Date:   5/23/2005 1:59:21 PM ( 20 y ago)
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The problem here is that the original poster is suffering from a basic misunderstanding of the mechanics of the disease. There is no such thing as "remission" in the case of a Celiac. Every time this person ingests gluten, whether they suffer a noticeable physical reaction or not, an immune response is occurring.

Bowel cleansing and all of that is fine, but this person is slowly dying as a result of their misunderstanding. Contrary to what they stated, we *do* know what causes this disease, we *do* know what the reactions are, and we *do* know how to deal with it. That is far different from not knowing what a cure is. (And actually, geneticists do have a cure for it; retranscripting the gene responsible for the disease. Unfortunately, full genetic retranscription of a living multicellular organism is impossible at this point.)

As Coulter suggested, I would recommend this person have full bloodwork done, and have an endoscopic exam. Personally, I have a feeling that the original poster is in for a nasty surprise.

-Patrick
(Gluten-free for 25 years.)
 

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