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Broken Bones?

Kelsmom

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Kelsmom Newbie
Kelsmom
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My 8 yr old daughter was just diagnosed last week with Celiac after a very long road of being sick. She had lost weight, was in and out of the hospital and never a diagnosis (even though on record she was at her pediatrician's office at least 1 or twice a month for 7 months in a row with stomach complaints)...then finally , this past February 2012 (her last hospital visit) once I argued with the hospital not to let her go until they find out what is wrong with her. They finally sent in a GI doc and he suggested they do a Celiac panel because after asking our family history, he found out that Celiac, Chrohns, Diverticulis & Rheumatoid Arthritis all run strong in our family. They did not do an endoscopy while she was in the hospital because she did test positive for Type b flu but they did feel she had a separate issue going on as well. So we had to wait 4 weeks to get in to see the GI doc and hear back the results of the panel. That was another month of our daughter feeling awful, losing 3 more pounds and growing weaker. Her markers all came back positive for Celiac - TG something came back 120. The GI felt that wasn't enough to diagnose, even with the weight loss, dark circles, migraine headaches and here's my question to you. Our daughter also broke 3 bones within 8 months of each other. All from very simple falls. She was a very big milk drinker, ate cereal every day with milk & took multivitamin everyday...yet she still managed to break 3 bones in such a short amount of time. She had broke the bones May 2011, December 2011, January 2012...so at one point she had to be in a wheelchair because she had a broken ankle & wrist at the same time ;-( Long story , short...she had her endoscopy done and the biopsy report said that even though there was no damage visible to the eye, the biopsy samples showed her villi were split and flat. So then the doctor said we could get a second opinion but because of all of her symptoms it was safe to say it is Celiac and that we should start her on a gluten/dairy free diet. (I should add, prior to the endoscopy, she was taken off of dairy for 3 weeks to see if her symptoms subsided, it helped a little bit, but not huge impact.) Has anyone else's child had an issue along with Celiac and broken bones? I'm sorry, i am so new to all of this and I know have rambled on here.. there's so much to say and it seems like there may be help out there from you guys ;-) Thanks in advance!

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Welcome to the boards, and don't worry about rambling. You have an awful lot to deal with, and so many of us have been through it all.

Osteoporosis and osteopenia are BIG markers for celiac. Because there's so little absorption of nutrients going on through those "split and flat" villi, the bones get weakened; thus your poor little girls' fragile bones.

The good news: you are going to be amazed at how much better she gets on a gluten free diet. Start looking around here, reading up on all the information that is available about how to get started... put her on 100% gluten free immediately. Sometimes it takes awhile to heal and see improvement, but some people see very dramatic improvement in a short time. It seems like I've read more about kids improving quickly, and adults take longer.

Gluten free sounds horrible and hard to do-- but with all the products now available, it is much easier than it sounds to transition, especially if you put a positive spin on it with your daughter. We've been gluten free about 3 months now (my daughters are 10, 14 and 17 and are all celiac, and I am gluten intolerant) and I was surprised at how well they adjusted.

Best of luck and keep coming here for more information, and vent whenever your want! :)

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Welcome to the board! Our family has been gluten free for six years now - best thing that ever happened to us in many ways. I have one child (my 8 yo DD) that has neurological issues that seem to be related to gluten. It has probably been a contributing factor to her broken bones. Sounds quite a bit different than what you are dealing with, and that is one of the strange things about celiac and gluten intolerance - it affects different people in very different ways. My DD has had three broken bones - all around her elbows. She is very cautious as it is, as she has always been "accident prone". But she seems to land in ways that break her bones . . . sigh. I just wanted to let you and your DD know that there are others here who can relate to the struggles. My DD has also been hospitalized a couple of times, once with major emergency surgery for "arthritic" issues. Hopefully, a gluten free diet will get your DD on the mend quickly. Feel free to ramble and ask lots of questions. I really count on others to help me figure some of this stuff out! Take care and good luck!!

mamaupupup Contributor
mamaupupup
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Hi there,

Welcome! Our twin girls, now 5.5, were just diagnosed with Celiac. Our Ped GI intends to follow up with bone density testing for our girls when they're 9 or 10. She plans to do a thorough CT scan of legs and back and then compare them to otherwise healthy kids' scans of the same ethnicity. She asked us to make sure our kids do weight bearing exercise (like soccer, karate, etc) to build bone mass. She also has them taking a multivitamin with calcium.

