Still Wondering

[DianeByrd]

I've been gluten free now for most of the last year and a half because of my two little girls' failure-to-thrive. At one point I thought I noticed a diminishing of my geographic tongue and the little, non-itchy bumps on the backs of my arms and my legs. I also seemed to be putting on a few much-appreciated pounds. That seems to have all disappeared. I can't remember how long or when the lapse in being gluten-free occurred, but it was at least 7 months ago, and it was only a few meals. My daughters have improved in weight gain, including the younger one, now that we've also eliminated milk and soy. Their frequent bm's for the older one has completely disappeared. The younger one has seemed to regress a little with constipation in the last couple weeks. The only noticeable issue with the older one is that she has bumps on her bottom that seems to lessen with ointment. She still wears a diaper at night. She doesn't even notice the bumps. Does anyone have a guess what my symptoms could be if they're not from gluten. I think we are very careful. The only place we really ever eat out is In-n-Out. I buy Trader Joe's brand because their customer service has assured me that their lines are cleaned well between runs, despite the warning labels. Could some other food allergy be causing the geographic tongue and bumps? I've had these my whole life.

[rinne]

Hi and welcome.

I hadn't heard the term geographic tongue before and so I googled it, I did find something that mentioned a B vitamin deficiency which is, I believe, common to celiacs.

My B12 levels were critically low by the time I got really ill and B12 shots have helped, I am also taking a sublingual B vitamin.

I avoid all products which have a risk of cross contamination, that would include the Trader Joe's although I don't have access to those products anyways.

This is a great site, ask any and all questions you have, we talk about everything here.