<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi, it looks like my daughter is not alone in this one. I am sorry I forgot to put my daughter's age, she is eight years old but also has down syndrome so developmentally she is most likely around a 4 or 5 year old. Ever since she went on the diet in the summer she is an extremist in eating only what she should. She always waits for me to say if something is okay to eat she will not even let her Dad tell her only if Dad says Mom said it was okay will she eat the food. She always asks me when we go out if I brought 'her' food so I am pretty confident about her not taking something by accident. I am wondering if sometime over Christmas maybe I was not as careful as I should have been and she had eaten some hidden gluten. I really don't know what her reaction to gluten is yet. Here were some of the suggestions. Metamucil (we have done this) Swiss Kriss laxative Fibre rich food - carrots, dried fruit, prunes , choppped nuts, grapes, popcorn, ripe papaya, apples etc (the diet is low in fibre) One person told me the constipation in CD is related to Sjogren's syndrome - lymphocytes attack body's moisture producing glands pineapple juice (this was a good suggestion for me because it is something my daughter likes) some people said she might still healing from going gluten free make time for bathroom time (I actually have to reminder to go most of the time) a couple of people did say it was a reaction to gluten and usually started two or three days after eating gluten and then continued for about 4-6 weeks take her off dairy (if it continues I will try this next) check other food allergies drink lots of water constipation can be a sign of lead poisoning (check your houses) monitor intake of corn Thanks for all your help. We did go back and used senokot mixed with juice twice a day (this what always seemed to help prior to going gf) and seemed to clear things up for those few days. We will see what the next couple of weeks bring. Thanks for all the suggestions and I am sure we and some other people will be trying a few of them. Lorna