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Hi Minnie! I am still researching all this myself and have found overwhelmingly that the testing is very unreliable for under 5 or in some cases you hear under 7 years of age. My middle son has undergone the celiac panel 2 times now and both times clear and no malabsorption issues seem evident, yet he has had chronic diarrhea for nearly 3 years and...

Thanks so much for your replies! Great information as always. Has anyone actually been tested and confirmed for this or is this another case of trial and error for determination? My GI said that she can not tell by scoping but that there is a genetic test available and also a hydrogen test should Curran be clear and no other obvious reasons for his irritiation...

Hi! I am sorry I have not been around for a bit. To bring you up to date (and to sum up) my 4 year old son has had chronic diarrhea and wicked responses to food for nearly 3 years now. Repeated celiac panels and bloodwork come back negative for celiac or malabsorption issues. The constant here is his chronically high SED rate indicating irritation (somewhere...

Does the child have any food aversions, vomiting or such? How old is the child? Reflux is a possibility as well since high aspiration can cause chronic sinus infections and GERD related asthma. My youngest has that. Plus he was food averted (100% to solids until he was diagnosed and put on reflux meds at the age of 14 months), failure to thrive and suffered...

What is the Delphi list? And would this survival kit be good for a Canadian?

Thanks for finding this out Ursula! I am one of the fellow Canucks who asked about this. We are still awaiting my son's bloodwork to come back and have another 2 to 4 weeks for his celiac test. His first one 2.5 years ago was negative. Since being around these boards I find far too much of Curran here. I will look into the testing once I get...

I am curious as I have done a lot of reading on allergies and such and there is a lot of controversy that people crave foods that actually harms them. For instance, a person who loves milk and dairy and can not get enough of it may have a hidden allergy to it. The same may apply for gluten and I was wondering if anyone has found this to be the case for...

Thanks Kris. It is going to be hard to do this due to all his other food intolerances/ allergies. It is also difficult as he gags (and I mean GAGS) on most veggies. It is not a behavioural thing he just retches when eating them. Where he used to eat beans before he now retches and gags until he brings them pretty much back up again. Peas seem ok and...

Cellulitis is not something to mess with for certain. I am so sorry that you have it and I hope you are able to find some relief soon. My son was about 2 or 2.5 years old when he ran into a beaded toy (you know, the educational ones) and he nailed his little toe on one foot. We did not see any wound at all and after a good cry and a hug we were on...

My 4 year old is reacting to the following: corn dairy (allergy) soy peanut and treenut (allergy) Some other foods like citrus seem to be hit and miss right now but I think they will be ok. We started a multiple elimination diet in January and he has not progressed very far. So, what on earth can I feed him (in reality do remember that...

I have taken pics of Curran's poops in the past and have yet to actually show the pics to anyone. When I felt that 2 months of diarrhea blowouts of 10 to 15 times a day was likely NOT toddlers tummy I decided to get my point across the old fashioned way as describing it to the ped was obviously not working. So I scraped a tablespoon of it out of the diaper...

Just curious if anyone has noticed anxiety in their children who have celiac? I have three boys and the one suspected to have celiac suffers from it and for no apparent reason. It is really bad when he says his tummy hurts. If he is feeling well then there is no anxiety in sight. Is that common? Or am I looking at blaming a personality trait on this...

I am in Ottawa and I am new too. I am here researching for my son who is not diagnosed yet.

This is too funny! I actually have a bunch of Curran's stools on my camera right now as the GI said to bring her some pics if I could! LMBO! She asked me to photograph next to a white background if at all possible. As he has blown out in clothing it is a fun exercise to scrape it out and put it on a paper towel. Sorry if TMI. I can contribute to the...

Playdough has gluten?! Ack. Is it more that they have contact with something which contains gluten then put their hands to their mouths and that causes the problem? It is not a straight contact thing right? Sorry, I just came back to edit this as I see you said bandaid too! Wow. I would actually have to look at bandaids as well? Where is a...