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When Will I "know" ?

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We have had my son on a Gluten free diet for about 4-5 days now. My son had never had a "real" formed bowel movement and is 2 years old.. mostly they were very loose/runny. He has also been iron deficient. Last week he had the flu or rotovirus, so we started the Gluten free diet when he was starting to feel better...

Today he had his FIRST formed bowel movement in the toilet. I mean, it actually looked normal, which has never happened before. He also did some in his diaper and they are sticky but more formed that his "usual".

How long do you think It will take for me to "know" or be convinced that it was Celiacs. To me, it just seems to easy a fix. I keep waiting for them to go back to his regular loose stools and the battle to go on.. but I am rejoicing at the fact that my instincts could be right and I really do know my son and his body and that this is Celiacs. Did any of you feel the same way when going gluten free? :rolleyes:

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We have had my son on a Gluten free diet for about 4-5 days now. My son had never had a "real" formed bowel movement and is 2 years old.. mostly they were very loose/runny. He has also been iron deficient. Last week he had the flu or rotovirus, so we started the Gluten free diet when he was starting to feel better...

Today he had his FIRST formed bowel movement in the toilet. I mean, it actually looked normal, which has never happened before. He also did some in his diaper and they are sticky but more formed that his "usual".

How long do you think It will take for me to "know" or be convinced that it was Celiacs. To me, it just seems to easy a fix. I keep waiting for them to go back to his regular loose stools and the battle to go on.. but I am rejoicing at the fact that my instincts could be right and I really do know my son and his body and that this is Celiacs. Did any of you feel the same way when going gluten free? :rolleyes:

Yes, my dh and I felt the same way with our dd. After months of struggling, it was like night and day...and it began turning around in the first 24 hours.

Dealing with my dd's issues gave me a lot more confidence in trusting my own instincts. Once my dd began recovering, a lot of well-meaning people tried to undermine that by blowing the initial problems off as having been just a "phase". The reactions are pretty cut and dry. The solution is as well. I also thought this was "too easy a fix". :lol: But hey...who cares if it's not that hard??? Just imagine how many other people in this world would benefit if only doctors would stop balking at dietary changes and really started looking at symptoms in terms of diet and nutrition. The results would be miraculous.

Kudos to you for following your gut instincts on this. That can take a lot of courage as well as personal sacrifice. Your son is one lucky little boy. :)

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