Here is some background on dd, age 3
Before she was 2 I figured out that she had problems with soy and casein and eliminated them from her diet. I figured this out pretty much based on her poop.
This summer she stopped growing and I immediately removed gluten. The doctors suspected Celiacs although she tested negative on the tests. During that gluten challenge her poop was liquid. Utter liquid. The tests did show that she was not absorbing nutrients and her poop was essentially acid.
We just took her to the pediatric GI dr. for the first time. He still suspects Celiac's based on what we told him and also said she was Failure to Thrive since she is so small. Born Oct 16th, 2005 she is 35.5 inches tall and 29 lbs. She is getting pretty skinny again. That makes her BMI 16. Although both parents are short, thinness does not run in the family.
We are doing another gluten challenge in prep for a colonoscopy, endoscopy, and biopsy. Last gluten challenge was gluten only - no milk. This time we are on milk as well.
The head scratchier - her poop is fine.
Normal. She doesn't have bags under her eyes and is behaving normal. Is the milk contracting the gluten? Is she suddenly normal? Did I imagine all her other problems?
I am really worried about putting my daughter under general anesthesia and giving her all those tests if they aren't needed. I'm totally second guessing myself. But on milk and gluten she suddenly seems fine. No behavior or poop problems. She still is very tiny though.
I could use any suggestions or advice. Should I insist on waiting to see how she handles gluten and milk longer. Or should I start cleaning her bowels out on Sunday and go ahead with the tests.
Before she was 2 I figured out that she had problems with soy and casein and eliminated them from her diet. I figured this out pretty much based on her poop.
This summer she stopped growing and I immediately removed gluten. The doctors suspected Celiacs although she tested negative on the tests. During that gluten challenge her poop was liquid. Utter liquid. The tests did show that she was not absorbing nutrients and her poop was essentially acid.
We just took her to the pediatric GI dr. for the first time. He still suspects Celiac's based on what we told him and also said she was Failure to Thrive since she is so small. Born Oct 16th, 2005 she is 35.5 inches tall and 29 lbs. She is getting pretty skinny again. That makes her BMI 16. Although both parents are short, thinness does not run in the family.
We are doing another gluten challenge in prep for a colonoscopy, endoscopy, and biopsy. Last gluten challenge was gluten only - no milk. This time we are on milk as well.
The head scratchier - her poop is fine.
Normal. She doesn't have bags under her eyes and is behaving normal. Is the milk contracting the gluten? Is she suddenly normal? Did I imagine all her other problems?I am really worried about putting my daughter under general anesthesia and giving her all those tests if they aren't needed. I'm totally second guessing myself. But on milk and gluten she suddenly seems fine. No behavior or poop problems. She still is very tiny though.
I could use any suggestions or advice. Should I insist on waiting to see how she handles gluten and milk longer. Or should I start cleaning her bowels out on Sunday and go ahead with the tests.
