Possible Accidentally Glutenized

[Mom22]

Our 10 year old has been gluten-free for one year. Last night he was having real trouble with diarrhea and had several trips to the bathroom and complained of an achy stomach. We know of 1 time that he accidentally had gluten 6 months ago and it took 2 days before he showed any reaction. Our son denies sneaking gluten or having something he knew he shouldn't eat. We are trying to figure out if this was just an isolated incident and was having GI symptoms without having gluten, or if he did actually have gluten should we retrack what he ate the past several days, or do most people have an immediate reaction or within the same day if gluten is accidentally ingested? Hope this makes and would love to hear any feedback.

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[celiac3270]

It depends--it can be 15 minutes or it can be a number of days. Often a person has a timeframe in which symptoms usually start, but it can range drastically. Check back a few days.

[KaitiUSA]

Yep, reactions vary so there could be reactions anywhere from a few minutes to a few days.

[connole1056]

celiac3270 and Kati are correct about the reactions being varied. I think it is hard with kids because they do seem to get more stomach aches and such than adults. When my daughter complains of these symptoms I automatically think of gluten and go nuts trying to figure out what she ate. Sometimes a stomach ache is just a stomach ache. This sounds very UNhelpful. I'm sorry. But it is hard to distinguish.

[Mom22]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I get a little overanxious at the first sign of any gastro problems with the kids. We just had his yearly appt. with Dr. Fasano and both our son and daughter's antibodies were negative, which confirmed we are doing the gluten free diet well. After 1 year of doing this, it was great to hear it is working. Our 10 year old gained 19 lbs and our 5 year old daughter 9 lbs in one year since going gluten free. It has been quite a year of learning on my husband and I's part.

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