<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Everyone, A couple of late additions to my summary are very interesting: **************** <The gluten can not come thru the cow in the form of grain, or any other animal for the matter.> I seem to have this affliction, as do all three of my children, and now my only two grandchildren. My daughter who has the most trouble with gluten has nursed her baby, now 9 months, and he was terribly upset at first until she went off gluten entirely (as she has in the past on occasions). He has cleared up completely, but if she slips up and does gluten, it goes right through her mother's milk to the baby. She's not a cow, but the gluten or the antibodies or something does go through her milk to the baby. **************** I've always had white flecks on my nails. I eat well and take vitamins. I don't think they mean much of anything. **************** Unknown to US consumers some fruit and vegetable packers dip their produce in a vegetable based solution that retards spoilage - it is probably a corn starch base, since corn starch is extremely stable even under humid conditions. Unfortunately, US produce producers are not required to label the produce so to be on the safe side wash or better yet peal all "fresh" produce to be safe. Luckily a Canadian Celiac noticed the label on a bag of Canadian produce and reported it to the Celiac List. Your itching if it is not a HF rash it is called "subcutaneous hives" and is a sign that you may be suffering the early stages of the histamine and allergic cascade. I mention this because this can be the early stages of "anaphylactic shock". Have you had any nausea or cold/shivering spells associated with these itching attacks. If so, you should tell your Doctor about the reactions. He/she may want you to carry an EPI pen to counter this possible life-threatening condition. A final note if your realize that you have eaten some gluten (and that means from any grain) you might try eating several tablespoons of sugar right away. This will cause your digestive track to stop processing the offending protein and digest the sugar. Happily this stops the process and often can stop or lessen the itching before it starts. Also in a cascade reaction, sugar (in enough quantity) can be used to sidetrack the process. **************** Thank you again to everyone. All the best, Susan