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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information at Celiac.com - Comments for article: Mortality Rates for Celiacs with Persistent Villous Atrophy Similar to Those with Healthy Guts]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.celiac.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>scott@celiac.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:42:02 PDT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment14677</link><description><![CDATA[So I interpret this to mean that a little accidental gluten may not be good for you, but it most likely won't cause any damage that will kill you.  It apparently didn't trigger any other diseases that would kill you either.  I wonder if the "not dead" celiacs with villous atrophy had as good a quality of life as those who had mucosal healing.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sue at 4:39 pm, Wed 6th Feb 2013)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sue)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:39:50 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment14677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment14796</link><description><![CDATA[Interesting! I continue to have villous atrophy in the absence of gluten in my diet (my TTG test is now negative). Not all guts heal completely, especially those guts where the celiac disease took decades to diagnose. Nice to know that my imperfect villi may not take me out of this life early after all!<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Kristin Jordan at 10:23 am, Mon 11th Feb 2013)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Kristin Jordan)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:23:02 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment14796</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment14865</link><description><![CDATA[It may not affect the length of life to have some villous atrophy, however I'm wondering about quality of life.  
I believe that a little "accidental gluten" is a slippery slope.  Is 20ppm not outside the amount that's accidental?  How much is too much accidental?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Claudia at 3:57 pm, Wed 13th Feb 2013)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Claudia)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:57:26 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment14865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment15055</link><description><![CDATA[So this means I am not going to die if I eat some gluten... therefore like most things in life, by exposing myself to a small amount of something that in large amounts would hurt me, I create some level of immunity to the ill effects. I was diagnosed aged 6 months old, now 47, I do not follow the diet strictly and I believe I have a much better quality of life. However, having interesting discussions with people more recently diagnosed who believe that absolute abstinence is the right way... they may be right but I have yet to see any medical evidence... thoughts?<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Mark at 12:52 pm, Thu 21st Feb 2013)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Mark)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:52:00 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/23186/1/Mortality-Rates-for-Celiacs-with-Persistent-Villous-Atrophy-Similar-to-Those-with-Healthy-Guts/Page1.html#Comment15055</guid></item></channel></rss>