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Dr.'s appt. tomorrow for my 2 year old - possible wheat/gluten allergies - Any tips on what to ask?
I posted a couple questions yesterday, and thank you to everyone who took the time to answer. I made an appt. with our ped. tomorrow for my son to look into the possible wheat/gluten issues.
He has chronic diarrhea which we thought was due to milk/soy allergies. Those have been removed from his diet but the diarrhea continues.
From what I've gathered, I'm going to ask for a blood test to check his IgG4 levels and his IgE levels, correct?
My son also has received physical therapy, developmental therapy and is currently receiving speech therapy. There has been no mention of the word "autism" yet, but after hours of research last night it seems that this may all be combined in some way. Anyone with similar experiences?
A family friend who is a GI doctor at a major children's hospital dismisses this as "toddler's diarrhea" but I have a gut feeling it is more. I've learned to trust your instinct as it is usually right on target!
Thank you for any tips or advice!
Toddler's diahrrea is he kidding?
Sounds just like my son. You are on the right track. Ask for the immune test and do follow your mother's instinct.
If he has allergies and food sensitivities you need to address them or they will interfere with his therapies. He can't possibly learn if doesn't feel good.
Did he by any change get diahrrea sometime after the MMR vaccine? That's what started my son's diahrrea. How long has he had it?
Zurama
December 19th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
I need allergy testing
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December 19th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
I got told that my now 3 year old son had toddlers diarrhea. I didnt think so as I have a real hard time beliveing that ANYONE has diarrhea for no reason. In my eyes if you have diarrhea, there is something wrong! I am glad I didnt back down cause my son ended up having an infection in this intestines called c-diff. He had to be on 2 rounds of these special antibiotics called flagyl. After that it went away. But before we found out that is what he had (he got tested for it but hte people at the doctors office read it wrong and said that it cam back negitive when it was positive) He had diarrhea for 9 months straight. He also got tested for the celiac disease, which is what you are talking about getting your son tested for, that the thing when your body almost seems to have an allergic reaction to gluten. While it seems to be an allergy it really is not, it is an immune response. I was sure my son also had the celiac disease, cause he seemed to have so many of the symptoms, but it turns out that it was just the c-diff. And I was RELIVED! Good luck, but if I was you I would also ask for a c diff test to make sure that is not the cause of his diarrhea.
References :
http://www.celiac.org
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/c-difficile/DS00736
December 20th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Definitely ask any and all questions that come to mind concerning your son's health. And definitely keep fighting to diagnose your son. If it is celiac disease then get started on the diet right away. I have heard of a thirteen-year old boy who died of it. My mom listened to her instincts and probably saved me from dying from a coma or heart failure. That is the thing about moms, you better listen to their insticts because they know their child more than the doctors do. Better to check out of sheer caution and be wrong than not to check at all and end up losing your child. if you need some tips on celiac disease email me. Have been celiac since I was ten and the whole family now has found out they have it in some degree lesser than mine. Good luck with the doctor's appointment and the best of health to you and your son.
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December 20th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Toddler's diahrrea is he kidding?
Sounds just like my son. You are on the right track. Ask for the immune test and do follow your mother's instinct.
If he has allergies and food sensitivities you need to address them or they will interfere with his therapies. He can't possibly learn if doesn't feel good.
Did he by any change get diahrrea sometime after the MMR vaccine? That's what started my son's diahrrea. How long has he had it?
Zurama
References :
http://www.autism.com
http://www.generationrescue.org