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We went camping last weekend and I was extremely careful not to give my son gluten, but of course their is always the question of cross contamination from mainstream foods. Sunday morning my son started to have diarrhea. Nasty, cloudy, explosive diarrhea. Sunday night and all day Monday he had a fever, and on Monday he also vomited. Today the vomiting and fever has subsided, but the diarrhea is still really bad. I took him to the doctor tonight and they ordered a stool culture and blood work (electrolytes and blood chemistry). I would like to make sure that this does not sound like he got glutened before I put him through blood work. :ph34r: I am concerned because he is loosing a lot of liquid, and we are nearing the end on day three and his diarrhea is getting worse. Please help!

Thank you!


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ptkds Community Regular

You should do the blood work to make sure he isn't dehydrated. That is what the electrolyte test is for. Sorry your ds is going through this :(

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It sounds like a bug ... does he normally get a fever and vomit with glutening?

I'd get him an electrolyte solution to take ... is Pedialyte gluten-free? If so, I'd be giving it to him.

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We're still pretty new at this, and I can't say for sure if he's ever been glutened since going gluten free. There has been days when he's had a bit of diarrhea, but it is usually accompanied by normal bowl movements and never with a fever. I just don't know what's going on! I just know that his "problem" is still going strong and it's day 4 now. :(

sspringer Newbie

I am sorry to hear about your son. As I was reading through stuff yesterday I came across a post of someone saying there is gluten in charcoal. Is is a possibility that he had something to eat off from a fire with charcoal? Just a thought . It almost sounds like the flu to me, in my experiance with my daughter who is 3, if she was glutening there wouldn't ever be any fever. I hope he is feeling better soon..........

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