Guest guest Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hi All, I am looking to learn as much as possible about being gluten free. I think my son is gluten intolerant/celiac (not sure). He is 21 months and in the 25 percentile of height and weight. he has not had a solid stool in about 4 months. Our family currently does not have insurance so the 'tests' that are offered to find out if he does have an intolerance is kinda not a possiblity rt now. So I was thinking that we should go gluten free for 30 days and see what happens (?) He have had him gluten free the last two days as best I could (though 'cross contamination' of course could have been possible - we have family in town and one small kitchen to cook everything.) Is going through w no gluten for 30 days recommended? is there something better we can do? What are signs that you guys have seen in kids/toddlers that have gluten intolerance/celiacs? Thanks for any/all info you guys provide! Tracy ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 You should be able to get free insurance for your son through the state. They have programs in every state to ensure that children get proper medical care so they can grow healthy. Of course, they didn't help me and I'm biased against doctors, but they are useful for some things! Look up your local department of public welfare and they can help you get your son covered, if you want. My symptoms, as an infant I was constantly vomiting, loose stools and sever abdominal cramps. My mom said I would pull my knees to my chest and scream as if someone was ripping me apart. Growing up I would get those cramps so bad that I couldn't move. There where many times I was found on the floor doubled over in pain. Nausea and vomiting where a constant and lots of diarrhea. I've been severely anemic and I have to get iron transfusion now because of malabsorbtion. I figured out the gluten problem myself years ago and have been doing well on the diet. A doctor just finally confirmed a celiac diagnosis last year! I also have other food allergies that where never diagnosed. I spent most of my life in a state of mild anaphalactic shock, diagnosed as asthma. Then a doctor diagnosed me with diabetes when I was actually hypoglycemic, put me on medication and I now have chronic pancreatitis, which helps the malabsorption problem! And now they are diagnosing other symptoms I've had for 16 years as lyme disease! This is why I hate doctors! You can do an elimination/challenge diet and eliminate foods that cause problems. I never was able to eat meat or dairy. I always got sick on lots of foods like eggs, cake, pizza, etc. Sadly, adding insult to injury, my mother who's a nurse continued to feed me all these foods that made me sick! My grandmother tried to hide meat in my food which always made me sick, and then I got punished for vomiting! The long term effects of eating the wrong foods is constant pain and debilitating illnesses. I am still trying to get to some sense of health and have turned to natural medicines almost exclusively. The only thing I use doctors for is the iron transfusions and a yearly check to make sure no cancers have started yet. I will not go through traditional treatments for cancer! It is better to eliminate a food you think might be a problem than to continue using it while you wait for a diagnosis. They say it is easier to diagnose if the gluten is still in the system, but at what cost? Is your health really worth it? On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 8:02 PM, tbozek77 <tbozek77 wrote: > > > Hi All, > I am looking to learn as much as possible about being gluten free. I think > my son is gluten intolerant/celiac (not sure). He is 21 months and in the 25 > percentile of height and weight. he has not had a solid stool in about 4 > months. Our family currently does not have insurance so the 'tests' that are > offered to find out if he does have an intolerance is kinda not a possiblity > rt now. So I was thinking that we should go gluten free for 30 days and see > what happens (?) He have had him gluten free the last two days as best I > could (though 'cross contamination' of course could have been possible - we > have family in town and one small kitchen to cook everything.) Is going > through w no gluten for 30 days recommended? is there something better we > can do? What are signs that you guys have seen in kids/toddlers that have > gluten intolerance/celiacs? > > Thanks for any/all info you guys provide! > Tracy ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I agree w a lot of what you said. I am very confident on holistic approaches. I am thinking just stick to my guns and eliminate gluten. He seems to be very picky so far though w this - he isn't eating as much and only eating certain things. Ex. Breakfast he only wanted 1/2 an egg and almond butter (straight from the jar) and later a 1/2 a banana. Is this normal when removing gluten? I just want 2 make sure he gets the nutrition he needs. I try to leave snacks out for him all the time (whole food snacks) because he is small and I am hoping he will reach for the foods his body needs (???) Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld Jae Jones <recyclednew Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:01:43 Re: New to group and wanting to learN You should be able to get free insurance for your son through the state. They have programs in every state to ensure that children get proper medical care so they can grow healthy. Of course, they didn't help me and I'm biased against doctors, but they are useful for some things! Look up your local department of public welfare and they can help you get your son covered, if you want. My symptoms, as an infant I was constantly vomiting, loose stools and sever abdominal cramps. My mom said I would pull my knees to my chest and scream as if someone was ripping me apart. Growing up I would get those cramps so bad that I couldn't move. There where many times I was found on the floor doubled over in pain. Nausea and vomiting where a constant and lots of diarrhea. I've been severely anemic and I have to get iron transfusion now because of malabsorbtion. I figured out the gluten problem myself years ago and have been doing well on the diet. A doctor just finally confirmed a celiac diagnosis last year! I also have other food allergies that where never diagnosed. I spent most of my life in a state of mild anaphalactic shock, diagnosed as asthma. Then a doctor diagnosed me with diabetes when I was actually hypoglycemic, put me on medication and I now have chronic pancreatitis, which helps the malabsorption problem! And now they are diagnosing other symptoms I've had for 16 years as lyme disease! This is why I hate doctors! You can do an elimination/challenge diet and eliminate foods that cause problems. I never was able to eat meat or dairy. I always got sick on lots of foods like eggs, cake, pizza, etc. Sadly, adding insult to injury, my mother who's a nurse continued to feed me all these foods that made me sick! My grandmother tried to hide meat in my food which always made me sick, and then I got punished for vomiting! The long term effects of eating the wrong foods is constant pain and debilitating illnesses. I am still trying to get to some sense of health and have turned to natural medicines almost exclusively. The only thing I use doctors for is the iron transfusions and a yearly check to make sure no cancers have started yet. I will not go through traditional treatments for cancer! It is better to eliminate a food you think might be a problem than to continue using it while you wait for a diagnosis. They say it is easier to diagnose if the gluten is still in the system, but at what cost? Is your health really worth it? On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 8:02 PM, tbozek77 <tbozek77 wrote: > > > Hi All, > I am looking to learn as much as possible about being gluten free. I think > my son is gluten intolerant/celiac (not sure). He is 21 months and in the 25 > percentile of height and weight. he has not had a solid stool in about 4 > months. Our family currently does not have insurance so the 'tests' that are > offered to find out if he does have an intolerance is kinda not a possiblity > rt now. So I was thinking that we should go gluten free for 30 days and see > what happens (?) He have had him gluten free the last two days as best I > could (though 'cross contamination' of course could have been possible - we > have family in town and one small kitchen to cook everything.) Is going > through w no gluten for 30 days recommended? is there something better we > can do? What are signs that you guys have seen in kids/toddlers that have > gluten intolerance/celiacs? > > Thanks for any/all info you guys provide! > Tracy ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Changes always take time to adjust to. He's young enough that he probably won't remember any of the gluten foods as he gets older, which is good because he won't know what he's missing. Having had foods and having vivid memories of flavors makes it harder to adjust to the changes. Make sure there are plenty of fruits and veggies and nuts and he should be fine. If your planning on going totally vegan you'll need B12 supplements. A daily multi should make up for any nutrients that are low in the foods. You are right about the reaching for foods the body needs. We do have good intuitions in that way. There was a story on tv before of a man lost a sea and all he had to eat was the fish he was able to catch. He started craving the eyes for vitamin A and all the parts that would normally be discarded he was craving and eating because his body needed the nutrients that where only found in those parts. I've noticed with myself too I will crave certain foods that are high in nutrients I need. If your looking for breads, some of the best brands are Schar (I prefer their multigrain bread) and Ener-G brand english muffins with sweet potato are great as buns. Sunshine burgers make a couple different varieties of veggie burgers that are really good and full of nutrition. They