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ARCHIVED Diabeties And Celiac
ksccurrin replied to mom of 5 celiac's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Dear Karen; I had been diabetic for about 10 years when my daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease last summer. I felt pretty overwhelmed at first trying to correlate my dietary needs with hers. I do the food prep for our family out of a small kitchen, so it seemed easiest to have everyone be gluten free. We went to a dietitian who explained to me... -
ARCHIVED Daughter Won't Eat
ksccurrin replied to ksccurrin's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hmmm; your reply is food for thought(pardon the pun!). She has been diagnosed since july 2003. I have been diabetic for several years and have to eat on a regular schedule whether or not I feel like it; even though sometimes I just have to think of food as medicine rather than all the enjoyable things I used to identify with it. Being a teen surely doesn... -
Do any parents of celiac teens have a problem with loss of appetite in their loved ones? We have plenty of gluten-free foods available but I can't eat for her. It worries me to know she is not getting enough nutrition to heal and is looking & feeling worse again. Any thoughts??
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ARCHIVED Wierd Symptoms - Celiac?
ksccurrin replied to swimmer's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
My daughter was lucky enough to be referred to a gastroenterologist for recurrent abdominal pain, failure to grow, fatigue & other symptoms. He did know which tests to order for celiac & when they were positive followed w/ a biopsy which was also positive-in july 2003. As we eat together, I went on the gluten free diet as well in July. I finally got...