6 Days Of Gluten Free And Things Seem Worse?!

[balmerhon]

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my other posts about my son.

He has tested negative for Celiac but in order to try to improve his diarrhea, we decided to try a gluten free diet for a few weeks to see if things got any better.

Right now, I can only say his poop is worse. He's eating well and seems his usual happy, energetic self. But man, it's not pretty. Fortunately he only has it 1-3x a day. Nevertheless, I'm concerned I may be doing him more harm than good at this point.

Any thoughts? Does it take a while to work through his system?

From my other posts about him, I'm aware there are things I need to bring up with his doctor, but for now, I just need to hear some other experiences regarding diarrhea and going gluten free.

Thanks so much!

[MySuicidalTurtle]

If a person is eating well while on a gluten-free diet then they cannot be doing harm to themselves. Now, say this person has a un-known soy allergy and begins eating lots of soy since they are not eating wheat, then in that case they are doing harm.

Your son has not been gluten-free very long. Are you sure he is 100% gluten-free? It took me and my family months before we figured the whole diet thing out.

Good luck!

[foodiegurl]

I am by no means an expert, but from my personal experience, I felt worse before I felt better. Well, gosh, i never even felt bad before diagnosis, I was basically symptom-free, then I cut out gluten, those first 2 weeks were awful! Everything hurt my tummy, and my #2 experiences were not pretty either.

From what I read, I am assuming it was because my intestines were not used to absorbing certain things, so when they were finally absorbing things again, it was a shock to my system, and caused immense pain and discomfort for the first 2 weeks, especially with dairy and anything acidic.

I am back to eating dairy just fine (knock on wood), and acidic things, but in moderation.

I hope he feels comfort soon!