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Reham Newbie
Reham
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Hi! I am a mom of 4 yr old girl recently diagnosed with celiac disease, have you heard about any kind of vitamins or supplements injections for kids to help them grow? I am very worry about my daughter’s height and weight. Thanks!

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
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44 minutes ago, Reham said:

Hi! I am a mom of 4 yr old girl recently diagnosed with celiac disease, have you heard about any kind of vitamins or supplements injections for kids to help them grow? I am very worry about my daughter’s height and weight. Thanks!

I think most parents find that, after 6 months or so gluten-free, the kids start to griow and thrive.  

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
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I agree with Karen.  Feed your daughter good, nutritionally dense, gluten free foods and she should start thriving.  At four, she should have plenty of time to catch up.  My own daughter who does not have celiac disease was always under 10% in weight.  She comes from a family of little people.  By the time she was 6 she was closer to the 50% range and held steady.  

If she does not gain weight in six months, talk to your doctor.  The gluten-free diet  learning curve can be steep and often a dietitian who is celiac savvy can help.  

 

Ennis-TX Grand Master
Ennis-TX
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I would avoid injections, at that age healing should be quick on a whole food diet (avoid processed foods with filler and junk food). Look at making homemade hearty stews with bone broth, meat and veggies a nice crockpot and crockpot liners can make doing gluten free batch cooking simple. Omelettes with blended greens in them (kids can bit a bit picky so blending the veggies in with the eggs before scrambling or cooking can help) I found doing steamed foods and using a microwave omelette maker easier on the gut for digestion as they are softer and you do not need to get all new pans straight away.
IF you want to get her a easy multivitamin, Liquid Health makes vitamins and nutrient supplements in liquid form you can just put in a glass of juice or water. I use stress and Energy and Neurological support but your child might benefit from they childrens multi and the vitamin D drops.
You mentioned recent diagnosis, you should check out the newbie 101 section for some tips.
https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/91878-newbie-info-101/

 

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Posterboy Mentor
Posterboy
Posted
On 2/28/2018 at 9:11 PM, Reham said:

Hi! I am a mom of 4 yr old girl recently diagnosed with celiac disease, have you heard about any kind of vitamins or supplements injections for kids to help them grow? I am very worry about my daughter’s height and weight. Thanks!

Reham,

They have all given you good advice.

I just wanted to provide you a link to the research that confirms kareng's timeline.

Open Original Shared Link

Here is also another good article that summarizes it well entitled

The Prevalence of Growth Hormone Deficiency and Celiac Disease in Short Children

Open Original Shared Link

If she doesn't show some improvement (catch up growth) after a year then her Growth Hormone (GH) should be checked for a deficiency.

I hope this is helpful.

Posteboy by the grace of God,

 

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