<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The following statement was taken from the Sprue-Nik PRESS Eighteenth Edition, March 1995 "Celiac in the 90s," summarized by Jim Lyles. The complete article can be found in the archives. If you wish I can e-mail a copy to you. In the article Dr. Murray states that a celiac should treat gluten the same as one would treat rat poison. He states that even though you don't have a reaction you are causing damage. Dr. Joseph Murray, of the University of Iowa, is a gastroenterologist that specializes in treating Celiac disease. He gave a talk entitled "Celiacs in the 90s" at a conference hosted by the American Celiac Society on June10-11, 1994. What follows are highlights of Dr. Murray's talk. Dr. Murray comes from Ireland, where Celiac Sprue (CS) is much more common. In Ireland, people have a much easier time dealing with the gluten-free (GF) diet, whereas in the US it is almost as though it were considered unpatriotic to not eat wheat. You can reach Dr. Murray at: [log in to unmask] Bill Vellios, Ballwin, MO, USA