Hope this helps!

Kelsmom Newbie
Kelsmom
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Thank you everyone for your replies! It has definitely been overwhelming but we are learning as we go along here. We are meeting with the dietician tomorrow so I am looking forward to that! I have another question for you guys. Have any of your children ever complained of their stomach feeling like a burning feeling inside as well? There are some days my daughter has complaints of this. When she had her endoscopy, they did take stomach tissue and say they were testing for H. pylori but at her results appointment the doctor made no mention of it. We are now a week and a half into the gluten free/dairy free diet and she is finding things she likes. However, she woke up this morning with awful stomach pain and we are scratching our heads in what we gave her to eat that made her stomach bloated and sick again ;-( Has almond milk affected any of your children? This is the only thing that I can think of that maybe set her off.

Kelsmom Newbie
Kelsmom
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Welcome to the boards, and don't worry about rambling. You have an awful lot to deal with, and so many of us have been through it all.

Osteoporosis and osteopenia are BIG markers for celiac. Because there's so little absorption of nutrients going on through those "split and flat" villi, the bones get weakened; thus your poor little girls' fragile bones.

The good news: you are going to be amazed at how much better she gets on a gluten free diet. Start looking around here, reading up on all the information that is available about how to get started... put her on 100% gluten free immediately. Sometimes it takes awhile to heal and see improvement, but some people see very dramatic improvement in a short time. It seems like I've read more about kids improving quickly, and adults take longer.

Gluten free sounds horrible and hard to do-- but with all the products now available, it is much easier than it sounds to transition, especially if you put a positive spin on it with your daughter. We've been gluten free about 3 months now (my daughters are 10, 14 and 17 and are all celiac, and I am gluten intolerant) and I was surprised at how well they adjusted.

Best of luck and keep coming here for more information, and vent whenever your want! :)

Thank you!!!

Mom2J112903 Newbie
Mom2J112903
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My son is just the opposite! lol He has a bone growth delay and we contribute that to his *knock-on-wood* never breaking a bone. If it were not for his bone growth delay, I hate to think about how many broken bones my dare-devil would have so far.

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mamaupupup Contributor
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Kelsmom--I think I mentioned the stomach pains one of our twins has in another thread (the Chex one). She is now on Prevacid (also see my thread on that if you'd like). She tested negative for H. Pylori but had a reddish section in her stomach which was discovered in the endoscopy...PM me if you want!

On the stomach pain note--I'm noticing that fatty foods/proteins are tough for her right now. I do find that Aloe Juice is yummy and seems to be gentle/healing for her tummy.

Thinking of you!

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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Has anyone tested yhour daughter for nutritional deficiencies, like Vitamin D which is very important in bone growth. Because celiac causes malabsorption, there are often nutritional deficiencies which need more supplementation than just a kid' chewable nultivitamin.

Kelsmom Newbie
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Hi , yes, actually she had another round of blood tests this past Saturday and they were testing all of her levels. Her appointment is this coming Wednesday, May 2. I am anxious to hear what the results are.

Kelsmom Newbie
Kelsmom
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My daughter just broke another bone (her 4th in 11 months!)... just on Thursday. Our appointment can't come fast enough on Wednesday now.

Kelsmom Newbie
Kelsmom
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Has anyone tested yhour daughter for nutritional deficiencies, like Vitamin D which is very important in bone growth. Because celiac causes malabsorption, there are often nutritional deficiencies which need more supplementation than just a kid' chewable nultivitamin.

Hi! Her test results came back and her vitamin D was severely low. She is now on a vitamin d gel pill, 1 every 7 days for the the next 8 weeks. After that, she will be on oracal vitamin. Hopefully the high dose of vitamin d for the 8 weeks will boost enough, combined with her new Gluten free diet = no more broken bones!!!

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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Hi! Her test results came back and her vitamin D was severely low. She is now on a vitamin d gel pill, 1 every 7 days for the the next 8 weeks. After that, she will be on oracal vitamin. Hopefully the high dose of vitamin d for the 8 weeks will boost enough, combined with her new Gluten free diet = no more broken bones!!!

Oh, I am so glad that they tested her! Get her retested at the end of the eight-week period to make sure she is where she needs to be. I would aim for at least mid-range.or better since she has had such a slow start.

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