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Help Please - Thoughts Suggestions

kbalman

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Hello, I have posted here before and everyone was so helpful thought I would give it a try again.

My son is almost 21 months old. Since he was 6 month old he has been having issues. We took him off wheat last september as well most milk and soy (was still getting some milk and soy in prepared foods). He was still having symptoms and we have been to just about every doctor under the sun.

We put him back on wheat 2 week ago so they could run celiac panel again. My question is, is two weeks enough time for him to be back on wheat for them to retest?

Also he has not been doing too bad back on wheat and milk. He still is bloated and spitting up but it is not as bad as I would have thought it would have been if he does indeed have celiacs. Is two weeks enough time for him to start showing his bad symptoms again or does it take time?

I am so confused and frustrated. He is getting tested on wednesday for CF and they are doing the celiac panel again. If everything comes back okay on these remaining exams I just dont know what to do.

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Actually not. Two weeks just isn't long enough, even for an adult. Since children under six are so much more difficult to correctly diagnose, I'd think the tests will almost certainly come back negative. I honestly doubt the current tests are accurate enough to depend on for small children.

As for your son not recovering completely, perhaps it's because not all dairy and soy have been removed? Also, have you considered other top allergens, such as corn, nuts, eggs, etc? One other thought is the possibility of candida. Has he ever had thrush or colic?

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Riceguy,

Thanks for posting a reply. Any clue what sort of tests they can do to diagnose candida? As far as I know they have not tested yet for it. He has been allergy tested for all other allergy foods and airborne allergies, all negative.

It would be so much easier if my son could communicate and tell us how he feels but since he is sort of behind developmentally he doesnt talk well.

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Trying to figure out food sensitivites has to be THE most frustrating thing.

I was so relieved to find "Is this Your Child" by Doris Rapp. She is a very experienced allergist and clearly spells out what to look for in your child from red ears to nose rubbing.

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