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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The one person I know who "thinks" her DD has a gluten sensitivity put her whole family on a gluten and dairy free diet (except her DH, he does what he wants because he knows wife is crazy) to try to clear up her oldest DD's dry skin.

Her three children have to suffer through all these dietary restrictions for dry skin!  Of course, now mom claims DD reacts when her DD has gluten or dairy, but it is all in her head.  I have noticed exposures where there were no problems.  But, as soon as one of her kids gets a stomach bug, or a sniffle, or a diaper rash its EXPOSURE OMG!  (Not one of her kids has been proven allergic to anything by a test, including oldest DD.)

It is all about mom.  Mom loves the control and the attention.  She was already a vegetarian before kids were born, and I watched the wheels turning as she became more and more aware of these extreme diet restrictions for kids.  Mom has issues of feeling out of control, and being able to restrict her kids' diets makes her feel better.  Before going gluten free, she was crazy about the organic stuff, too.[/quote]

So, because you happen to have a hypochondriac friend who has diagnosed her child with a gluten-sensitivity without any tests backing it up, then everyone who thinks their child has a gluten-sensitivity is in the same category?  That's ridiculous.  In this case, OP has had her child positively tested (unlike your friend), the child has severe reactions including bloody stools (again, unlike your friend) and her pediatrician has suggested that the cause is exposure to gluten (again, unlike your friend).  So, was there actually any correlation between the OP's situation and your friend that lead you to suggest that your friend's situation was in any way analogous to the OP's situation?

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I do not believe the OP has said what tests her DD has had nor whether or not she tested positive.  And, I am wary of a pediatrician who would so surely diagnose bloody stools as a gluten exposure over the phone.  Bloody stools are caused by a tear in the anus.  It can be caused by excessive wiping, hemorrhoids, as well as constipation causing a fissure.  Bloody stools is a symptom of celiac or gluten intolerance in that the trauma caused by the intestinal problems will eventually lead to blood in the stools over time.  But, it is not like the OP describes-- My kid ate a cracker and is now pooping blood.  She is pooping blood right now because she is sick (we don't know why) and her anus is irritated because of the diarrhea.[/quote]

OP here. Where did you get that our pediatrician diagnosed DD over the phone?

We've been in this battle to find out the origin of DD's anemia since she was 9 months old. With changes in our diet and lots of extensive blood work we found out that we all have thalassemia and gluten/diary intolerance. It's been really difficult for us (me) to do the switch and little by little we're learning to see how our bodies react to exposure, how long it takes to get a reaction and how to minimize the symptoms once the exposure happens.

It takes several weeks for the body to process the little traces of the protein so the bloody stool can happen because there's still some of it left behind.

Do you remember the feeling on Sunday morning when you woke up after passing out from drinking all night long? Yeah, the feeling of throwing up, the horrible head ache, what's that called again? Yeah! HANGOVER. That's exactly how I feel after an exposure. I can't imagine how much harder it must be on that tiny little 30lbs body to have to deal with all this.

Have some compassion, people. If you don't understand a problem try to learn about it before lashing out on others seeking help.[/quote]

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