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Growth Spurt?

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kerrig Rookie
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My 10 year old son was diagnosed with celiac 2 weeks ago. I was wondering from other parents out there what they noticed with regards to growth spurts - was it sudden and did most parents really see a change in weight / height?

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piglips82 Rookie
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My 4 yr. old was diagnosed 3 mo. ago. He has gained about 3 lb. so far!

Mizzo Enthusiast
Mizzo
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imo going gluten-free immediately starts to put your system back in natural working order. I say this because my 7 yr old was on the opposite end of the charts with celiac disease. She has been in the 95th -98th percentile for wt and ht for over 2 years now and she has been gluten-free about 2 months and has finally leveled out with no weight gain. We were under the "healthy lifestyle plan" with our pedi before diagnosis. According to our GI it depends on the damage done to the Villi, for how long till you see improvement.

scarlett77 Apprentice
scarlett77
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My son gained 3lbs and almost 3in in height in less than 3 months. He has kind of leveled off since then though but he is at least back on the charts for both height and weight.

buffettbride Enthusiast
buffettbride
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My daughter was diagnosed at 9. She wasn't underweight, but she was undertall. It took about a year for us to see a clear difference in growth. However, between age 11 and 12 we saw her go from 4'8" to 5'1"!!

Her other symptoms though, such as dark circles under her eyes, skin issues, and sleep issues cleared up within a month!

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