celiac disease symptoms- My daughter who is 6 years old have celiac disease...?

Question

can she be cured after she has her own period..i mean she is grown up or she has to be all her life on a gluten free diet

Answer 1

Celiac sprue is an immunologically mediated disease in genetically susceptible individuals caused by intolerance to gluten, resulting in mucosal inflammation, which causes malabsorption. Symptoms usually include diarrhea and abdominal discomfort. Diagnosis is by small-bowel biopsies demonstrating characteristic though not specific pathologic changes of villous atrophy that improve with a strict gluten-free diet.
The only treatment is a life-long gluten-free diet.
Please see the web pages for more details on Celiac disease.

Answer 2

Sorry but celiac disease is for life...it has nothing to do with going through puberty or growing up. If you have celiac disease then there is no cure, except for adhering to a strict wheat free/gluten free diet for life. It's not that bad once you get used to it. I have been diagnosed as a celiac for 5 years now and the food has come a long way even since I first started on the diet. And there are tons of books, websites, support groups and health food stores that can help you out. Some of the websites are:
www.celiac.com
www.celiac.org
www.glutenfreemeals.com
www.glutenfreemall.com
www.glutenfree.com
www.clanthompson.com
www.glutenfreegourmet.com
www.turtlemountain.com
www.glutenfreecookingclub.com
www.glutenfreeinfo.com/support/supportfm.htm
www.glutenfreerestaurants.org/about.php
www.glutenfreedom.net/page.asp?itemid=15

Answer 3

For many years it was thought that kids would often grow out of celiac. But it's a life-long condition.

I'd recommend you get the book Kids with Celiac Disease by Danna Korn. http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Celiac-Disease-Gluten-Free-Children/dp/1890627216/sr=8-1/qid=1167375123/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-8535495-7930438?ie=UTF8&s=books

Danna Korn mentions in her book that during the pre-teen and teen years there can be a lessening of symptoms, which is why they used to think that kids grew out of it.

I don't think the researchers know yet whether the lessening of symptoms means that the damage to the intestines isn't happening anymore or if they just aren't getting symptoms anymore.

By the time your daughter is a teen, and mine as well who are 3 and 4 now and both gluten-free, hopefully they will know a lot more about all of this.

You should really come join us on http://www.glutenfreeforum.com . There are over 12 thousand registered members and lots of people with kids with celiac. There's a lot of advice, support, recipes, product reviews, etc.

Nancy

Answer 4

This is a good question. I wish that I could tell you a good answer to this. Some children are diagnosed at ages 1-3 because of the failure to thrive. Some of those outgrow it to varying extents. (Some will not ever be able to tolerate gluten in any form. Some can tolerate smaller amounts of gluten and some resolve entirely.)
Others are diagnosed in high school through adulthood. They don't usually resolve in later life.
If you want further information about diets and other practical info, contact the Allergy Information Association. They have a lot of practical information because the members have children that suffer with Celiac and other allergies or they have the condition themselves. http://www.aaia.ca/

Answer 5

Celiac desease does not have a cure, only the gluten- free diet. Buy mixes from "The Gluten- Free Pantry" at your health food store. This brand makes mixes for wheat- free, gluten- free bread and desserts so you can make her sandwiches, brownies, etc. Go to http:// www.glutenfree.com for recipies good luck!

Answer 6

My sister has Ciliac desease, and it never goes away. It's always going to be with her, and if it already hasn't it can also cause thyroid problems in the future... Just keep her on the gluton free diet, and read as much information as you can, it'll never go away and it'll never get any better.

Here's a link that might be pretty informative for you... It helped me out a lot about 4 years ago when we found out she had it.... Hope this helps, Best wishes.

Answer 7

She will have it forever... there is a blood test to determine for sure... but she has to have gluten in her diet to test for it. Talk to your doctor... it's much better to know than to suffer.

Answer 8

I dont know, but you can always search it under yahoo search and find out what celiac diease is...