey