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[quote=Anonymous]My child was diagnosed this spring at 5.  Also with minimal symptoms - a persistent bellyache was the only sign, and no real other risk factors.

We got the endoscopy and the procedure was pretty straightforward.  For us her intestines were visually normal but with evidence of damage in pathology.

Assuming your son has celiac you need to cut out all gluten - not just wheat - and you need to be strict about it. It's overwhelming at first, but give it a few months and you'll (mostly) have it down.

On the social side it's not a big deal - lots of kids have restrictions these days.  But from an emotional standpoint  the sooner you give it up the better - much easier for your child to eat something different at a party if they never got used to the pizza & cake routine in the first place.  And most kids are perfectly happy as long as you provide an alternative treat - we keep a container of fluten free cupcakes inthe freezer at all times so I can just grab one on the way to any birthday party.

But take things one step at a time, and give yourself time to emotionally process this.  While a celiac can be completely healthy on a GF diet, making a big dietary change like that is a major undertaking.[/quote]

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