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Yes, I appreciate you were trying to convey the results of the study and I am grateful for that. There was a suggestion that the minor blunting of the villi was likely caused by Crohns, but it was no more than a suggestion. One of the problems with autoimmune diseases such as Crohns and Sarcoidosis (of which I have been reminded of a couple of times...

cyclinglady, Thanks for the information. I have never heard of autoimune paleo (AIP) diet before and am doing a bit of reading up on it. I note that the study was "uncontrolled" but interestingly reports significant improvements and concludes that "Randomized controlled trials are warranted.". Regarding the second link, please forgive my scepticism...

GFinDC, thank you for your helpful comment. I think the test was an NHS 'standard' Celiac test which I think is the IgA test. The copy of the consultants report to my GP simply says that "blood tests were unremarkable" which doesn't provide much information. I'm not quite sure what's involved in the biopsy pathology, but I was told only that it was ...

I have always had abdominal problems as long as I can remember. As I have grown older (I am nearly 60 now) they seem to have grown progressively worse. Some of my cousins have Celliac, others different formas of IBD such as Crohns. I have been diagnosed with Crohns disease for some 10 years but am currently receiving no treatment as my Crohns is "in remission...