How Many Parents Found Out After Their Children..

[key]

I am just wondering how many mom's or dad's found out after their kids were diagnosed? I have had digestive issues for years. Anemia on and off etc. Anyway, my blood work came back borderline, but I had been gluten-free for a month when I got tested, so I know I have it. I guess he is wanting to do a biopsy, but I don't know if I want to go through that. I would have to start eating gluten again and it makes me too sick.

Of course no one can understand how I could be walking still and be half way normal and still have celiac when my son's symptoms were different then mine. I haven't felt so good though in years. I am SO happy to know what is wrong with me. I am having my oldest son tested too, because he is the shortest kid his age and he had GI symptoms of celiac disease for awhile.

I don't know what to do to make some family and friends understand, but I guess some will choose to never understand!!!

Monica

[Carriefaith]

In my case, my grandmother found out after I got diagnosed. She got tested because I was diagnosed. She knew celiac was genetic. Now to get others in the family to also get tested... that could be a challenge

[stef-the-kicking-cuty]

Same with us here. Since I know I have celiac disease I tried to get my mom into testing. But it's easier to get a donkey to follow you . With her it goes like into the left ear and out to the right . Well, she will visit me from September 1st - 28th. And as long as she is at my house she will only get glutenfree. Because I will throw everything with gluten out until she arrives. So let's see how she feels after one month. And I try to convince my husband not to buy any toast bread for himself or anything like that. So she will have to eat what we eat. The only chance for her to eat something else, is when we are in Memphis and New York. Other than that she will be glutenfree. Haha!

[MySuicidalTurtle]

My Mom and my Brother both found out they have Celiac Disease after I was diagnosed.

[julie5914]

I was just diagnosed, so my mom asked her doc about it this week. My mom has diabetes type 1, but it was adult onset because everytime she got pregnant or sick, her immune system would hurt her pancreas, giving her less and less insulin. She has no digestive systems. Unfortunately, the doc lumped the test in with the next round of blood tests that my mom will have, and that isn't until September! I am also trying to get my sister tested. She has digestive systems and has lost some weight recently with no explanation.

[phakephur]

My mother got the blood tests (at my insistence) during her last physical but never got the results; the doc's office didn't call her and she never followed up. She's always regarded celiac as "my thing", something that will never affect her. Here we are a few months later and she's starting to have persistent diarrhea and a rash on both elbows. Although she's beginning to consider the possibility that gluten may be causing her problems, she's pretty adament that cashews are the source of the GI trouble. She's been hemming and hawing about calling to get the results of the blood test. I finally asked her point blank if she just didn't want to know.

My concern is that her symptoms aren't severe enough to compel her to make the leap to gluten-free lifestyle if her test is in fact positive. She said "I'm not going to do all that stuff you do" (with respect to food), and "I can live with the diarrhea". I guess all I can say to her is "read up on the risks of eating gluten if you have celiac, so when you decide to go to Buiscuitville with your friends at least it's an informed decision."

I wanted to demonstrate to her how easy it is in this town to get gluten-free food, so I took her with me to Whole Foods to show her the wonderful gluten free bakery rack filled with stuff from that bakehouse in Morrisville. I told her all about the different breads and scones and cookies and pies. We got there and the damn thing was gone and in its place were charcoal briquettes and grilling tongs. wtf , I can get tongs at Wal-Mart.

[VydorScope]

I am just wondering how many mom's or dad's found out after their kids were diagnosed? I have had digestive issues for years. Anemia on and off etc. Anyway, my blood work came back borderline, but I had been gluten-free for a month when I got tested, so I know I have it. I guess he is wanting to do a biopsy, but I don't know if I want to go through that. I would have to start eating gluten again and it makes me too sick.

Of course no one can understand how I could be walking still and be half way normal and still have celiac when my son's symptoms were different then mine. I haven't felt so good though in years. I am SO happy to know what is wrong with me. I am having my oldest son tested too, because he is the shortest kid his age and he had GI symptoms of celiac disease for awhile.

