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 When
should I test my baby for Celiac?
When my
husband was 17 he was diagnosed
with Celiac Disease and then just
2 weeks ago his father was diagnosed
as well. I know there is a good
chance our 14 weeks old baby girl
could possibly have it as well,
however, I don’t know when
we need to get her tested.
At three weeks old she lost a
whole pound while breast feeding
and our doctor suggested putting
her on formula. She has been putting
on weight, but not much. She weighed
5 lbs 6 oz after losing weight
at three months and as of last
week she weighs 9 lbs 6 oz even
though she eats 4 oz of formula
every hour and a half. Not being
able to gain weight is only one
of many symptoms our little girl
has. Even our doctor says she
has a lot of flatulence for one
so young, her bowel movements
have never been regular, one day
she has acidy diarrhea and then
she will be completely constipated
the next. She is also very fatigued
taking 4 or 5 two or three hour
naps during the day and then sleep
a full nine hours every night
since she was 3 weeks old.
I just want to make sure that
we get her tested early enough
to see if she has celiac or not
before she has to suffer like
my husband and father in law did
for so long. So when can I have
her tested?
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 There
is a strong possibility that your
baby has celiac genes, but, with
a lack of exposure to gluten,
it is unlikely that this is a
cause unless you have been ingesting
gluten during breast feeding.
Switching to formula is a good
idea: be sure that it is gluten-free.
Testing the baby for celiac should
include HLA DQ2 DQ8 genes, and
be done very soon.. Health
and happiness,
Dr. Aron, Apr
08
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