<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear fellow listers-one more addition to my summary-Sebastian Hergott sent me wonderful info, as follows (it's a long article, but I found it enlightening; it will probably be of interest to all DH'ers and their families). Sorry it's so long, but i thought it relevant. Many thanks, Sebastian! And many thanks to everyone who has shared their stories with me. I guess "Gluten Free will be the Life For me!"-Marne in NJ >See the article, "Celiac in the 90s" by Dr. Joseph Murray, in _The >Sprue-nik Press_, Eighteenth Edition, March 1995 > [Removed by the listowners--it appears elsewhere in the archives] [To get a copy of this newsletter, send the following command to] [[log in to unmask]: ] [ ] [ GET CELIAC SPNK9503 CELIAC ] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Dr. Ivor D. Hill > >Celiac disease is a permanent (lifelong) condition which affects genetically >predisposed individuals who are exposed to gluten and related products from >rye, barley and oats. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed there is >absolutely no indication for periodically undertaking a gluten challenge. It >is well known that patients with celiac disease who start ingesting gluten >again after having been on a gluten free diet may go for years without >apparently having any symptoms. Despite this there will be ongoing >histological damage to the intestines. It was this apparent prolonged >symptom free state that led doctors in the past to believe that people could >"grow out" out of the condition. This is no longer accepted as correct. > >Dr. Ivor Dennis Hill left the University of Baltimore and is now in North >Carolina. He is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and >Nutrition, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem. His new phone >number is (910) 716 4431. As such he will be very involved in all aspects of >Clinical Pediatric Gastroenterology. Dr. Hill has every intention of >continuing his work with celiac disease and sees this as an opportunity to >open another center of interest. Colleagues at Duke and Chapel Hill are keen >to join Dr. Hill in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Group. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please send any questions, comments or additions to Scott Adams at > [log in to unmask] > >Unless otherwise noted, all pages on this site are Copyright (c) 1995, 1996, > 1997 Scott Adams - All rights reserved worldwide. The impossible is merely that which has not yet been accomplished!