Nancy,

I'm finally reading your post

Wow! Awesome job of explaining everything. I think it was only a couple months ago that I told you about gluten and look at you now...you're an expert on every aspect of the disease.

Christine, you dont have to feel bad to be gluten intolerant. Many people with biopsy proven full blown celiac disease are completely asymptomatic. They feel no ill effects from gluten consumption. This doesnt mean they can eat gluten though...the damage that has occurred will eventually wear the body down.

Virtually ANY autoimmune disease can result from a gluten intolerance although thyroid, diabetes and athritis are the most common. Untreated celiac disease frequently results in cancer. The fact that 1 in 133 have Celiac Disease and only 1 in 4,000 are AWARE that they have it is pretty scary.