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sclark9602 Apprentice
sclark9602
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For some reason my DD is having headaches almost everyday. She's been w/Gluten-Free since 3 yrs. ago and is not getting glutened that I know of. Does anyone know if something else could be causing this?? I'm making her another appt. for the doc. tomorrow. I'm ready to get her well. Headaches have been going on for about a yr. or a little longer. I have just thought that glasses would do the trick. But not.

Thanks.

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Turtle Enthusiast
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Cross Contamination maybe????

sspitzer5 Apprentice
sspitzer5
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Gluten gives me major headaches, so I'm also voting for the cross contamination theory.

sclark9602 Apprentice
sclark9602
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Well she did use my pantene shampoo by accident last night, I think. It could have gluten in the fragrances. That's what my drug smartlist says anyway. I need to go ask her about that.

Thanks.

2kids4me Contributor
2kids4me
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There are so many causes of headaches - cc would be one...but hormones out of whack, low selenium / calicum or trace minerals can cause headaches (which wouldnt be uncommon in a celiac)... not drinking enough water, you name it - the head can respond with pain to issues anywhere in the body.

Good luck with the appt I hope they investigate it thouroughly - it is debilitating to live with that kind of pain every day.

eKatherine Apprentice
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Well she did use my pantene shampoo by accident last night, I think. It could have gluten in the fragrances. That's what my drug smartlist says anyway. I need to go ask her about that.

Thanks.

It's also possible that the fragrance alone causes these symptoms. I get headaches from many fragrances found in commercial products. One day I got out of the salon with a headache, and by the time I got home it was so bad I had to shampoo.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Is she hypoglycemic? That can cause headaches daily if not controlled.

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sclark9602 Apprentice
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Well her eyes are barely bad. The doc. almost didn't give her a prescription for glasses b/c they aren't that bad. She is only 10. I'm hoping that it's nothing serious. I'm sure that she'll be okay.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Well her eyes are barely bad. The doc. almost didn't give her a prescription for glasses b/c they aren't that bad. She is only 10. I'm hoping that it's nothing serious. I'm sure that she'll be okay.

Gah! Not crappy optometrists too?! Even a small difference can cause a headache in sensitive folks, especially if it's astigmatism.

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Gah! Not crappy optometrists too?! Even a small difference can cause a headache in sensitive folks, especially if it's astigmatism.

This is true--especially in children, whose eyes can change quite a bit in a short time. My son was in 2nd grade when we found out he needed glasses. He had been having headaches--that's what brought us to the eye doctor. His left eye was weaker than his right. Although he was seeing the board at school, etc, the act of trying to "regulate" what each eye was seeing was causing the pain. The glasses did help the headaches, but not immediately. After this, we took him in every year, and each time, his Rx for glasses changed. Every time until he was 18. He also has an astigmatism in both eyes--

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