Isa-lee

Do you only get them if you were gluten intolerant in the first place, or would a person who is not gluten intolerant get them too if they quit gluten?

I quit a few days ago. Mostly I feel ok, but I have headaches in the evening. And it isn't like this is a huge diet change for me. I have avoided bread for years and mostly eat healthy, home cooked meals. So I don't feel like the headaches are from not eating enough.

I am new to all of this, so sorry for being dense, but does this mean that if you have psoriasis, you likely have some form of gluten intolerance? I saw this article a few days ago and am hoping that someone can translate it from doctorese for me

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E-mealz is a service that provides a complete menu and shopping list each week for a small fee. The recently added a gluten free menu option! Being that I am new to Gluten-Free, I think it will be a great time saver.

My7 year old son has always been on the small/thin side. At four he was diagnosed with dyspraxia, at six with ADHD. His energy is always cyclical. Sometimes he is fine, but he goes through periods where he is abnormally tired and cranky. This year his stomach has been giving him a hard time. He has random vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea. His pediatrician did a general blood screen and a celiac test, both of which were fine.

I am leaning toward some sort of gluten sensitivity despite the negative test. I do not think he is lactose intolerant. I watch him carefully after he has had milk, cheese or ice cream and don't see any symptoms in the immediate period after he has consumed the dairy. And I don't think it is anxiety about school (although there are problems there sometimes). His stomach is bad at 7 pm on Saturday when he knows there is a fun activity planned for the next day. It also did not improve after school finished for the summer. Gluten sensitivity is the only thing that seems to tie together his various issues.

So I am planning to eliminate gluten and lactose for a period of time to see if my son feels better, but since he is not officially celiac, do I need to be super strict? I plan to eliminate all obvious form of gluten in his diet and replace sauces that contain gluten. But do I need to get a new toaster? I have read that some people do. Also, I give him Spirutein, a protein/health drink, for breakfast sometimes. It contains a small amount of oat fiber. Will this be a problem? I know that oats are often contaminated, but this supplement has only a tiny amount of oat fiber. Not like I am giving him a bowl of oatmeal.

Thanks so much for any guidance you can share. If my son was straight up diagnosed with celiac, I would get with a strict program right away, but since I am just a mom with a strong intuition, it is hard to know how strict I need to be.

For what it is worth, I seem to have symptoms too. I should probably get a blood test as well. Sigh.