This is our journey (meaning my family's) through changing our life to eat Wheat and Gluten free.
It all started with my kids not gaining weight and eventually falling off of the growth chart. Jayda started around 1 year and Dallyn is only 10 months. Jayda only gained 3 lbs in 2 years. She is still growing upwards, as is Dallyn but neither is gaining a significant amount of weight. So our dr sent us in to get blood drawn to test for all kinds of metabolic problems, infections and other things that could be causing them to not be growing as fast as normal.
On May 26th, which happened to be my birthday, the dr called us and let us know that their lab results showed higher levels of enzymes that most likely means that both have Celiacs Disease. They referred us to a Gastro Interoligist where both will be having biopsies done on their small intestine to make 100% sure this is what we are dealing with. Tricare is still in the process of dealing with paperwork so that is where we are now.......just waiting. Hopefully by Monday they should call with an appointment schedule.
To say that it was devastating would be an understatement. It's amazingly hard to hear that there is something wrong with your child, something that will be a lifelong battle for them. Something that you can't fix even if you try your hardest. But there is comfort in the fact that they will be able to have healthy, nutrient rich foods and will be able to grow. If anything, this will definitely make our family a lot healthier and more aware of what we are putting onto our plates and into our bodies. This is our adventure....and I am so glad that we are all in it together.
It all started with my kids not gaining weight and eventually falling off of the growth chart. Jayda started around 1 year and Dallyn is only 10 months. Jayda only gained 3 lbs in 2 years. She is still growing upwards, as is Dallyn but neither is gaining a significant amount of weight. So our dr sent us in to get blood drawn to test for all kinds of metabolic problems, infections and other things that could be causing them to not be growing as fast as normal.
On May 26th, which happened to be my birthday, the dr called us and let us know that their lab results showed higher levels of enzymes that most likely means that both have Celiacs Disease. They referred us to a Gastro Interoligist where both will be having biopsies done on their small intestine to make 100% sure this is what we are dealing with. Tricare is still in the process of dealing with paperwork so that is where we are now.......just waiting. Hopefully by Monday they should call with an appointment schedule.
To say that it was devastating would be an understatement. It's amazingly hard to hear that there is something wrong with your child, something that will be a lifelong battle for them. Something that you can't fix even if you try your hardest. But there is comfort in the fact that they will be able to have healthy, nutrient rich foods and will be able to grow. If anything, this will definitely make our family a lot healthier and more aware of what we are putting onto our plates and into our bodies. This is our adventure....and I am so glad that we are all in it together.
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