<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Celiacs I have received many replies all over the world! Many celiacs seems to have some kind of skin problems especially hives(urticaria) even after a very carefull GF diet... Here are the sources which some of them have forwarded by list friends.. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7190/1023 http://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/lectin/LE_E.html http://plab.ku.dk/tcbh/lectin-links.htm papers: Julie Miller Jones: Food and Nutrition Dep,College ofSan Catherine Cereal Foods Wold July 99, Vol 44, No 7, pp484 Cordain L et al.: Modulation of Immune function by dietary lectins in rheumatoid arthritis British Journal of nutr. 2000 in press Book: Food allergies and Food intolerances Contact Mr. P.J.Bouwmeister Commission of the European Union DG XII E2 8 Square de Meeus B-1049 Brussels Belgium I am still searching...And still eating carob powder...So far so good! Wish you all a healthier millenium... Canan Onural