How Long Does It Take?

[Guest maddiesmom]

I know everyone is different but how long does it typically take to see results on the g.f. diet? My daughter has been on the diet for almost two months now and still has belly pain etc without being c.c'ed (to my knowledge). We had a checkup last week and got all the test results back and only has the celaic gene with no signs of any kind of damage. She is allergic to cow's milk (numbers were low) so maybe it's the milk. She also has gastritis and acid reflux so maybe that's were it's coming from. This is so confusing to not know where the problem is coming from... she is on med's for acid reflux.. has anyone else been thru this?

[tom]

Well I was an adult and in really sad shape, but I was having fewer symptoms w/in a week or 2 I'm pretty sure. Actually I was out of it enough that I couldn't testify to that. But by 2 months I know I was incredibly better, tho still had much recovery ahead.

I don't know how different it is w/ kids, but to me it sounds like there are other issues.

Best of luck to u.

[Cheri A]

It was the same for my dd. Going gluten-free ended the belly pain, vomitting, constipation and "d". It was kind of the last puzzle piece for her. Sounds like there is still something missing or going on for dd. ((Hugs))

[Nic]

Hi, my father has Celiac and was very sick with diarrhea prior to diagnosis. He says he saw great improvement within the first week. My son on the other hand, was diagnosed 2 years ago and we were still seeing a lot of symptoms consistantly for the 2 years until finally a doctor said to take him off milk. All of the symptoms have now gone away. We saw positive results within the first week of being dairy free. If your child shows she is allergic to milk (my son was negative to milk allergy so it must be an intolerance) than that is probably why you still see symptoms.

Nicole

[EBsMom]

My 9 y.o. daughter has been gluten-free for 2 weeks, and dairy free for nearly that long. Right after she went gluten-free, I was advised by someone, and also read, that she could have a cross-sensitivity to casein, because the structure of casein is so close to that of gluten. She is feeling better - her reflux and gasiness have decreased markedly (though she really hopes to be able to go back on dairy at some point!) We're awaiting Enterolab results, that will hopefully shed more light on what is going on with her, but in the meantime, she is definitely improved. You might try eliminating dairy, and see if that helps your daughter.

Good luck!

Rho (in NY)

[janelyb]

With my son as soon as he went dairy free he finally started to feel better. And when I started the diet as well I started to have terrible reactions to dairy and when I took it out I felt better too. So my suggestion would be to remove all sources of dairy/casein.