OHbaby! Forums : a food intolerance? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 02:39:15 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:30:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=23545 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[a food intolerance? : You can just get a blood test...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580994&title=a-food-intolerance#580994 Author: busymum
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Posted: 07 January 2009 at 8:30pm

You can just get a blood test to check for any antibodies. I'm gluten intolerant and probably have been for most of my life but have only had obvious symptoms for less than 2yrs. Other things to look out for are constipation (or any kind of bowel oddness) and tiredness/fatigue.

I'd book a visit with the doctor and get that blood tested, nb don't reduce the gluten in his diet before that blood test because it can give an incorrect result.]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:30:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580994&title=a-food-intolerance#580994 <![CDATA[a food intolerance? : My friends little boy has been...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580716&title=a-food-intolerance#580716 Author: cuppatea
Subject: 23545
Posted: 07 January 2009 at 3:49pm

My friends little boy has been diagnosed as gluten intolerant, he had a blood test for it. His main symptom was a runny bum, basically he had never had a solid poo, and he had a little ezcema but not a lot and was totally hypo all the time. The allergy doc she saw (the same one Spencer sees) said that "constant busyness" is a sign of gluten allergy.
My friends little boy had not got so far as being coeliacs though so I suppose the symptoms can change.
Perhaps you could ask your doc for the blood test for it?
]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:49:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580716&title=a-food-intolerance#580716 <![CDATA[a food intolerance? : My nephew was diagnosed with Coeliacs...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580623&title=a-food-intolerance#580623 Author: MrsMojo
Subject: 23545
Posted: 07 January 2009 at 2:41pm

My nephew was diagnosed with Coeliacs at 5yo but had no issues with diarrhea or bloating.  It actually took awhile to get the docs to test for coeliacs (despite our family history) because of that. 

I was diagnosed 5 years ago although it's likely I had coeliacs since I was a child but I showed very few symptoms and none bad enough that I thought there was something wrong with me.  I simply thought it was normal but my mum was diagnosed with coeliacs and since it's hereditory we were all tested too.  It wasn't until I went on a gluten free diet that these 'symptoms' which I thought were perfectly normal part of life cleared up. 

My main issue was lethargy (but I didn't realise until I went gluten free and suddenly had all this energy).  I was also malnutritioned for years which lead to me having bad nail, hair and teeth.  Luckily the nails and hair regenerate, one day I hope to win lotto and fix my teeth.

]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:41:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580623&title=a-food-intolerance#580623 <![CDATA[a food intolerance? : With Taine being weird, Mum has...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580520&title=a-food-intolerance#580520 Author: lizzle
Subject: 23545
Posted: 07 January 2009 at 1:05pm

With Taine being weird, Mum has been googling, and something she found was an artcile about gluten intolernace in toddlers. Basically it made them lethargic, grumpy, and aggressive. Now this is all fitting Taine to a T, but in the googling that I am doing (only on gluten intolernace as other stuff turns into scary stuff) - the symptoms of GI seem to be more associated with bloating and diarrhea - neither of which effects taine. So what do you think?]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:05:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23545&PID=580520&title=a-food-intolerance#580520