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Did I Remove Gluten Too Soon Before Testing?


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THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO RESPONDED AS I STATED BEFORE WE ARE 2 DAYS NEW TO GLUTEN FREE DIET.I AM WORRIED AS ONE OF YOU POINTED OUT THAT I MAY HAVE GONE GLUTEN FREE TOO SOON,I TOOK MY SON OFF GLUTEN ON SUNDAY AND TESTED HIS BLOOD THROUGH MY GI DOC ON MONDAY WOULD THE TEST STILL PICK IT UP? I JUST COULD NOT STAND HIM IN PAIN ANYMORE NOW I AM WONDERING WHAT I DID?AND HE HAS BEEN ON EVERYTHING LACTOSE FREE FOR A MONTH AND DAIRY FREE,I HAVE WEEKS TO WAIT FOR RESULTS SO ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE ON THIS PLEASE REPLY,THANKS FROM A WORRIED MOMMY


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psawyer Proficient

I don't believe that one day would have any material effect. But keep in mind that testing in young children is known for not being very accurate.

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If you decide to do a biopsy after the blood tests he will need to be eating gluten. It is usually a few weeks before they can get you in and that may be too long without gluten (if you take it out of his diet now). I know how hard it is to feed your child food that is making them sick but it is a must for accurate testing. To help ease the guilt we let my son have a free for all gluten intake the weeks before his biopsy. We let him eat anything he wanted any time of the day, even if it meant McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! He had a blast and seeing him have fun made me feel better.

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