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What Are Your Child's Reactions To Gluten?

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LJ-Mom Rookie
LJ-Mom
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After 8 months I'm still trying to figure out my son's digestive issues.

- All celiac, stool, blood, alergy tests negative

- Mushy poops started 100% of time in December

- Finally got a few breaks with "perfect poops" - 2 weeks May and 4 weeks July/August

- Now back to mushy

Son's diet has not changed in that time, so I'm wondering if it is just that we've had a few periods with 0 glutenings, and most of the time he's getting crumbs or something.

Can you all share what life is like after glutening? I know it differs child to child.

Is it...

1) Consistent "loose" but not diarrhea poop?

2) Starts to get looser and looser until diarrhea, then firms back up?

3) Always diarrhea?

How long does your glutening last? A day, week, month?

Thanks for your help.

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shaleen Rookie
shaleen
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After 8 months I'm still trying to figure out my son's digestive issues.

- All celiac, stool, blood, alergy tests negative

- Mushy poops started 100% of time in December

- Finally got a few breaks with "perfect poops" - 2 weeks May and 4 weeks July/August

- Now back to mushy

Son's diet has not changed in that time, so I'm wondering if it is just that we've had a few periods with 0 glutenings, and most of the time he's getting crumbs or something.

Can you all share what life is like after glutening? I know it differs child to child.

Is it...

1) Consistent "loose" but not diarrhea poop?

2) Starts to get looser and looser until diarrhea, then firms back up?

3) Always diarrhea?

How long does your glutening last? A day, week, month?

Thanks for your help.

My son is 18 months and has mushy poops that sometimes lead to diarrhea. Even when he does not have gluten they never get "perfect". Some or at least half have undigested food and are clay colored with an absolute horrific smell. I do believe he has other digestive issues as well however. Not sure if that helps but gluten is one of the things they are testing for in the biopsy he's going for. Good luck diagnosing..it's been hell on this end!!

scarlett77 Apprentice
scarlett77
Posted

After 8 months I'm still trying to figure out my son's digestive issues.

- All celiac, stool, blood, alergy tests negative

- Mushy poops started 100% of time in December

- Finally got a few breaks with "perfect poops" - 2 weeks May and 4 weeks July/August

- Now back to mushy

Son's diet has not changed in that time, so I'm wondering if it is just that we've had a few periods with 0 glutenings, and most of the time he's getting crumbs or something.

Can you all share what life is like after glutening? I know it differs child to child.

Is it...

1) Consistent "loose" but not diarrhea poop?

2) Starts to get looser and looser until diarrhea, then firms back up?

3) Always diarrhea?

How long does your glutening last? A day, week, month?

Thanks for your help.

How old is your son and are there any other symptoms that he is experiencing? Have you done an elimination diet? have you check for things other than Celiac & allergies (like thyroid for example)?

This probably won't help you because I'm still having trouble with this myself. My son is only 2 years old so it is difficult for us to tell whether or not he has been "glutened". I can tell over a period of time because he will start showing signs of anemia (cold hands and feet, shortness of breath, excessive sweating). Our household is gluten free so we really try to control the situation as much as possible. I can't really go by his stools since they have been all over the place...I mainly look at color rather than consistency. I really only worry if it is black or bright green. He also has low thryoid which is part of the reason we didn't even think about Celiac in the first place. I honestly thought he was hyperthyroid, but it turned out he has Celiac Disease and hypothroid.

I hope you get some answers. I know how frustrating this can be.

brendab Contributor
brendab
Posted

How old is your son and are there any other symptoms that he is experiencing? Have you done an elimination diet? have you check for things other than Celiac & allergies (like thyroid for example)?

This probably won't help you because I'm still having trouble with this myself. My son is only 2 years old so it is difficult for us to tell whether or not he has been "glutened". I can tell over a period of time because he will start showing signs of anemia (cold hands and feet, shortness of breath, excessive sweating). Our household is gluten free so we really try to control the situation as much as possible. I can't really go by his stools since they have been all over the place...I mainly look at color rather than consistency. I really only worry if it is black or bright green. He also has low thryoid which is part of the reason we didn't even think about Celiac in the first place. I honestly thought he was hyperthyroid, but it turned out he has Celiac Disease and hypothroid.

