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Conflicting Info On Orajel Toddler Training Toothpaste


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jamibrit Newbie

My 3.5 yo son was dx'd with celiac disease, (+ endoscopy and bloodwork) and has been gluten free for 2 weeks now. His stools are still yellow although they are now firm, so I have been searching for possible gluten that we weren't noticing... all I can think of his toothpaste (orajel toddler toothpaste). I have found some sites that claim its gluten free and some that say its not. I emailed orajel but in the meantime I was wondering if anyone knew?

tia!


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happygirl Collaborator

If its only been two weeks on the diet, I wouldn't be too worried. It generally takes longer than 2 weeks for the body to heal and stop attacking itself, and then bring itself back up (i.e., start absorbing nutrients, etc.)

Point is: you may have him completely gluten free, but his body is taking a little while to catch up----completely normal.

shan Contributor

FYI all colgate toothpaste is gluten free, and my nearly three year old loves it!

gfpaperdoll Rookie

children should not brush with toothpaste, the dentists now recommend they brush with water & then the parents are to floss or the kids can do it themselves as soon as they are old enough

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peanut929 Newbie

I just wanted to add to this reply as my son has recenlty been diagnosed and I had the same question. Since it wasn't clear on this thread whether Toddler Orajel was gluten-free, I emailed the company and this is their response:

Thank you for visiting our web site. We appreciate your interest in our company and in using Orajel

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