Hi John!

Thank-you for your comprehensive response. The 'vegetarian tiger' concept is a creative way to further your point, tho my concern was adequately addressed by the fact he had actively and yet unsuccessfully sought to find such cases. I wouldn't have required those kind of odds to accept the premise, but enjoyed reading it none-the-less.

If I'm following your thought process correctly is it your opinion that the distinction lies between degrees of minor or massive colonization? If so, does it follow that anyone with longstanding AS would be in the second group? Could one have managed to avoid a massive infection (if left unchecked) for 20+ yrs? Which makes me curious to hear if most individual experiences in this forum fit to this pattern, or is this too difficult to discern with differing starch restriction levels and food-allergy complications etc.?

Re:--anything for a grant. Well, just not quite so cynical here,... yet.

Thanks again, and my best to you too!

mig


mig