My 4 year old son was diagnosed with celiac nearly 2 months ago (confirmed by endoscopy). He has been off gluten for at least 7 weeks. We have made our entire house/kitchen gluten free, I pack his lunch, snacks, etc. I don't know how we could be any more careful. He's also off lactose. The severe pain and sleepless night have definitely improved but he still has daily abdominal pain, with fairly bad pain a few times per week. Is this typical? I feel terrible for him and am hoping he just needs more time to heal? Curious how long it took for your children to feel better?!
4 year old
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My 4 year old son was diagnosed with celiac nearly 2 months ago (confirmed by endoscopy). He has been off gluten for at least 7 weeks. We have made our entire house/kitchen gluten free, I pack his lunch, snacks, etc. I don't know how we could be any more careful. He's also off lactose. The severe pain and sleepless night have definitely improved but he still has daily abdominal pain, with fairly bad pain a few times per week. Is this typical? I feel terrible for him and am hoping he just needs more time to heal? Curious how long it took for your children to feel better?!