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Absence of oats toxicity in adult coeliac disease

BMJ 1996; 313 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7068.1300 (Published 23 November 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1300

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Pleased to see someone do this necessary piece of research.
Noted of course is small study size and implication of pure coeliacs.
Have you identified parallell sensitivity to MSG . My interest is in
people who present with ADD , Eating disorders and OCD and have Irritable
Bowel syndrome.
A proportion of these people have Coeliacs and some appear equisitly
sensitive to gluten plus MSG together. This is a clinical not a
histological observation.
Texts on gastroenterology talk about psychological presentations of
coeliacs.
Have you tried this challenge in coeliacs patients with psychological
symptoms?

Competing interests: No competing interests

02 September 2002
Neville H Geary
Medical officer
Shorecare Accident and Medical, Shakespeare Rd Milford, Auckland New Zealand.