Why Toddler still bloated/diahrea 1 month gluten free ?

amother

OP ↓

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 7:32 pm

Trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong
Discovered a month ago dd is celiac and we've turned the house gluten free since, there's a drastic change no longer vomiting and no more stomach pain but bloated stomach and diahrea although somewhat improved is still very present
I've gone through everything pantry fridge freezer checking ingredients and all looks good
What could I be missing or not understanding ?
Thank you !

amother

Saddlebrown

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 7:36 pm

Are they home with you? You checked candies that have unknown to most flour coatings?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 7:38 pm

amother Saddlebrown wrote:

Are they home with you? You checked candies that have unknown to most flour coatings?

Yes checked all nosh and snacks literally everything
We have regular Challah once a week but very careful it doesn't get everywhere

amother

Lightcyan

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 7:42 pm

A lot of people I know who are celiac are also sensitive to dairy
Can that be the culprit
Also per my understanding it take time for the gut to heal
People say that it can take up to 3 months to see full relief

amother

Geranium

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 8:02 pm

I have a couple of children with celiac disease (welcome to the club)
I found after the first few days the intense symptoms disappeared - like vomiting, extreme stomach pain, very loose bowel movements, however it took about 6 months to feel all the way better. I only did bloodwork after a year to check numbers and BH each time after 1 year the numbers were practically 0.
Also, some ppl are sensitive to GF oats or the Molino Flour. Is you child eating any of those?

amother

Starflower

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 8:12 pm

amother Geranium wrote:

Also, some ppl are sensitive to GF oats or the Molino Flour. Is you child eating any of those?

Came to mention this
My husband has celiac and cannot handle anything with wheat starch- Molino flour and oats

Also make sure nothing has malt, like cereals

amother

Khaki ↓

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 8:59 pm

Okay so as others said firstly it takes a nice while for the stomach to heal. In the meantime they are more sensitive to other foods. Possible culprits can be
Dairy
Corn
Oats
Nightshades (potatoes tomatoes eggplant etc.)
Green veggies

Try eliminating or reducing one thing at a time and see what brings relief.
Also within these categories they may be okay with some foods and not others.

amother

↑ OP

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 9:06 pm

Thank you all for responding
Of all the things mentioned she main thing she is still having often is dairy she loves all things dairy will be a hard one if that's the culprit! But will try cutting down on it and see what happens , if it helps how long does it normally take to notice the change? Thanks!

amother

↑ Khaki ↓

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 9:18 pm

amother OP wrote:

I noticed a change within a day or two. Then after a while I started eating one thing at a time and saw what I reacted to. Not all dairy is equal. Personally I can handle milk and cheese better than yogurt and ice cream so I figure it might be the heavy cream that’s the issue.

amother

Pumpkin

Thu, Dec 05 2024, 9:24 pm

I would really limit the amount of lactose. Try dairy free options of everything. Like someone else said it takes time for the gut to heal.

amother

↑ Snapdragon ↓

Fri, Dec 06 2024, 9:08 am

amother OP wrote:

Loving dairy is often a sign of leaky gut and that it needs to go... our kids are attracted to the foods that they react to Sad

amother

↑ Khaki

Fri, Dec 06 2024, 9:13 am

amother Snapdragon wrote:

Loving dairy is often a sign of leaky gut and that it needs to go... our kids are attracted to the foods that they react to Sad

More like when casein gets into the bloodstream it acts like an opiate drug. But this isn’t always true that they react to it.

amother

↑ Snapdragon

Fri, Dec 06 2024, 9:15 am

amother Khaki wrote:

More like when casein gets into the bloodstream it acts like an opiate drug. But this isn’t always true that they react to it.

Yes but casein getting into the bloodstream only happens with a leaky gut. And then there are inflammatory reactions besides for the opiate effect.

4health ↓

Fri, Dec 06 2024, 9:19 am

Many people with celiac gluten sensitivity will react to dairy. The protein casein found in dairy is very similar in its properties to gluten and therefore the body might recognize it as such. Try to refrain from dairy for half a year at least and then see if she can tolerate. I don’t know the exact statistics but a very large percentage of people can’t tolerate both.

↑ 4health

Fri, Dec 06 2024, 9:20 am

I would like to add that healing takes time and focusing on healing the gut will help resolve the residual symptoms

rose613

Sun, Dec 08 2024, 3:42 pm

I’m currently trying a gluten free / dairy free diet with one of my children and was told I could give goats milk and sheep’s milk cheese. Might be worth a try if dc loves dairy.