Questions About Blood Tests And Allergy Testing

[elfkin]

My ds has celiac. We are taking him to the specialists this week for yearly follow-up visits. He will see his allergist and the GI doc. He has been gluten-free for a year and a half - gained weight, doing pretty well. Since Dec. his stools have been less and less formed. For about two months they have been runny and lately watery at times. Our entire household is gluten-free and we are the ones who did the massive cleanout over the last few months, so we use gluten-free soap, art supplies, and yes, even paper towels. My son is at home (not in daycare or school), so he isn't contaminated there. I just cannot see how he would be getting any gluten. I am thinking he might have other undiagnosed food allergies (he had a positive skin test for peanuts already). So, after all of that background, I am wanting some advice. I am not sure what to tell the allergist that I want. Is there a test for casein sensitivity? I have heard that skin tests aren't always reliable with little ones. Should he have the Ige or Iga, or whatever it is done again? Would that tell us if he still is getting gluten? I want to know what I am doing and looking for before I go, but I am unsure what needs to be done to take this further. He should not be having watery stool all of the time! So there must be a reason! We already know he has lactose intolerance, so lactose is very limited as is. Does anyone have any ideas of how to proceed?

[Becky6]

Not alot of advice but it could be lactose intolerance. I would try cutting lactose out or maybe even casein and see what happens. I think trial diets are the best way to find the problem cause my daughter had all kinds of tests and they were all neg. But taking gluten and dairy out of her diet told us she should not eat them any more! Good luck!

I forgot to ask: How do you limit the lactose? Do you cut out whey and all milk products in items?