Re: Possible Failure to Thrive?

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Hi

Is she GFCF in what she eats? My DD dropped from 50th percentile to 5th

in less than three months, crept along at 5th percentilefor about three

years, until GFCF.

At 3yrs 6months (Nov 00), she weighed 29lbs and was about 34 " tall. Now she

weighs around 35lbs and is 37 " tall. She's still small but I think she's

catching

up a little.

Margaret

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In a message dated 3/16/01 10:40:07 AM Eastern Standard Time,

info@... writes:

<< " Failure to thrive " is a catch all phrase that means nothing but it often

is the #1 indicator of celiac disease in children. Get a blood screening

test done. And don't let a doctor tell you that celiac is rare. 1 in 150

people in North America have it. Most don't know it either. Diagnosis rates

are somewhere around 1 in 2000.

>>

What I don't understand is how she could have celiac disease. She drank

breastmilk until she was 6 mos. I was strictly GF/CF. I only ate meats,

veggies, fruit, rice pancakes, potato chips, and only things I knew were

GF/CF. Since my son is so sensitive to everything, I am a fanatic about the

diet and cross contamination. Right now she only eats fruits, veggies,

turkey/rice dinner (only turkey, rice, sweet potatoes), and rice cereal. I

have added oatmeal at 8 mos. with no reaction. It would have had to have been

something that started around 2 mos. I do remember my ASD son had the same

pattern. He was 8 lbs. 11 oz. and gained great until around 2 mos. and then

went from 75th percentile to 25th but he stayed there and never looked tiny

like she does. She isn't sickly at all and is actually the best baby with the

sweetest temperament. She's saying four words and has just started walking. I

will look into celiac and see what the doctor thinks.

Jo (South Carolina)

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> d terrible

colic

> until I went completely GF/CF when she was 1 month old. After all

the

> problems with my 3 yr. old ASD son, I'm really concerned about her.

I'm assuming your doctor has checked, but could it be her heart? My

son had a big hole in his heart and was using so much energy just to

pump blood and breath that he was not growing. I'm sure they would

have caught it if it were as bad as his was, but maybe a small hole

would not be as obvious. Just a thought.

[Guest guest]

At 05:36 PM 3/15/2001 -0500, you wrote:

> I'm very concerned about my 9 mos. old daughter. She was born a

> healthy 8

>lbs. 1 oz. and was in the 75th percentile until she was 2 months old. She has

>steadily gone down the chart until she's now in the 5th percentile. I am

>breastfeeding her but she eats solids and has a great appetite. Her bowels

>have always been abnormal since she was born. They were always watery until

>she started eating solids. They're usually green or black and most of the

>time she's constipated since we've started solids. She had terrible colic

>until I went completely GF/CF when she was 1 month old. After all the

>problems with my 3 yr. old ASD son, I'm really concerned about her. She's

>doing great developmentally and is ahead actually. Her head circumference is

>fine but height and weight is where her problem is. I would like to hear

>experiences from other parents who have been through this and what I should

>do. My doctor said if she's not gaining by next month, he was going to send

>her to a Specialist. Yesterday I started supplementing her with Cod Liver Oil

>and Calcium with D because I heard a Vit. D deficiency can sometimes cause

>failure to thrive. Could it be a Zinc deficiency? Could it be mercury

>problems (she's only had one Hib shot so far). I have 7 amalgams. What tests

>should we do? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fatten her up?

>Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

>

>Jo (South Carolina)

" Failure to thrive " is a catch all phrase that means nothing but it often

is the #1 indicator of celiac disease in children. Get a blood screening

test done. And don't let a doctor tell you that celiac is rare. 1 in 150

people in North America have it. Most don't know it either. Diagnosis rates

are somewhere around 1 in 2000.

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Jay Bigam

Marketing and Information Technology Manager

Kinnikinnick Foods Inc.

www.kinnikinnick.com

Toll Free: 1-

[Guest guest]

>

>

>What I don't understand is how she could have celiac disease.

You can't " develop " celiac. It's not really a " disease " but a disorder.

It's genetic. If you have the gene you will have celiac. MANY people have

asymptomatic or " silent Celiac " and don't know they have it. It is often

diagnosed from other manifestations resulting from the disorder such as

anemia, osteoporosis, teeth defects and, well, failure to grow at a

" normal " rate. Of course it could be any number of things but celiac is a

good thing to look into.

You should know that North American Oats are virtually guaranteed to be

contaminated with pretty high levels of gluten.

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Jay Bigam

Marketing and Information Technology Manager

Kinnikinnick Foods Inc.

www.kinnikinnick.com

Toll Free: 1-