<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hello everyone, I stumbled onto this list while looking for info on food allergies and ADD/ADHD for a friend and realized that my husband who has been suffering with a sever rash on his hand actually has DH and therefore must be a Celiac. I subscribed to this list so that I can learn more about this for him and he plans to get tested once we are settled after our impending move in July. I have also been suffering with an abdominal pain for about two yrs now, most of this time it has just been occasional and intermittent... then in Dec it became chronic .... it is on my right side kind of perpendicular to my hip bone .... I've been to the doctor and had a colonoscopy .... which turned out fine ... he said perhaps I probably had Irritable Bowl Syndrome ... and that certain foods where to blame .... and get this, when I asked what foods I should avoid he said I should probably check out the internet that I could probably learn more there ..... I'm a military dependent ... that's socialized medicine for you :-) (that was before I discovered this list) After reading several posts mentioning abdominal pain I am now wondering if I also might be a Celiac ... but I don't seem to have the other symptoms many seem to have so I am wondering if I'm just grasping at straws or thinking of Celiac to much these days .... The only thing I could add is that I have always been constipated ... that was just "normal" to me ... after the colonoscopy my bowl habits haven't been the same ... they are much looser, not diarrhea, and float ... the pain increases with gas but seldom goes away completely or for long ... I did have a blistery (but very small) rash in the late 80's on a finger for a few months that fit the description of DH but it went a way. So ... do these symptoms sound familiar to you all or have I been concentrating on this Celiac business for my husband to much and am now trying to blanket myself with it? I plan on making an appointment and talking with the doctor about this regardless but would be interested in further input from you folks. Also, Thank you all who replied to my earlier post asking about the Bread Machine, I will be posting my summary in the next few days. Dona J. Buckmann