Can A 2 1/2 Year Old Who Vomits Only At Night Have Celiacs?

[mismarie]

I am new to this but am looking for some help. My 2 1/2 year old has always had trouble sleeping but now he has throwing-up episodes that last for 4-6 hours. He throws up every 10-15 minutes and it is always in the middle of the night or early hours in the morning that it starts. When it is over he usually sleeps for an hour or two then wakes up and acts fairly normal. He has awful smelling gas all that day with loose diapers and then is usually over it by the next day. Sometimes these episodes are a week apart sometimes just a few days or sometimes more. Has anybody had this experience with a toddler? ANY INFO would help!

[taweavmo3]

My daughter never vomited (although she does now if she ingests gluten) before her diagnosis, but she did have very foul gas, with large and bulky stools. She was 2 1/2 and we could not even begin to potty train her b/c she was having so many blowout diapers.

I think it would definately be worth a shot to have him tested for Celiac. Hope that helps some!

[Gfresh404]

I would also say, definitely yes. However, a bunch of other things could have also caused the vomiting.

[Generic]

Sounds like me when I was a toddler. I wasn't diagnosed until I was 13. My reactions were always random. Some times months would go by with out a problem other times it was every night for a week straight. When I threw up it was always in the middle of the night. But when I got the D it was random.

[CCM]

My son had similar problems when he was young, but the culprit was dairy. We were told it was lactose intolerance; however, he even got sick on baked goods with milk in them (from what I understood cooking a food changed the sugar composition so lactose should not have been an issue). He has become more tolerant, eating solid and semi-solid cheeses, as well as ice cream, until recently. Last night he vomited about 8 hours after eating a cheeseburger at school. Let me add that we have not yet ruled out gluten intolerance as an accompanying issue. Personally, I have been gluten and dairy free for just over a year. My blood test and biopsy were negative but the diet is working wonders for me. My son's blood test was also negative.