mum2 charlotte

Yeah - it`s the treats and snacks that she`s looking for. I`ll have to stock up cos my other 2 daughters are getting treats and Charlotte`s are so limited. Thanks

I have decided to put my 16 mth old daughter on a gluten free diet cos I suspect she may be intolerant. We`re on day 4 and I feel as if I`m just giving her basics. I`d like some advice about different foods we can try so I can give her a bit of variety. We eat so much gluten in our family diet so I`m at a complete loss about how to start a gluten free...

Charlotte is 16mths now - 18lb. Failure to thrive, horrendous diarrhoea and low iron. She can be rather irritable but it`s very hard to know with such a young child if there is pain and where it is. I just don`t know. Maybe I`m barking up the wrong tree completely!!?? Been gluten free for 3 days now but not sure how soon we`ll notice any change (if any...

Hi Lexsmama As your son is about the same age as my daughter I wondered what hs symptoms were?

Hi All You experts out there may think these are silly questions, but I`m only starting out and trying a gluten free diet for my 16 mth old daughter cos her paediatrician did her bloods and since they turned up negative he is ruling out gluten intolerance, although I`m not convinced. My questions are : Is gluten intolerant the same as celiac or...

Hi What were your son`s symptoms?

Hi Thanks. Interesting that a difference may show in as little as a few days. My plan is to try the diet, then if I see a difference, then I can go back to the paed armed with evidence. It seems that there are loads of foods out there that contain hidden gluten. I suppose it`s just a matter of research?

Hi everyone I think my youngest daughter Charlotte may be gluten intolerant. She was an average weight when she was born but has failed to thrive since she was weaned around 5 - 6 mths. She has always had really soft mushy, sometimes watery bowel motions, up to 3 a day- has never passed anything "formed or solid". She was referred at my request to a paediatrician...