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My son for the last 2 months has vomited/ and or had diarrhea off and on very randomly. When he vomits it is so out of no where. This last time all his spaghetti dinner was very much present in his vomit. The last time he had diarrhea my husband fed him spaghetti the night before and woke up with loose stools. The first couple of times I chalked it up to a G.I. Bug, but it is happening way too often for that. Also, he tends to get hyper lately or very sensitive to other things. He already has asthma, some eczema, and doesn’t seem to be growing as much and hasn’t gained much weight in a year. Can celiac make a child really sick for a few hours and then be fine but tired the next day? Trying to rack my brain as to why all the vomit and diarrhea. One tired momma here! Came across the celiac post and it was if a lightbulb went off. Any help or if this sounds familiar please let me know.

Ok so ive been on a gluten free diet for a while now and have recently (few months) been really feeling better after dropping coffee. One of my symptoms was IBS and coffee was an irritant so it made sense but ive been realy missing coffee and have been wondering if it is the coffee the caffeine or hidden gluten. I mean im on the diet so the symptoms should not be prevalent. Can coffee make IBS come back temporarily or is it that i need to buy either decaff or specifically gluten free coffee.

Hello everyone, i will try my best to keep this short but it may not work that way as it’s a long ish story. For about a year I’ve been having some awful stomach issues, diarrhea mostly and weight loss. I had an elevated calprotectin but blood work was normal. I had a colonoscopy, they found some inflammation near the rectum but they gave me a follow up for months later and no one seemed all that concerned, I was told it went well and that I was fine. Finally I was sent for blood work to determine if I have a gluten allergy. I got a call and was told that based on my blood work they want to do an endoscopy to confirm a Celiac diagnosis. I’m an emetphobe (I have an extreme phobia of vomiting which I’ve been in therapy for my whole life) so naturally I decided to forego the endoscopy and just go gluten free. I also had read that the blood work tends to be fairly indicative of a gluten allergy and that endoscopies can produce false negatives. Either way 2 months later here I am, totally gluten free but unsure if I’m improving. I have good days and I have bad days and because I started taking Imodium every day and haven’t been able to stop without experiencing withdrawal (which apparently happens since it’s an opiate...I was clueless to this) I literally don’t know how I’m doing, I ont have diarrhea anymore but I’m taking an anti diarrheal so who knows. The people around me are telling me I seem better (more energized, sick less often, generally happier). As someone who struggles with a lot of mental health issues (depression, health phobias, anxiety) I honestly can’t tell. I’m still experiencing issues with going to the bathroom. Sometimes my stool is mucousy or seems to be full of undigested food. I’m not gaining weight or losing it (at least). On the other hand I I have days where I feel very well. I’ve continued to consume dairy, soy and really everything else. I guess I’m just looking for some advice, I’m so tired of feeling sick, I don’t feel like the person I used to be and I don’t feel like I have the support of my doctors or really any resources for this. I’m happy to never consume gluten again if it means I’ll feel generally well. Also, how long should it normally take for me to feel well again on the gluten free diet? If anyone has any tips, personal stories of success or really any insight for me that would be immensely helpful. Id also like to mention so you guys have all the info that some of my initial symptoms included headaches (often), mouth sores (canker sores), more hair coming out in the shower (I thought I was crazy but seriously I was losing hair), skin issues, and just a general malaise as well as bloating, gas and nausea. Thank you you so much in advance and sorry for the kinda gross information I shared. Regards, Kathryn.