I don't know what to do to make some family and friends understand, but I guess some will choose to never understand!!!

Monica

Sounds just like me! Cept my son has not yet turned two and celiac disease only sets in after you start them on wheat... around 6-9 months in most cases so I cant say "years" with him.

[Guest nini]

almost 2 years after my daughter and I were dx, my dad's dr's FINALLY told him his symptoms "could be" celiac and he goes "sheesh, my daughter and grandaughter both have this"... BAMMO!!!! He feels much better gluten free

[Carriefaith]

The only chance for her to eat something else, is when we are in Memphis and New York. Other than that she will be glutenfree. Haha!

that is funny

[key]

Vincent,

SOrry if I confused you. My son that got diagnosed it actually only 15 months old. My other son is 6 and his main symptom is short stature, but he had GI symptoms for a year and then they seemed to go away. SO I am having him tested too.

Monica

[key]

Yeah, it is funny how some people would rather be miserable then find out something is wrong with them. My mom has SO many symptoms and I am convinced she has it too, but she is stubborn as a mule! She told me if my tests came back positive then she would get tested and now that they have, well we will see if she goes. I feel so much better, I would rather never eat out again! Who wants to feel cruddy your whole life, I certainly don't! I guess it is their choice. I keep telling my mom to try the diet and she lasts a day and then cheats.

Monica

[stef-the-kicking-cuty]

wtf , I can get tongs at Wal-Mart.

tongs at WalMart. THIS is funny...

[plantime]

None of my kids have been diagnosed, my dad has no gi problems whatsoever (and absolutely no sign of celiac! ), but both of my sisters have manymanymany of the symptoms! Neither one will get tested because they do not have constant diarrhea or weight loss. I was just talking to my younger sister yesterday about it, she kept saying she has none of the symptoms, but then in the next breath she told me about her B12 shots, constant gut pain, neurological disorders, and so on. Grrr!!! I finally told her that I believe Mom died from untreated celiac, and that I would not quit nagging her to at least get the blood test done until she emails me the results! I love my sisters, and I only want what's best for them, including a life without gluten if they are celiacs!

[Guest nini]

phakefur, I ran into the same thing at Whole Foods, the gluten-free bakehouse Rack was GONE!!! I pitched a fit until someone pointed out that they moved all the gluten-free bakehouse foods to a Freezer because they had too many people bringing it back because it had gone bad really quickly. Ummmmm no preservatives, yeah... gonna go bad quick... it's ok in the freezer though, it thaws out just fine, they freeze it before they ship it out anyway.

[CateK]

When they did the blood test on my son, I started researching. Funny, I had a lot of those odd symptoms that could have been attributed (and were) to other problems (like arthritis, acid reflux, migraines...) hmmm. So, the whole household went gluten-free. It seems to make no difference for my older boy nor for my husband... but man did young one and I see some major differences!

I'm not even going to bother with the blood tests and such for me. I now KNOW what is going on in my innards. And while my son's blood tests came back "inconclusive", we are proceeding with the idea he probably has celiac disease or is at least gluten intolerant. In any case, we both feel much better.

[phakephur]

they moved all the gluten-free bakehouse foods to a Freezer because they had too many people bringing it back because it had gone bad really quickly.

Thanks Nisla. I forgot they had done that in the Raleigh store when I was looking for bread in Chapel Hill. I guess it's a company wide thing. Now I'll have to nuke my brownies in that filthy microwave when I stop in there for coffe, not to mention that it was a lot easier to scope out single celiac men when the g.f. rack was out in the open

[cdford]

Jenn was diagnosed years after I was fully disabled with what we now know were long term complications from the celiac disease. When she was diagnosed, my doctors just shook their heads at a possiblity so simple that they had overlooked in me. Sure enough, one set of blood work and I was diagnosed as well. Now if I can just get some other very symptomatic family members to give in and get checked...