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That's really interesting to hear. There's loads of auto-immune disease in our family, but none of us have this seasonal presentation. I had wondered whether there was a tree pollen link and that perhaps that an allergy aggravating his immune system might flare up an underlying condition like celiac or crohns. He has a mini flare for about a fortnight in...

I think it is blood, it was positive on a urine dipstick and that's how I got his paeds referral. They're incredibly reluctant to run any tests on children though, my sisters have the same problem with their kids' doctors (loads of auto-immune disease in our family). Thanks for the link, it was interesting reading.

Hi, I was Googling sandy, tarry stool and Celiac threads dominated the search results! I was wondering if I could ask the other parents here a question. In essence, it's 'Do any of your children have seasonal stool symptoms?' I'll explain... My son has had a cluster of symptoms - chronic fatigue, emotional/behavioural problems, black sandy stool, foul...