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Could It Be Celiac?

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krepe28 Newbie
krepe28
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Hi I am waiting on my 9 month old son's blood test results. From what i have read it would appear that they will probably come back negative because of his age. I am wondering if this sounds like celiac?? He was diagnosed at 4 months with acid reflux. He was put on a laxative at 7 months because of chronic constipation. Now he has diarrhea that is very foul smelling with undigested food in it. He will get constipated about every 5th day. He gets very fussy after he eats before he finally poops. He is very disinterested in baby food and doesnt like fruit at all. He prefers solids. Lately he has been randomly spitting up - this seems to be a clear liquid. Im wondering my next step too with my pediatrician if the results are negative.

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veggienft Rookie
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I think it could be celiac. Celiac takes many forms.

Try your son on a gluten free diet for a few weeks and see.

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dadoffiveboys Rookie
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Hi I am waiting on my 9 month old son's blood test results. From what i have read it would appear that they will probably come back negative because of his age. I am wondering if this sounds like celiac?? He was diagnosed at 4 months with acid reflux. He was put on a laxative at 7 months because of chronic constipation. Now he has diarrhea that is very foul smelling with undigested food in it. He will get constipated about every 5th day. He gets very fussy after he eats before he finally poops. He is very disinterested in baby food and doesnt like fruit at all. He prefers solids. Lately he has been randomly spitting up - this seems to be a clear liquid. Im wondering my next step too with my pediatrician if the results are negative.

My boys had a similar reaction to gluten (not so severe in each case though). Reflux and constipation were symptoms. Took them off gluten and within 3 days the reflux and constipation were gone. They had us using laxatives too and omeprizol (I think) for the reflux. Ironically, my dad had reflux his whole life and went gluten-free and his reflux has stopped too as well as mine. It is genetic and my blood testing was negative anyways so I wouldn't rely on their medical blood testing anyhow. I just had the genetic test and I was POSITIVE for the DQ8 gene.

Good luck! It's ALWAYS worth a shot. You might want to pull the baby off of MILK as well (substitute it) because my kids still had chronic constipation with milk as well as gluten!

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