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ARCHIVED Why Is She Still Getting Tummy Aches?
lynnedays replied to kkcg2736's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Ok - this might be way off - but is your child taking iron supplements? My son was recently diagnosed and was also very anemic. He was put on iron supplements as well as miralax after diagnosis.He was still complaining of stomach aches though and having diahriea....and I finally figured out it was the iron supplement giving the tummy aches and diahria! Just... -
ARCHIVED How Long Till He Starts To Feel Better? (Anemia Goes Away, Etc.)
lynnedays replied to lynnedays's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Good news! We went for his 2 week followup with the gastro (from last visit when he had the endoscopy)...and he's gained 4lbs! Still stomach distension (belly) but she thinks as he heals up and there is more food being absorbed the belly will decrease! Wants to rerun blood work in 3 months to verify anemia has resolved and other numbers have normalized.... -
ARCHIVED How Long Till He Starts To Feel Better? (Anemia Goes Away, Etc.)
lynnedays replied to lynnedays's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Yes - I was going to talk to my childrens pediatrician about this (or gastro) as he has a 2.5 year old sister. She isn't showing any signs like he was even at that age (looking back now - pot belly, loose poop issues, etc.) but I worry about it as the house is gluten free now. She is getting gluten containing snacks at school though...so I think I can get... -
ARCHIVED How Long Till He Starts To Feel Better? (Anemia Goes Away, Etc.)
lynnedays replied to lynnedays's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Thank you so much! We are trying to be strictly gluten free but there is def. a learning curve. I didn't realize his gummy flint stone vitamins had it....so I replaced those last weekend....and then today he got a nibble off another child's cracker at school. He is still learning too - that he can't take bites off other people's food they offer, the snack... -
ARCHIVED How Long Till He Starts To Feel Better? (Anemia Goes Away, Etc.)
lynnedays replied to lynnedays's topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Yes - the doctor has him on an iron supplement - adult dose.He is also taking a multivitamin. I just was curious - as I know it takes time for the gut to heal for him to even be able to absorb his nutrients/vitamins/iron. I was hoping he would start to feel better in weeks vs months. :/ But I understand this may be a long process. -
ARCHIVED How Long Till He Starts To Feel Better? (Anemia Goes Away, Etc.)
lynnedays posted a topic in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
Hi, My 4 year old son was just diagnosed with celiac disease. We had blood work done twice, endoscopy with biopsy, etc. He has been on a strict gluten free diet for about a week. He is very anemic, has had very slow growth the last 2 years, has the typical "pot belly", etc. His stomach aches have already stopped...but I was curious when the anemia, pot...