I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease (a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food)and im also allergic to eggs and lactose intolerant and... i want to know if i continue a gluten free diet if i can grow anymore.... The doctor miss diagnosed me a few years ago (i was 9) and im 16 now. is it possible that i can still grow.. is it too late. im 5'5'' and im supposed to be around 5'8"
2007-02-23 14:17:39 · 6 answers · asked by leslie__christine 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I have the Celiac curse too! I stopped eating gluten when I was around 14, and two years later, I'm about 5 inches taller. I think that you'll grow, but then again it all depends on your genetic disposition. When was the last time you grew? If you're only 16 and you're supposed to be 5'8", you're probably due for a growth spurt. Maybe the gluten was hindering your growth. My spurt didn't come until I quit gluten. Just a tip: you can convert virtually any gluten bakery recipe to gluten-free by taking out all of the gluten ingredients (like wheat flour) and replacing it with a corresponding amount of gluten-free ingredients (like tapioca starch, rice flour, sweet rice flour, etc.). And to converted recipes, you MUST add a tsp. or two of xanthan gum. It will help the recipe to rise and hold together. This should work for egg and lactose free recipes, but I'm not positive. I've never tried it. And Ener-G is awesome because a lot of their products are lactose free and egg free as well as gluten free. I hope your lactose-egg-gluten free diet goes well, my Celiac sister!
2007-02-25 05:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by salami 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Celiac disease is always inherited. It is a genetic, and is triggered by an event in one's life, such as an illness, stress, pregnancy, divorce, etc. It can kick in at any point in one's life, and can have symptoms, or it can have no noticeable symptoms. With or without symptoms, celiacs does damage to one's small intestine, causing malnutrition and a long list of other problems. There is no known cure at this time other than a gluten free diet, which takes a bit of work, but is very manageable. I have two children with celiacs, and they are happy, healthy and thriving on the GF diet.
2016-05-24 04:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of whether you'll grow or not, a gluten free diet is going to make you feel a lot better. You're only 16, you will still more than likely grow a little anyway.
2007-02-23 14:21:08 · answer #3 · answered by J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could still grow, take some time, and keep with your diet!
I am too on the gluten free diet, and it is so much better for you!
2007-02-23 14:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by ourjacobdavid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it's not too late ...girls in general stop growing by around 18 ... you could grow an average of about 2 " still... height also depends on heredity, remember.
2007-02-23 14:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by double_klicks 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
5'5" is not out of the ordinary. At 16 you may be done growing anyway, especially if you were young when you had your 1st period.
2007-02-23 14:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by Raina 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