"glutened" Reaction Times

[Tracey&Lucas]

Hi, My 3 year old daughter has been diagnosed as Celiac for 6 months now. She has accidently had gluten 2 times (that i know of) and she has the worst behaviour for 7-10 days. Crying, extremely frustrated, kicking, biting, screaming etc. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this with their children and how long their reaction lasted for?? what other reactions did they have?? Its really stressing me out, not knowing if it was the gluten she had or other problems. I'd appreaciate hearing other parents experiences.

[Genna'smom]

Not sure if I can help you but my almost 3 yr old has been gluten free for 1 year now and she is still fuzzy, whiny, cries a lot, does not sleep well, and to top it off she is tube fed because she stopped eating and drinking..... I asked the dr about removing and going totally gluten free in my household and he told me there was no need that she is not that bad but then why is she like this and she is also sick all the time (cold for the last 4 months, vomiting off and on)..... I am going to try to go completely gluten free and see if things change for us.... Good luck

Bonnie

[Tracey&Lucas]

Thanks for your reply Bonnie. It sounds like you have your hands full! It makes you sick in the stomach doesn't it, not knowing what the best thing is for these kids?? I guess it will be a bit trial and error. All the best with you guys all going gluten free.

[Tracey&Lucas]

Thanks for your reply Bonnie. It sounds like you have your hands full! It makes you sick in the stomach doesn't it, not knowing what the best thing is for these kids?? I guess it will be a bit trial and error. All the best with you guys all going gluten free.

[Juliet]

Our 5 1/2 year old son (gluten free for 3 1/2 years) has behavioral issues that start within 2-3 hours after exposure and last for about 5-6 days. Then it takes a week to re-train him that he now is actually able to control his impulses, shouldn't haul off and hit someone the moment he is unhappy, and to not run and kiss every person he likes about 100 times a day. He gets very bipolar in his behavior. He also sticks his fingers and other things in his mouth more after he's been exposed, too, so sometimes one episode can lead to several and the behavioral problems can really last a long time.