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My 7mo Has Some Symptoms...am I Just Anxious?

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LivianLotasMama Newbie
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HI. I am new here, but have read through several kid/baby posts this morning.

My question is am I just an anxious mother or does this read as possible celiacs? And should I try takeing her off gluten before her next well baby appt August 15th to see if there is improvement?

History:

Charlotte is almost 7mos. (born 7lbs4oz) She was 25% for weight and 90% for length at her 6mo appt.

Couldn't Breast feed her due to PAINFUL thrush in my breasts. She puked Emfamil up imeadiately, So on to ProSobee Emfamil and a month of diarhea.(parasite tests negitive) Ped changed her to Nutramagin all was fine. She started solids at 4mos and has had no trouble until Barley cereal, mixed cereal and nawing on bread, crackers, teething bisquets etc. Now every stool is a loose stool and stinks beyond bad. She has had more irritable days, only wants to be held, refuses to nap, eat, play. She has just a week ago begun to occationally drink more than 4oz at a time, and will occationally drink up to 6oz. She can not sit up on her own. She has very dry skin, has had outbreaks of what we thought was eczema (her older sister had bad eczema.) but may have been mild Dermatitis Herpetiformis. She has no teeth yet. She had a cracked lip once, but it healed.

If I should just try a gluten-free diet what should I give her to naw on to replace her favorite bread/crackers?

Thank You!

-Loreli

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HI. I am new here, but have read through several kid/baby posts this morning.

My question is am I just an anxious mother or does this read as possible celiacs? And should I try takeing her off gluten before her next well baby appt August 15th to see if there is improvement?

History:

Charlotte is almost 7mos. (born 7lbs4oz) She was 25% for weight and 90% for length at her 6mo appt.

Couldn't Breast feed her due to PAINFUL thrush in my breasts. She puked Emfamil up imeadiately, So on to ProSobee Emfamil and a month of diarhea.(parasite tests negitive) Ped changed her to Nutramagin all was fine. She started solids at 4mos and has had no trouble until Barley cereal, mixed cereal and nawing on bread, crackers, teething bisquets etc. Now every stool is a loose stool and stinks beyond bad. She has had more irritable days, only wants to be held, refuses to nap, eat, play. She has just a week ago begun to occationally drink more than 4oz at a time, and will occationally drink up to 6oz. She can not sit up on her own. She has very dry skin, has had outbreaks of what we thought was eczema (her older sister had bad eczema.) but may have been mild Dermatitis Herpetiformis. She has no teeth yet. She had a cracked lip once, but it healed.

If I should just try a gluten-free diet what should I give her to naw on to replace her favorite bread/crackers?

Thank You!

-Loreli

I am also new here, and since switching over gluten-free/wf have been giving my 10 month old rice cakes to naw on. he seems quite happy with them. I also made my first batch of gluten-free muffins last night, and will give small pieces of those to him as well. I will be checking back for other suggestions people give.

Rachel

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My 14 month old loves rice crackers, gluten free muffins and can not get by without Trader Joe's gluten free waffles... we go through a few boxes a week. He also eats envirokids panda puffs & gorilla munch dry, but only recently, now that he chews well.

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Envirokids animal crackers act as a good teether type cookie. Fritos corn chips are also good for "knawing". I've tried a LOT of breads. I think the ones I make myself are a lot better and my fav brands are Cause You're Special and Pamela's. The Cause You're Special yellow cake mix is out of this world too!

LivianLotasMama Newbie
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THank You all!!

We are going to try her on a gluten-free diet until a week before her Dr's appt in August. Then we will let her have at the bread and crackers again. Her poops are getting more frequent and more runny, :(

You should have seen her with the honey wheat bread at the OutBack Steak House this afternoon. Oh how she loved it!! That was the last of that. Ah well, guess I will become a baker ;) Luckly my older daughter will eat anything so it won't be an issue who gets what and shares what with who.

I will post again to report our findings as there are findings.

Thanks again!! -Loreli

kenyonsmommy Rookie
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I've been searching for replacement snacks as well and Glutino has some crackers that look like saltines. I also found some round, ritz type crackers made by biaglut. Mi-Del has arrowrrot animal cracker that are ok.

Van's makes some gluten free waffles that come in mini-waffles, just like the eggo's that kids can handle easily.

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THank You all!!

We are going to try her on a gluten-free diet until a week before her Dr's appt in August. Then we will let her have at the bread and crackers again. Her poops are getting more frequent and more runny, :(

You should have seen her with the honey wheat bread at the OutBack Steak House this afternoon. Oh how she loved it!! That was the last of that. Ah well, guess I will become a baker ;) Luckly my older daughter will eat anything so it won't be an issue who gets what and shares what with who.

I will post again to report our findings as there are findings.

Thanks again!! -Loreli

Is she going to have testing at that appointment? Blood? Biopsy? Either way, eating gluten for a week before isn't going to do anything. If you're doing testing, she has to be on wheat (and a lot of it) for 3 months.

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LivianLotasMama Newbie
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Is she going to have testing at that appointment? Blood? Biopsy? Either way, eating gluten for a week before isn't going to do anything. If you're doing testing, she has to be on wheat (and a lot of it) for 3 months.

Thankx I was not aware of that. She hasn't even been eating wheat/gluten for 3 mos! I just can't keep feeding it to her and watch the symptoms get worse just for a Dr to diagnose her with a laybel for her file. If the gluten-free diet shows improvement in her loose frequent seriously stinky stool, she increases intake from her current 4oz occationally 6oz bottles, skin clears up, weight increases, gets teeth, sits up, decreases fussyness ect... then I will advocate for her being labled "Gluten intollerant" and skip the test until she is older when they will be more accurate.

Today we bought gluten-free bread, pancake mix, animal crackers, dried papaya sticks, rice crackers and veggie chips. So she will be naw'n away tomorrow. In the car I gave her a few animal crackers which she loved and some papaya (nonsulfite and unsweetened.) I put the "other" baby cereals away in the back of the cabinet with the biter bisquets and wagon wheels and other baby gluten filled foods. I was really glad to find a good variety of gluten-free foods at the natural food store on the corner. Hannaford grocery store had a nice selection too. If need be we will be able to replace all things gluten which we usually eat so our two girls don't share the wrong foods.

Oh how I am hoping this is all for nothing and the problem is much simpler and easier to fix!!!

-Loreli

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