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consequences on retaking gluten

by Monica Fernandez
(Switzerland)

My 20 month son had a blood test done and it came out he was positive for allergies to gluten. Another doctor said she was not sure and told us to start giving him gluten again so she could do new tests.

Wew had stopped giving food with gluten for a month now. Yesterday we gave him bread and a croissant and 3 hours later he threw up three times heavily, past the afternoon very tired and only wanted arms. At 8 o'clock he had 38,1 C of fever and at 2 o'clock in the morning it went up to 40,1 C.

Is this a possible reaction to an allergy to gluten?????

Thank you very much,

Monica Fernandez

fernandez.moni@gmail.com

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Hi Monica,

This could certainly be a gluten reaction. I had a friend who was on the road for work and dined out at a restaurant with "gluten free bread" when the meal arrived she complimented the waitress on how great it was they were supporting gluten free people. She thought it looked very much like normal bread but after having a 10 minute convo with the waitress trusted it was gf.

After 1/2 a piece of toast and about 10 minutes she felt sick and went to the counter to verify with the staff... but was sidetracked by the overwhelming desire to vomit and had to run to the toilets where she was violently ill for 30 minutes... she spent the rest of the day feeling tired, grumpy, energy less and with that brain fog you get when gluten gets you.

If i ate pasta or gluten free bread I imagine I would react similarly + eczema and a upset tummy!

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May 17, 2009
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Beware The Reaction
by: Anonymous

I find the reaction is far worse the longer you leave it for. But my mother seems to think that i used to only throw up when i was younger. I would eat normal food like wheatbix and then throw up violently. The other major one was pancakes.
However with me the problem has always been shocking skin, seriously moody and aggressive, overweight and depression. To say i changed off gluten is a small thing, 30 kgs later, skin clear, no depression and well managed and polite easy going son 2 months later. However the problem being, is I even having something with residue in it, I am complelty screwed for a week, I get depressed and it all comes back, put a lot of weight on.
SO retaking gluten can bring back your symptoms just like that, Its actually very scary knowing how controlled I am. However I am now just very careful and attacks are rare.

May 17, 2009
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Consequences retaking gluten
by: Anonymous

Dear Monica,

how difficult it is with a child and although, especially in children, the high temps could have been indicative of a virus or suchlike, you would naturally be reluctant to expose him to gluten again. I would perhaps discuss it further with the doctor who had the tests done that showed gluten sensitivities. Here in New Zealand many children are seen by a Dr. Rodney Ford, "The Gluten Doctor" with great success.
He has a web site.
It is great that children are being diagnosed in their eary years and therefore able to avoid the more lasting consequences of undiagnosed Coeliac Condition as happened to myself, not being diagnosed until fifty years old, at which time my whole immune system had crashed and I was left with several other serious life threatening conditions.
Good luck!
regards,
Susan

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