On Diet For 3 Months Dramatic Physical Changes

[connorsde]

i am new to this board and so far have been very impressed with information and knowledge of the participants. my daughter was diagnsed in september and has been following the diet as best as we can for a newbie. she has recently been having a lot of headaches and i am not sure if this is somehow related. she was asymptomatic prior to diagnosis. her presenting symtom was short stature. we see her md in a few weeks but would like to any other input. thanks!

[Nantzie]

The reaction can change. I get major headaches when I get glutened, which has always been the case. But recently I've started getting a skin reaction that I never had before going gluten-free. So new symptoms can show up. You also start reacting to smaller and smaller amounts of gluten, which is why protecting against cross contamination is such a big thing.

I would look to see if you can find some hidden gluten or sources of cross contamination. It takes some time to get used to the diet and figure everything out, but you do need to work toward the point where you're virtually 100% certain that no gluten is getting in. Like I said though, it takes some time to get to that point. It's relatively common that you find out that something has gluten in it weeks or even months after thinking you're 100% gluten-free. The most recent ridiculous gluten that someone found was in Tropicana lemonade (?!!!?!?!???). So it can really sneak up on you.

Nancy