Zeppo wrote:

> Paul,
> Its possible this person had Crones disease. It's not very widely understood
> and there is no cure for it so the methodology for dealing with it is almost
> seasonal. For decades doctors would tell patients that they should not each
> corn, whole grains and nuts as they would irritate the condition. Since then
> it has been identified as an autoimmune disease and the rational has swung
> back to 'its not the food making you sick so eat anything that doesn't make
> you feel I'll.
>
> My mother had it and it was the cause of her death a few years ago. My
> step-daughter has it but her last surgery seems to have kept it at bay for
> few years. She can pretty much eat anything she wants these days.
>
> Jon

My SIL had Crohn's disease and she died when she was 43. She avoided
eating nuts, seeds, popcorn and berries, because that was the advice of
her doctor. Gosh, I miss her.

Becca