Question About Gas

[misgiss]

Brief history, ds has never had solid bm. Dairy and nut allergies. Another parent told me about celiac and he fits the profile to a "t". Bloodwork came back negative and doc wants to do a couple more test before he scopes.

Well, we've been gluten-free for almost a week now. Have seen some improvement in his bm. A little more solid and no brown water and WAY less blood (if any). My question is about his gas. We can tell when he needs to "deflate" because his belly distends and is very firm. And once he goes, even if there's not much poo, his belly is back to normal and soft. Dh and I have a gut feeling (no pun) that he is celiac. We are going to continue on with the diet. We're also talking about holding off on seeing doc mainly becuase I think he's the kind of doc that relies on the tests. He chuckled a little when I told him he is gluten-free and asked why. I should also mention we are living in Japan right now so communicating is a pain in the A$$ and I'm never sure if he understands what I am saying.

Anyway, will the gas eventually go away? Should we continue with doc or just stick to gluten-free and see if things continue to improve?

Thanks.

[Ursa Major]

How old is your son? Personally, I would just continue with the gluten-free diet if it helps. Of course, he could have other intolerances as well as the ones you know about. But one week isn't enough to really tell. For now I'd just keep going with the gluten-free diet, it will take a while for him to heal sufficiently before trying to pinpoint other (if any) problem foods.

[TCA]

My son has the horrible stinky gas with gluten. How long has he been gluten-free? I find that if my son get any CC he has horrible gas. It took us a while to get the hang of the diet and he got glutened a lot in the begining. Could that be happening some?

You may know this, but bloodwork and scope will be negative if already on the diet. Testing in kids under 5 is often inconcluive anyway. A diet trial is the easiet way to test for little ones, IMO. We went through all the tests and they were inconclusive. We tried the diet and his poops, gas and other symptoms began to normalize after 3 weeks.

I hope he continues to improve!!!