Karas mom

Hi! I am the mother of an 8 year old daughter who is also in the process of being tested. I am glad that you are pursuing this for your daughter. There's so much great info on the internet. My daughter has had similar complaints. She also has dental enamel defects. The only bloodwork that was positive was her IgG which is not the best predictor of celiacs...

Thank you for your kind words!

Thanks for the support. She is actually doing a 4 day prep which has been a bit gentler, but I expect tomorrow will be spent in the bathroom, as you said. Do you feel that just the IgG being positive would indicate the diet? That's kind of my plan, regarless of what they find. Do you think a child being officially diagnosed is less frequent because the...

Thank you for the reassurance. I had been wondering about the sore throat. We have a 2 hour drive back home from the hospital, so I imagine she will sleep it off. Thanks for the support!

Thanks so much for replying. Your daughter sounds just like mine. She would have been mortified with the gown incident. How difficult for a young girl. Thanks for the reminder that we need to be proactive and ask specific questions. I can't wait till this is over and we can move on to helping her! Thank you!

Hi, This is my first time to post and I hope this works. I'm looking for some emotional support regarding my daughter's endoscopy and colonoscopy in the next few days. My daughter is 8 years old. She has dental enamal defects on her permanent front teeth (discoloration and mottling) and her 6 year molars are also defective and are chipping away. She...