Malabsorption Improvement?

[sugarsue]

How soon after going gluten-free would you think you could expect test results to start becoming more normal regarding mal-absorption? My dd (age 6) does not absorb many of her vitamins, etc. She was retested for some of these things that she's low in (or high in due to some other mal- absorption). So far, nothing looks any better. We've been gluten-free with only a couple of known exposures for almost 2 months now. The retests were done maybe 5 weeks after. I just got the results back and am disappointed that we weren't starting to see any improvement. We will discuss it all with her Pedi but not for another 4 or so weeks.

Thanks.

[gfgang]

My son took about 5 months to really notice any change. He gained 2lbs after being diagnosed in May to gaining 5 more since then, so the change is not fast. Its a slow process i'm guessing depending on the damage already done. So be patient. and good luck!

[bear6954]

My 2 1/2 yr old was tested six months after being diagnosed and his responce was real good. We had him on multi vits with iron and calcium. I also started to cook everything I could in cast iron to help with the anemia. His liver function tests were almost normal. I had him eat a lot of eggs for the vit b vits. My son also has issues with frutose so fruit is off limits. I hide food in spag like green beans etc. Remember it takes time for them to heal and the older the kids are the longer it takes.

[sugarsue]

Thank you both for your replies! It helps to know that we are just in the beginning and she still needs time to heal. It is hard to wait, not knowing exactly how it will turn out!

Susan