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12 Y.o. Fever For 6 Wks - Gluten Intolerance?

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ARK Apprentice
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Could celiac or gluten intolerance cause a kid to have a low grade fever for 6 weeks non stop?

We've been to 4 doctors, and all the blood work is normal. None of them can figure out what is wrong with her. She has not been tested for gluten intolerance.

However, for all of March she was gluten free but it didnt seem to make any difference in how she felt. She still had the fever.

Her brother cant eat any gluten AT ALL so I know that she didnt get cross contaminated or anything - the gluten-free meals are nothing new to us. (Unless she snitched something, but she swears she didnt.)

Any ideas anyone? The doctors havent a clue.... and my kid is stick! She lays around in bed all day long!

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swalker Newbie
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Are there any other symptoms? What was happening when the fever started? Could it be a tickborn infection?

Fevers are the bodies way of fighting infection. I'd give her a good multistrain probiotic and oil of oregano three times a day until she's better.

ARK Apprentice
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Are there any other symptoms? What was happening when the fever started? Could it be a tickborn infection?

Fevers are the bodies way of fighting infection. I'd give her a good multistrain probiotic and oil of oregano three times a day until she's better.

I've been reading about how her immune system could be fighting off the gluten by causing a fever... I really dont know...

I have been giving her probiotics and olive leaf, and occasionally oregano. Also, lots of other stuff like that.

This is my kid who is known to be frequently nauseous - so bad that she wishes she could throw up, but rarely does.

She craves pasta - the full gluten version, of course!

And my son is off gluten totally, so it makes me wonder if she should be too...

What makes it really hard is that I have taken her off of gluten many times and never seen a difference.

ARK Apprentice
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oh, by the way, she tested negative for Lyme disease, mono, and a million other things.

thanks for your reply!

swalker Newbie
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Sure sounds like you've covered all of the bases.

Could it be another food intolerance? The other most likely candidates are: dairy, soy, corn, eggs, nuts, additives and food colourings, nightshades and coconut/palm.

Keeping a food/symptom diary is often the only way to track down intolerances. When nothing is standing out they suggest simplifying the diet down to meat, rice and veg for 4 days then adding back slowly, one food family at a time and watching for reactions.

I hope you figure it out soon, nothing is worse than not knowing.

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