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ARCHIVED Failure To Thrive
Nikoletta replied to Chefwife8's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Yes, I went to see a new pediatrician and she said that you were right that breastfeeding was the best thing for my child and I should keep going for the moment anyway. We are looking into gluten intolerance as a possibility but first we are trying to rule out a milk-protein intolerance as the cause (she was also consuming some cow's and sheep's milk products... -
ARCHIVED 2Yr Old Tested For Gluten Sensitivity - How To Interpret The Results?
Nikoletta replied to Nikoletta's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Thanks so much for your reply. Went to a new doctor today who was so helpful and had the same opinion as you about the positiveness of the test. However, she has told us to eat more gluten this month and no dairy whatsoever and we will re-test at the end of a month. Then we will probably have to go gluten-free. We'll see. Glad things should be getting cleared... -
ARCHIVED Failure To Thrive
Nikoletta replied to Chefwife8's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hi, Sorry I can't be of any help, just wanted to say: I'm in almost exactly the same boat. My child is the same age, also 20 pounds (9 kg) and less than 33 inches (80 cms) given the label "failure to thrive", still breastfeeds and trying to get her to eat anything is as difficult as you say. She also has big dental problems, though I have avoided the dentist... -
ARCHIVED 2Yr Old Tested For Gluten Sensitivity - How To Interpret The Results?
Nikoletta replied to Nikoletta's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hi GottaSki, Many thanks. Would ask you many more questions but on further reflection I should probably post those another time under a new heading. (If you have time though: by the time we reach adulthood do not all western adults have at least low antibodies to gluten?) Anyway, if I do find out more about my daughter's problems I'll try to write one more... -
ARCHIVED 2Yr Old Tested For Gluten Sensitivity - How To Interpret The Results?
Nikoletta replied to Nikoletta's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hi, in answer to the part that I have selected below: yes, they were all blood tests. And yes, I was very surprised to find that the reference values at least for the first and third tests were "zero". (The tTG test reference range was apparently <1). In fact, that is really the whole reason why I have written to this forum. My lab simply told me that... -
ARCHIVED 2Yr Old Tested For Gluten Sensitivity - How To Interpret The Results?
Nikoletta replied to Nikoletta's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hi, and thanks for replying. A bit of additional information: My 2 year old wasn't eating huge quantities of gluten in the weeks running up to the test, because she basically hardly eats anything anyway! So I suppose that that may have made the result a bit weaker. Anyway, I hope that there might be some other replies to either back-up or otherwise what... -
Wondering if anyone can help me interpret the results of EMA and tTG and Gliadin antibody tests. I am living in a non-english speaking country and do not have expert advice to hand. The lab was also fairly unhelpful as they do not perform these tests regularly. I am wondering if my child has gluten sensitivity. She is a failure to thrive case (dropped...