Kimmik95

If you think it's a possibility - have the blood test done to see if that comes back positive. If it doesn't then she may just have a gluten sensitivity or allergy vs. celiac disease. If it comes back positive, then you can decide if you want to have the endo done. I would either decide to do the testing or just go gluten-free, but I really wouldn't recommend...

That's interesting you say that because my son had horrible issues with gas pains as an infant. He was fed EBM for about 3 months and then switched to formula, but eventually needed to have lactose free to ease the gas pains. Once I discovered those gas drops for him, he was much better, so we never looked into it more than that.

Thanks for the post. Everything I've researched and have discussed with doctors has indicated that the full gulten protein does not pass through breastmilk and therefore a child cannot develop celiac disease until they are on solids with gluten. The article below is the best one I've seen for explaining why: https://www.celiac.com/articles/297/1/Breast...

Thanks for the info.

My 7 year old son has Celiac Disease and was diagnosed 11/2010. I just recently had a baby with Down Syndrome, so we are pretty much expecting her to have a diagnosis at some point, therefore, I was just going to keep her gluten free at least until she was old enough to communicate problems so if/when the disease develops, we can figure it out quickly...

Ingredient-wise, the popcorn should be fine - we don't let Chris have it because of cross contamination issues. If someone would grab a soft pretzel and then go in to get popcorn, then the whole thing is now contaminated with gluten. We just pop and take our own and the theaters have always been very understanding.

My son was just diagnosed a few months ago. His main complaint was joint pain, but he did have occassional belly pains. He also wasn't growing. He'd gone from 75% height and 25% weight to 15% height and 3% weight in about a year and had gained no weight in about a year. We are pretty sure his celiac disease was triggered last year during Kindergarten...

My son (he'll be 7 in a few days) was diagnosed a few months ago with celiac disease and the diagnosis all came about because of joint pain. I kept saying he was having growing pains because he constantly complained that the back of his knees really hurt to the point that he took pain meds every night and used a heating pad. After my mom pointed out he...

Thanks for the response. I think I'm just going to play it all by ear. Now I know to watch out for the breastmilk at least.

Honestly, I had no idea what celiac disease was. I took my son in to his pediatrian because he was having joint pain in his knees every night. I had thought it was growing pains until my mom pointed out that he wasn't growing. The pediatrician sent him for some bloodwork, which came back for some markers for RA, so we went to a pediatric RA and she evaluated...

Is your daughter on a gluten free diet? I'm not sure I understand how she would be diagnosed over the phone. My son had bloodwork done and then, based on that and symptoms, he had an endo which confirmed villa damage, which is kind of the golden rule for diagnosing celiac disease these days. celiac disease damages the small intestine, among other things...

My son is 6 and was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. Although it's nice to actually have the diagnosis, what's nicer is the fact that he feels so good eating gluten free. Personally, in your situation, I would take your kids gluten free and see how it goes. If they improve, then does it really matter if they have celiac disease or just an intolerance...

She may have physical symptoms that she's not vocalizing or doesn't realize are there. My son had very mild physical symptoms. He would have ocassional stomach aches and then he had bad leg pains, but he was very irritable. If your daughter is feeling like crap internally, then the temper tantrums could be a sign. I would at least make an appointment...

I agree with the other poster - turn your class as gluten free as you can. As long as you wash your hands after using and before touching food, the playdough and paint and such shouldn't be an issue, but the sensory table could definitely be changed.

We are planning a trip to Cancun in May, so I'm thinking through the same type of things. Many canned baked beans are gluten-free. Progresso has some soups that are gluten-free. Amy's has a boxed Mac & cheese. Dinty Moore has some stews that are gluten-free. My mom thought of maybe checking a disposable cooler for some items. I don't...