Symptoms After Going Gluten Free

[Guest maddiesmom]

My daughter has been g.f. for two weeks now... she has done pretty good so far.. she is getting to where she isn't complaining hardly at all.. my question is how long does it take to be symptom free and is there any side effects from beeing gluten free... for example for the past week she has been really tired and has taken long naps after school.. I know that sounds silly and it may just be a growing spurt or change in the weather.... I have felt this way too and I am g.f. with her.. just wondering...

[pedro]

Hi Maddiesmom

I've been reading and the literature saids that for kids it takes them at least 6-8 months to recover adult it takes a year or more dependent on the severity of the digestive destruction. I have one of my kids is showing many symptoms and we started the entire family in gluten-free diet. I have been in the diet for 5 weeks, I've noticed changes for the better in me. My 5.5 years old daughter have only been in the diet for a little more than week, no changes yet.

With me I will tell you, I need to take vitamins everyday. If not I will be tired, and sleepy all the time. I tell my wife I will fall asleep like the elefant standing up.

I understand what you are going thru. I have the same thing in my house. I have 3 daugthers one 10, one 5.5, and the youngest is 2.5 years old. I have have gluten sensitivity, and that we know one of the kids is showing sings also.

Is your daugther taking vitamins?

Good luck to you, and your precious one, I hope she feels better soon.

[Amanda Thomas]

Kaitlyn Grace started having problems also, we took her into her pedi because her hair started falling out (on top of the being tired) she was tested and put on an iron supplement, he said she was anemic. We are taking her in again next week to make sure her levels are going up.

[momof2sn]

Kaitlyn Grace started having problems also, we took her into her pedi because her hair started falling out (on top of the being tired) she was tested and put on an iron supplement, he said she was anemic. We are taking her in again next week to make sure her levels are going up.

I have noticed my daughter sleeping alot more too!! She has not even been on the diet for a week. She does take a vitamin though. Could it have to do something with carbs??

[Guest maddiesmom]

Her bloodwork shows she isn't anemic and I should start her back on her vitamins.. she already taked Miralax, Prevacid and a flora supplement... I didn't know if the vitamins would be too hard on her belly but they haven't bothered her before and the ingrediants are fine. It could just be the absence of those carbs or maybe everything is "catching up" with her. I kept her home from school today.. you know when they just have that look about them? It's hard to send them to school when you know they feel bad. Thankfully her teacher has grandchildren that have celiac and totally understands and her grades haven't suffered at all.. straight A's all year!

I have never been tested but I am sure she gets the gene from me since I have had signs too but I figure that if I am on this diet to then it will help and it's a waste of time and money getting tested. I am anemic though.. have been forever... I had to be on iron supplements when I was pregnant with her... can you just devolop anemia overnight or is it always there.. it has only been 3 months since she was tested. She will need to be tested every year to see if the Chron's is progressing.. I am sure they will test her for anemia then too.

Thanks alot!

[mcsteffi]

Make sure the vitamin is Gluten Free!!! Alot of them are not.