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Ok, so this is not specifically related to diabetes, and it is not for myself - but I have read that one auto immune disease can lead to another, so looking to my wise and helpful forum peers for any advice they may have.
My grandson, now almost 20 months old, has recently received confirmation that his recent test for coeliac disease - has come back as positive for auto immune disease and the paedetrician's say that he is to be regarded as having coeliac disease and being totally gluten intolerant until he is 5, when there is a minute possibility he could be tested again and found negative. This is highly unlikely as his mother as good as diagnosed the illness herself, after he started on wheat products (solids) around 6 months, he started to lose weight to the point his bones were sticking out on his little body, was repeatedly vomiting, having diahorrea, his personality changed from happy, laughing baby to whiny and miserable, and his stomach was tight as a drum - all classic symptoms of coeliac , was in and out of hospital where his parents were told, he goes to nursery and bugs are going around, or it was winter and babies are often ill at this time. One day he was sent home from hospital, and back in the same night. Now we don't necessarily hold the medical professional to blame, as far as we can ascertain coeliac is fairly uncommon in children, but needless to say, his parents - who are both educated and sensible were able to quickly get him on the right diet and almost overnight his health improved. Thankfully, he is now a healthy, happy little boy.
There was a blow with the recent diagnosis as paedetrician said he needs to come off the oats and move mainly towards rice substitutes, so no more porridge or cornflakes, bit of a blow as that was his breakfast at nursery also some of his snack bars. My daughter has found a substitute, a kind of cornflake made from rice. My question to other members is, do you have any experience of coeliac, and particularly in children - do you have any advice or recommendations - please
Should add that he, to date, is also diary intolerant - this may change, but again seems unlikely. Very healthy appetite, eats his veg and fruit daily. He saw paedetrician last week and has the dietian next month. One of my daughter and son in law's chief worries is if he is exposed to gluten by accident in future years, for example, he recently went to a birthday party where the mother knew of his intolerance, and yet put food on a low table where my son in law caught him trying to help himself to cocktail sausage. The mother had provided food for him, but not thought of the food she put out for the other toddlers to help themselves being a risk to him :!:
As diabetics, most of us adults, we know how difficult it is to stick to the right diets - so we can only imagine what it is like for children and youngsters, though I am sure many of you will have experience of this, as a T2 diagnosed just a few years back it came to me later in life, and I have found it doesn't really get easier.
My grandson, now almost 20 months old, has recently received confirmation that his recent test for coeliac disease - has come back as positive for auto immune disease and the paedetrician's say that he is to be regarded as having coeliac disease and being totally gluten intolerant until he is 5, when there is a minute possibility he could be tested again and found negative. This is highly unlikely as his mother as good as diagnosed the illness herself, after he started on wheat products (solids) around 6 months, he started to lose weight to the point his bones were sticking out on his little body, was repeatedly vomiting, having diahorrea, his personality changed from happy, laughing baby to whiny and miserable, and his stomach was tight as a drum - all classic symptoms of coeliac , was in and out of hospital where his parents were told, he goes to nursery and bugs are going around, or it was winter and babies are often ill at this time. One day he was sent home from hospital, and back in the same night. Now we don't necessarily hold the medical professional to blame, as far as we can ascertain coeliac is fairly uncommon in children, but needless to say, his parents - who are both educated and sensible were able to quickly get him on the right diet and almost overnight his health improved. Thankfully, he is now a healthy, happy little boy.
There was a blow with the recent diagnosis as paedetrician said he needs to come off the oats and move mainly towards rice substitutes, so no more porridge or cornflakes, bit of a blow as that was his breakfast at nursery also some of his snack bars. My daughter has found a substitute, a kind of cornflake made from rice. My question to other members is, do you have any experience of coeliac, and particularly in children - do you have any advice or recommendations - please
Should add that he, to date, is also diary intolerant - this may change, but again seems unlikely. Very healthy appetite, eats his veg and fruit daily. He saw paedetrician last week and has the dietian next month. One of my daughter and son in law's chief worries is if he is exposed to gluten by accident in future years, for example, he recently went to a birthday party where the mother knew of his intolerance, and yet put food on a low table where my son in law caught him trying to help himself to cocktail sausage. The mother had provided food for him, but not thought of the food she put out for the other toddlers to help themselves being a risk to him :!:As diabetics, most of us adults, we know how difficult it is to stick to the right diets - so we can only imagine what it is like for children and youngsters, though I am sure many of you will have experience of this, as a T2 diagnosed just a few years back it came to me later in life, and I have found it doesn't really get easier.
