Does My Son Have Celiac?

[cadesmom]

I AM 2 DAYS ON GLUTEN FREE DIET FOR MY SON WHILE AWAITING RESULTS FROM MY G I DOC,IT IS HARD TO SAY IF I HAVE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE ,ALL 4 OF MY CHILDREN ARE SICK RIGHT NOW AND THE BABY WHO I SUSPECT HAS CELIACS ALSO HAS A EAR INFECTION WITH A NASTY HEAD COLD ,THIS MAY SOUND CRAZY BUT HE HAS SLEPT BETTER THAN EVER ,EVEN WITH BEING SICK,I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PAST 6 WEEKS HE HAS REALLY BEEN WORSE WITH HIS STOMACH BUT THAT IS ALSO WHEN HE REALLY STARTED ALL HIS FINGER FOODS.HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TOUGH AT NIGHT AND THROUGH NAPS YOU CAN HEAR HIS STOMACH AND I GET UP WITH HIM AND WALK ABOUT 6 TIMES A NIGHT AS HE DEALS WITH STOMACH GAS AND CRAMPING,2 DAYS NOW HE STILL WAKES UP BUT I HAVE NOT HAD TO WALK WITH HIM AND HIS STOMACH SEEMS FINE EVEN SOFTER CAN HE REALLY HAVE RELIEF IN ONLY 2 DAYS?ALSO DOES ANYONE HAVE A CHILD THAT GAINED WEIGHT GREAT BUT HAD CELIACS ?THE SYMTOMS HE HAS ARE GAS PAINS, EZCEMA I NOTICE SOME SORES IN MOUTH SOMETIMES AND HE HAS ANMEMIA AND A VERY HARD STOMACH BUT NO DIRREHA OR CONSTIPAION AND FOR THE MOST PART NOT SUPER FUSSY, THE NIGHTS ARE WHEN I NOTICE HIS LOUD STOMACH AND SEE HIS PAIN AND I HEAR IS STOMACH DURING THE CRAZY DAYS YOU CAN NOT HEAR THE PHONE RING LET ALONE HIS STOMACH OVER MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS.HELP?

[OptimisticMom42]

Well, you are going to learn quickly that taking your child off gluten before testing will limit your testing options. However, since you've already started you may as well remove dairy and soy also. Give his stomach a week or so to settle down then try one at a time to see how he tolerates them.

ALSO DOES ANYONE HAVE A CHILD THAT GAINED WEIGHT GREAT BUT HAD CELIACS ?

Yes, some children gain weight just fine with celiacs. Some children are even overweight with celiacs.

CAN HE REALLY HAVE RELIEF IN ONLY 2 DAYS?

Yes, your child could find relief very quickly.

Sounds like you are on the right road.

Best Wishes to you and your family,

OptimisticMom42

[LDJofDenver]

I've read on this forum and elsewhere that testing children, on or off gluten, can bring mixed results, false negatives, etc.

One thing you can consider is genetic testing. Genetic testing will determine your risk and your children's risk od having celiac disease, and this test is not affected by diet. It will definitively show which club you belong to:

the club that has the genetic predisposition to celiac disease,

or the club that is NOT a candidate for the disease.

Here's a link to an article about it on celiac.com that explains it (10 Facts Celiac Gene Testing):

https://www.celiac.com/articles/21567/1/Ten...ting/Page1.html