<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Max Desorgher asked: > Wouldn't it be true to say that some celiacs, > especially those who have been ill through long-term gluten > consumption before diagnosis, would benefit from ascorbate treatment? The _Merck Manual_, a respected American medical handbook, recommends a multivitamin supplement and certain other dietary supplements for celiac patients with evidence of malabsorption. Depending on the extent of the intestinal damage there could be a shortage of several different nutrients, so I would not focus just on Vitamin C. : ) John Shaw <[log in to unmask]> Milwaukee Wisconsin USA