HeidiParthena
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My son, now 24, went undiagnosed until 2.5 yo. He did not gain weight for a year (this is a lot for a little baby). His height prediction was 5'7" yet he is almost 6' now. His pediatrician did tell us that growth stunting typically makes up for itself in puberty (and it did for him). That said, he was a different age than your daughter and I would think if...
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Anosmia - no sense of smell?
HeidiParthena replied to HeidiParthena's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
Yes he has. He is one who gets ill from small amounts so has never even been tempted. In fact he will avoid eating out if he has plans the next day because as he says "it's 50/50 I will get sick" so yes, very much gluten-free since 2.5. We have always assumed (and his doc supported) that it was developmental due to all the BS his poor little body went through... -
Hello! I am mom to a celiac son who is 24 years old. We have known he is celiac since he was 2.5 years old. His grandmother is also celiac, diagnosed back in the 70s when nobody even knew what the heck it was. Anyway. My son has never had a sense of smell. Ever. We know now that he was likely celiac from a VERY young age (like 2 weeks when he started being...