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Does My 10 Yr Old Daughter Have This?

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tnmomof3 Newbie
tnmomof3
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I really dont know if my daughter has this. I have been battling dd health problems for 5 yrs. Drs are really no help. I know something is not right. Her MAIN problem is her bloating stomach, when she wakes up it is not that bad, but when she eats she looks pregnant. Her face even swells.

Here are some facts about her.

short stature

overweight (mostly in belly)

Use to have stomach cramps alot (right side), but better now

dry skin, prickly rash appears sometimes after shower

gains weight very easily( unexplained) She is very active

constipation ( I have found that milk causes this for her)

complains of joint pain. She recently had 2 separate ankle sprains in less than 2 yrs apart. 2nd.

one had to be cased

Sounds strange but 2 medicines she was on different times and had strange side effects were Lactulose Caused ALOT of weight gain. And Steroid (for asthma) caused her facial swelling and bloating to go away.

She is very allergic to dust mites, she had a skin prick test done for allergys. Had a food one done and she had a higher reaction to soy. But not enough to say ALLERGIC, but I do believe in Food Intolerances. But he didnt. SO???

Does not have memory problems at all, she helps me all the time with my memory problems. LOL

She was always underweight and short (still is) Dr. says she grows slow, she has been checked for being short and not growing like normal but no concern for him because he checks her height every few months.

RIght now i am going with York Labs for food intolerance test IGG ELISA

But if anyone can suggest what to do i would greatly appreciate it. She may not even have this but something is not right.

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mommida
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She could have Celiac or gluten intolerance. The symptoms vary so much from person to person. Get the blood tests see how they turn out. If you want to try an elimination diet after testing is done, a gluten free diet is not harmful.

L.

SueC Explorer
SueC
Posted

Ask your doc to run the celiac panel of bloodwork and see what her numbers are.

AndreaB Contributor
AndreaB
Posted

If your doctor is unwilling to run lab tests or they come back negative or inconclusive you could have enterolab run tests. They do gluten, ttg, malabsorption, gene, dairy, soy, egg and yeast. They are expensive, but I feel, worth it. www.enterolab.com if you want to check them out. Sounds very much like it could be gluten, soy and/or dairy.

GlutenWrangler Contributor
GlutenWrangler
Posted

Don't wait to get her tested. The bloating and facial swelling used to happen to me also.

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