Quote Originally Posted by Royal Tartan View Post
Ashley ...I was about to post about celiac disease , my eldest suffers from it ....when I saw Frankykeno post.

I have a very strong feeling about this .

A duodenal biopsy should show if it is celiac disease .

If it is this , its diet controlled ...ie Gluten free diet


It can be hereditry as well , tho can skip a generation .

Foul smelling fecal matter can be another indication , as can distended abdomen in toddlers .

Either way I am sending Healing rays your way Ashley
That's what they are doing with the little guy I know with celiac. A special diet (there a tons of excellent cookbooks for cooking for the celiac child out there). I literally cannot believe that turn around that child showed. He went from being skinny with that belly, being sick all the time, not thriving or growing right and a few months later, the kid is racing around the backyard like any 3 year old. It was like a miracle! The sad thing is how often celiac isn't diagnosed quickly enough. This particular child was ill for most of his life, in and out of doctor's office, his parents were even scared that someone would think they were neglecting him - and it ends up being something that can be managed with a special diet. It's been 3 years now since his diagnosis and he's doing beautifully, even knows to tell people what he can and cannot eat.