Asthma Relationship

[TrixieMom]

My 16 month old son has celiac and severe asthma. Has anyone else experienced asthma in relation with celiac?

Trixie

[Guest jhmom]

My 9 year old daughter has had Asthma since she was 6 months old and was dx with gluten sensitivity last Sept.

[sophie2040]

I have asthma and celiac disease. From what I understand asthma is one of a cluster of problems having to do with the auto-immune system....a very wide variety of issues, everything from eczema and psoriasis to arthritis and fibramyalgia. Makes sense I guess

Sophie

[tarnalberry]

Asthma, also being an issue with the immune system, has been correlated with celiac, though not incredibly strongly. She may see some improvement in her asthma after being gluten-free long enough. For me, it's not that so much as avoiding my triggers. ;-)

[cdford]

There are three of us in my household with asthma...a couple of us really badly. Once on the gluten-free diet, it took several months, but the asthma is stable and rarely rears its ugly head anymore. I can almost guarantee when my 13 yr old daughter has gotten into something while out with her friends. She bloats up, becomes irritable, wets the bed again, and can't breathe. Then comes the itching and a breakout. The really bad thing is that some extended family members don't even believe in celiac so when she is at their house they won't even attempt to accomodate her needs. Anybody else deal with that one? I can't exactly tell her she can't see her grandparents!

[Rikki Tikki]

I thought I should warn everyone. I thought I had a cold and it ended up being pneumonia. I had waited two weeks to go to the doctor, because I tend to push myself. I hadn't thought that due to a compromised immune system we might be more prone to it.

[kvogt]

You should also look to milk as an asthma trigger.