<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Listmates, I am among those--I daresay, the large majority--who feel Wendy's question about degrees of gluten sensitivity and what amount of gluten causes overt symptomatic reactions is perfectly valid. Her phrasing was quite clear, as was her statement that she fully understands that intestinal damage happens irrespective of overt symptoms. She carefully avoided suggesting that a little gluten might be okay. Probably there is no way to avoid the intemperate sort of response questions like hers inevitably evoke, but I think it is important for us to discourage those who, against logic and reason, answer legitimate curiosity in insulting and even abusive language. Such responses are unproductive, at the very least. The more we learn about the anomalies of this condition, the better. Variable sensitivity is certainly among those anomalies. Mary Brown NYC