Hi Marian,
http://www.celiac.com/st_main.html?p_catid=0&sid=91hH9H1kqHaE1Cz-58107055284.dd
This site has a lot of information, diet, recipes, and about celiac disease [relevant to anyone intolerant to gluten, celiac or no]
Corn, which forms a corn gluten is difficult for a lot of folks with gluten intolerance, so you may want to eliminate corn products too.
http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=78&p_catid=&sid=91hH9H1kgHaBAzz-44107491667.4a
This article is by one of the researchers and his theories on why so many are intolerant to gluten. A group in Naples were doing wonderful studies in the early 90s showing a link between gluten sensitivity and seizures. They were being ignored or discounted here until about 2000-2001. A university in the US did random sampling of blood donated to the Red Cross and found something like 1 in 150 carry the markers for gluten intolerance. But, as the article above suggests, sensitivity may also be due to overloading fragile digestive systems with more than they can handle.
http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=118
This link is to a study on celiac disease and epilepsy.
I don't get too hung up on allergy vs. intolerance. For any number of reasons someone may not be able to break down and properly digest gluten. There are a number of theories on this. The disorder is now clearly linked to seizures and no harm will be done by trying the diet if all the important nutrients are included.
http://search.eurekalert.org/e3/query.html?qt=gluten+&col=ev3rel&qc=ev3rel&x=9&y=15
This link is to a search on gluten at the National Academy of Sciences press release web site. It gives a good picture of research in this area. One study I saw there suggests the problem may be triggered when wheat\gluten products are introduced at too young an age when an infant has not yet developed the enzymes needed to break down the gluten.
Brain White-Matter Lesions in Celiac Disease: A Prospective Study ...Celiac disease (CD), or gluten sensitivity, is considered to be a state of ... Neurologic complications occur, especially epilepsy, possibly associated with ...
http://www.pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/108/2/e21
One problem I ran into was not planning out my diet carefully before I started. I needed to have snacks on hand in between meals so I didn't cheat and grab a doughnut, or peanut butter crackers, my downfall. Having meals planned ahead of time and having the gluten free snacks with me during the day made it much easier to switch.
http://dogtorj.net/id16.html
And don't forget to look at the GARD diet that Riva is finding helpful, which eliminates gluten, soy, dairy and corn-really not that difficult if you plan it out in advance. I wonder if the damage from gluten intolerance isn't from causing too much glutamate to accumulate.
Zoe