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My 18-year-old son is recently diagenosed. He never had loose stools or lost weight. He did have muscle, joint, and stomach pain, plus many other symptoms. We do very well with his diet at home but I think he occasionally gets gluten while eating out. He went to Hooters with his brother 2 days ago and today he is achy and pale, but no stomach pain. Is...

Thanks for all the input. My son did not drive that way, thank goodness. Hopefully he learned something from this experience. Ginny

My son and I both have gluten sensitivity, but his seems to be more severe than mine. Following the diet is very complicated and I certainly don't expect my family to try to cook correctly for us. I just call ahead, find out the menu, and bring things that my son and I can eat when I feel unsure about what is being served. Sometime we just snack before...

The constipation was also my main problem. I can say that now my digestion is perfect! What I discovered is that although it is tempting to replace the wheat in your diet with all sorts of yummy gluten free bread, deserts, pasta, brownies, and cake, etc., these things are likely to cause problems because they are high glycemic and over processed. It is...

My son, 17, is gluten sensitive. He does not normally have the loose stools, just stomach pain and achy muscles, although he has intestinal damage. He drank a bunch of beer on a Saturday night and the following Tuesday he woke up with severe stomach pain that lasted for about a week, although it is almost gone now. He also hurt all over and was exhausted...

For years my son has been horribly ill with Lyme disease and although he had recovered somewhat, he still had many health issues. A book about fibro suggested testing by Dr. Fine's lab and after reading some of his info, I had my son tested. He was positive on all tests except malabsorption. We have been gluten free for about 2 months now and wow! what...

My son has just been diagnosed gluten sensitive. He has also had Lyme disease and fibromyalgia for 6 years. His doc says these other health problems may be related to a poorly functioning immune system due to gluten sensitivity. It is somewhat depressing to read how easy it is to "be glutened." Does anyone out there manage to stay mostly gluten free...

My son was just diagnosed with gluten sensitivity, although he has not had diarrhea or weight loss yet - he has stomach pain, muscle ache, brain fog and headache. The funny thing is I quit eating wheat about 4 years ago because I just felt tired and ached when I ate it. Now I plan to go strictly gluten free along with him because I am convinced that it...

My son was just diagnosed with gluten sensitivity, although he has not had diarrhea or weight loss yet - he has stomach pain, muscle ache, brain fog and headache. The funny thing is I quit eating wheat about 4 years ago because I just felt tired and ached when I ate it. Now I plan to go strictly gluten free along with him because I am convinced that it...

My 16 year old son has just been diagnosed with gluten-sensitivity after years of illness. We were out to eat for his birthday at Outback and when I pulled out the gluten-free menu, my brother-in-law says, "*^%# - it's his birthday, let him have what his wants." I tried to ignore him but he kept staring at us and making comments throughout the entire meal...