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"I hope your life is as good, full of activity, and healthy as ours... and that you don't lose too much sleep worrying about things you can't really do much about! It won't give you an extra minute!"

Well, you see that's just the point. The 'parcel of rougues' family can do something about it--stop eating gluten. It's a simple solution and we've maintained a gluten free household for about 16 years. I don't worry about the things I can't change.

I'm not looking for a fight over this. It's just that we're posting in that 'permanent record' called the internet, and I think people who stumble on this thread should be aware that you can be asymptomatic as a celiac--with potentially dangerous consequences (higher risk of lymphoma) in your future. There are examples in the published literature of people with no digestive problems-but damgaged patches of villi in their intestines. The extreme case of this is celiac cases suffering from obesity, when their normal intestines overcompensate for the malabsorption of the damaged sections. Everyone is entitled to their opinions on such research, and you've clearly stated yours.

Our oldest cannot take a substantial amount of gluten without suffering symptoms. Our middle daughter we tried to make 'normal' at age 5(on the suggestion of our doctor)--and thus began a year of 'unrelated' medical symptoms that quite amazingly disappeared when we finally put her back on the the gluten free diet. When they eventually move out (soon) they'll of course make their own decisions as to what they will or won't eat.

Well, you see that's just the point.

...and you looked over my point "hope you don't lose too much sleep..."

I have posted links to a most important site for those suffering from any of these symptoms. Everyone has a differenct experience with everything. That by no way invalidates the other.

The "permanent" record is secure from any harm alleged by my posts, and your experience is obviously much direr than mine. Please feel free to do what you wish. I am not prohibiting it. I am just cautioning others from living with a fear or threat, which may, or may NOT, be real!

I made chili last night, and gas is a common result from all those beans. Beano is available for those who wish to escape that malady...

There are examples in the published literature of people with no digestive problems-but damgaged patches of villi in their intestines.

And even right here on FR. I was diagnosed because of iron deficiency. They told me I probably had it for 15 plus years.

I spent an entire year getting iron by IV infusion because I was unable to absorb it.