I hope you get some answers. I know how frustrating this can be.

Speaking of poop color, is a glutening ALWAYS going to make poop yellow? My sons will turn yellow and sometimes will float, sometimes not. I get confused. What does bright green mean? I know black is a bad thing but still cannot figure out why it would be black; I was told bleeding doesn't occur with Celiac's. I am so confused.

Sorry to hijack!

Mizzo Enthusiast
Mizzo
Posted

gluten-free since April and..

Took 9+ weeks before stomach ache free completely. Now normal daily stools, no belly pains, and a voracious appetite. I can tell when she gets gluten because:

1.She gets emotional , quick to temper and crying jags that are inconsolable: lasts 1 day

2.Poop gets mushy, sometimes diarrhea and sometimes light green in color: lasts 1-2 days

3.belly aches usually lasting 30+ minutes

She can get any combination of these or all of them. Typically it is cross contamination from an isolated situation, ie :Birthday party, cookout at someone house, play date with snacks etc...

I don't even try to figure out exactly where she got it anymore unless she was nowhere but home (not likely)

I just try to be as cautious as I can.

As you noted everyone is different, good luck!!

scarlett77 Apprentice
scarlett77
Posted

Speaking of poop color, is a glutening ALWAYS going to make poop yellow? My sons will turn yellow and sometimes will float, sometimes not. I get confused. What does bright green mean? I know black is a bad thing but still cannot figure out why it would be black; I was told bleeding doesn't occur with Celiac's. I am so confused.

Sorry to hijack!

No it isn't always yellow from my experience. I've seen just about every color: white, tan, yellow, green, bright green, brown, black, and a couple of times a tiny bit of blood (with black stool). The consistency has been all over the place too from mushy, grainy,formed, and hard pellets. Some floated and some didn't. My son ruined just about ever cloth diaper we owned during this process. I don't know exactly why scientifically but black stool usually means the presence of blood. I think it has something to do with the location of the bleeding. I wouldn't say that bleeding doesn't occur with Celiac since having damage in the intestines would greatly increase chance of irritation. Do I think it is a direct relation, no...but highly likely that whatever caused the bleeding could have been due to Celiac. With my son it was occasional constipation due to low thyroid because of Celiac. The bright green color I speak of is characteristic malabsorption or presence of bile which means food went through the intestines too fast to be absorbed.

brendab Contributor
brendab
Posted

No it isn't always yellow from my experience. I've seen just about every color: white, tan, yellow, green, bright green, brown, black, and a couple of times a tiny bit of blood (with black stool). The consistency has been all over the place too from mushy, grainy,formed, and hard pellets. Some floated and some didn't. My son ruined just about ever cloth diaper we owned during this process. I don't know exactly why scientifically but black stool usually means the presence of blood. I think it has something to do with the location of the bleeding. I wouldn't say that bleeding doesn't occur with Celiac since having damage in the intestines would greatly increase chance of irritation. Do I think it is a direct relation, no...but highly likely that whatever caused the bleeding could have been due to Celiac. With my son it was occasional constipation due to low thyroid because of Celiac. The bright green color I speak of is characteristic malabsorption or presence of bile which means food went through the intestines too fast to be absorbed.

I was told black was an upper intestinal bleed, red was lower. I think that is it anyway. My son is also going through some cloth like no tomorrow, ICK!

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THernandez Newbie
THernandez
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My son was 3 and never had diarrhea or loose stools. In fact, it was just the opposite. He was constipated and his poop was very pale, nearly white. He vomited daily and what I noticed about the vomit was how thick it was. It looked like oatmeal. The pale stools is what finally led me to discover there was even a thing called celiac and mention it to my doctor.

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