Does My Daughter Have Celiac?

[MadLucy]

Hello!

I was diagnosed with Celiac in April. The only reason I was tested was due to severe tummy aches.

My 3 year old daughter has also been complaining of tummy aches. AND she also has very oiling poops. There is almost always a film of oil in the toilet - sorry for the details : )

We had her tested and it came back negative.

Can she still have Celiac even though the symptoms came back negative?

[Guhlia]

She can absolutely still have celiac. Testing usually isn't considered accurate (if you get a negative) until the child is 5 years of age. Enterolab seems to be more accurate for testing young ones. You may want to look into that for some answers.

[Guest nini]

my daughter also has it, her test results were negative as well. We had her tested after I was positively dx'ed with it when she was three.

She had amazing response to the gluten-free diet, despite negative test results, so we know she has it without a shadow of a doubt.

Try the diet with her and be prepared to be amazed! I certainly was amazed at how quickly my daughter started to thrive, and went from being a picky eater to loving food, and how her mood swings leveled out and how her rashes went away and how all of the sudden she started having solid formed poos!

She is now six years old and LOVES the gluten-free diet, and is so smart about what she can and can't have and she knows exactly what happens to her when she eats gluten (she's cheated once or twice and gotten some accidental exposure over the years) and she is not willing to make herself feel like that on purpose.

Good luck and feel free to ask me any questions. You can pm me or e-mail me at nisla@comcast.net