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Sort yes, sort of no. The doctors couldn't really decide. They put a large (extremely uncomfortable!) tube down my throat and took their samples. They say it looked "very strange" but was not full-blown Celiac. However given that I had only been eating wheat for 1 week this may not have been long enough to trigger whatever affect they are looking for. When...

Well, yes, my friend MAY well have been bitten by a tick but it wasn't just meat - at her worst she was allergic/sensitive to essentially all foods. And yes, this became life-threatening. But she made essentially a full recovery. Re "auto-immune disease". Let me take this slowly... OK, I stand to be corrected by I remain suspicious... Are we saying it...

Hi Some newbie questions: 1. Is there any real difference between Celiacs (/ Coeliacs) and extreme intolerance of wheat/gluten? 2. MUST I have those genetic alleles in order to be a Coeliac? 3. Is there any cure other than gluten avoidance? 4. Is it possible to have MILD Coeliac disease? If so what is the difference between gluten intolerance and...