11 Month Old With "d"

[jayhawkmom]

My little guy developed "D" while on vacation. He actually had the problem the day we left, which was July 7th. It's been ongoing since then, really bad while on vacation - and we just attributed it to all the changes he was experiencing... ya know, baby stress. (?)

But, it's continuing. Granted, I knew nothing about Celiac or Gluten Sensitivities when we started feeding him wheat products, but now that he's having trouble, I'm starting to wonder about him as well.

Then I also am lead to wonder how much of my worry is needless. And, what if it isn't?

Yesterday, just for kicks, I avoided all wheat with him. This morning, he had the first solid BM in a while. Green, but solid. I gave him Gerber Puffs with his lunch, which had some pasta....and wallllaaaa --- green D.

I have to take my daughter to the doctor tomorrow and I do plan to mention this issue. I'm pretty frustrated right now.... "D" for 3 weeks is nothing to sneeze at. He's well hydrated, and he's a big kid. He's over 20 lbs, and is really very long. People assume he's older than he is due to his size.

Sorry, I'm experiencing brain fog, so I might not be making much sense.

[AndreaB]

Sounds like he is gluten intolerant anyway. How is your oldest? My two oldest are gluten intolerant through enterolab. I just bought some baby oatmeal to try my youngest on. Not looking foward to that. His eczema didn't clear up until I went totally gluten and soy free. Your sig says you recently went gluten free if I remember right. I'm assuming he's had gluten in your breatmilk (if you breastfed) and was introduced to gluten and/or wheat before this. Maybe he's just reached his limit and it's time to go gluten free with him as well.