have a breakfast patty and falafal burgers now too! The southwest burgers would probably be too spicy for your son. Glutino pretzel sticks are really good dipped in hummus for a healthy snack. If you eat whatever you want him to eat first, he'll be more inclined to try it. Make him think it's your food and if he's good you'll share some with him. Most kids fall for that! Then before you know it he'll be begging for the new foods! Good luck! On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 2:25 PM, <tbozek77 wrote: > I agree w a lot of what you said. I am very confident on holistic > approaches. I am thinking just stick to my guns and eliminate gluten. He > seems to be very picky so far though w this - he isn't eating as much and > only eating certain things. Ex. Breakfast he only wanted 1/2 an egg and > almond butter (straight from the jar) and later a 1/2 a banana. Is this > normal when removing gluten? I just want 2 make sure he gets the nutrition > he needs. I try to leave snacks out for him all the time (whole food snacks) > because he is small and I am hoping he will reach for the foods his body > needs (???) > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld > > > Jae Jones <recyclednew > > Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:01:43 > > Re: New to group and wanting to learN > > > You should be able to get free insurance for your son through the state. > They have programs in every state to ensure that children get proper > medical > care so they can grow healthy. Of course, they didn't help me and I'm > biased > against doctors, but they are useful for some things! Look up your local > department of public welfare and they can help you get your son covered, if > you want. > > My symptoms, as an infant I was constantly vomiting, loose stools and sever > abdominal cramps. My mom said I would pull my knees to my chest and scream > as if someone was ripping me apart. Growing up I would get those cramps so > bad that I couldn't move. There where many times I was found on the floor > doubled over in pain. Nausea and vomiting where a constant and lots of > diarrhea. I've been severely anemic and I have to get iron transfusion now > because of malabsorbtion. I figured out the gluten problem myself years ago > and have been doing well on the diet. A doctor just finally confirmed a > celiac diagnosis last year! I also have other food allergies that where > never diagnosed. I spent most of my life in a state of mild anaphalactic > shock, diagnosed as asthma. Then a doctor diagnosed me with diabetes when I > was actually hypoglycemic, put me on medication and I now have chronic > pancreatitis, which helps the malabsorption problem! And now they are > diagnosing other symptoms I've had for 16 years as lyme disease! This is > why > I hate doctors! > > You can do an elimination/challenge diet and eliminate foods that cause > problems. I never was able to eat meat or dairy. I always got sick on lots > of foods like eggs, cake, pizza, etc. Sadly, adding insult to injury, my > mother who's a nurse continued to feed me all these foods that made me > sick! > My grandmother tried to hide meat in my food which always made me sick, and > then I got punished for vomiting! The long term effects of eating the wrong > foods is constant pain and debilitating illnesses. I am still trying to get > to some sense of health and have turned to natural medicines almost > exclusively. The only thing I use doctors for is the iron transfusions and > a > yearly check to make sure no cancers have started yet. I will not go > through > traditional treatments for cancer! > > It is better to eliminate a food you think might be a problem than to > continue using it while you wait for a diagnosis. They say it is easier to > diagnose if the gluten is still in the system, but at what cost? Is your > health really worth it? > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 8:02 PM, tbozek77 <tbozek77 wrote: > > > > > > > Hi All, > > I am looking to learn as much as possible about being gluten free. I > think > > my son is gluten intolerant/celiac (not sure). He is 21 months and in the > 25 > > percentile of height and weight. he has not had a solid stool in about 4 > > months. Our family currently does not have insurance so the 'tests' that > are > > offered to find out if he does have an intolerance is kinda not a > possiblity > > rt now. So I was thinking that we should go gluten free for 30 days and > see > > what happens (?) He have had him gluten free the last two days as best I > > could (though 'cross contamination' of course could have been possible - > we > > have family in town and one small kitchen to cook everything.) Is going > > through w no gluten for 30 days recommended? is there something better we > > can do? What are signs that you guys have seen in kids/toddlers that have > > gluten intolerance/celiacs? > > > > Thanks for any/all info you guys provide! > > Tracy ) > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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