shanluts

Thank you. Good idea!

Shannon

Hello All. I have celiac disease. I am gluten free. My 5 yo dd has been complaining of stomach pains very frequently. I see no exact pattern yet. She is also VERY dramatic...sooooo. I am not sure if she is faking. Today she ate some chicken nuggets and begged to leave the place that we were bcuz her stomach hurt. So I am starting to believe her. I have never seen diarrhea, But she has been constipated once recently. So I have a 2 part question....

1) Is there a way to stool test her AND file it with insurance (not have to pay upfront). My dh is an optimist and sees no reason to test her so he is not willing to pay for the test when we have insurance. I have avoided the bood draw due to her EXTREME fear of needles.

2) Should I just make her gluten-free???? I thought of doing it now while she is on break...BUT it is CHristmas!!! So many parties are coming up... We will have gluten-free Christmas dinner at home though

Thank you all.

Shannon

I have been ill for the past month with one thing or another. First SEVERE bronchitis, then SEVERE sinus infection, now I have strep throat. All of which have lasted so long that they have run into each other! My dd started school in August and I am guessing that I am getting these from her (though other than Strep, she hasent been ill). I am so frustrated. I know that I am not healthy. I feel weak and wonder if I have leaky gut. I have loose stools daily (I think I am eating gluten-free). I am considering a liquid diet until I can be sure that I am not ingesting anything I am not supposed to.

Any advise??? I do take a daily vitamin and a chewable B12. I do need to up this I think as I get numbness and tingling in my hands just talking on the phone (plus all night long).

Thank you for responding!

Shannon

Thank you all. The problem was not going to the bathroom...it is/was the urgency, cramping and diarrhea. But....I actually think I realized the problem. I believe it is from a medication that I started taking about 1 month ago at bedtime. I didnt take it last night and I even ATE breakfast for a change and no problem!!!

Shannon

Yes I have been eating dairy. I pulled it for about a week and noticed no relief. What is wierd to me is that as soon as I eat I have to go. it almost can't be a response to the food I am eating. Does that make sense??

I have been gluten-free since January. On occasion I have made "errors" and have paid for a week at a time ALL day in the bathroom. Now that I am sticking to gluten-free diligently....I have to go to the bathroom as soon as I swallow my first bite of food in the morning. Is this celiac related? I am not eating the same food, so it isnt that there is hidden gluten. I will eat a pear, ham, drink a protein shake. It is random.

I am a heavy celiac and since going gluten free have not lost any weight and hardly eat. Any advise would be WELCOME!!!!