<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Carol: I have an 8-year-old son who I have diagnosed as being a Celiac two years ago. He was having chronic diarrhea, looked as if someone had punched him in both eye and had chronic rhinitis (runny nose). I took him to our local GP however it felt that Andrew was healthy and testing would be mean and unnecessary. So, I took him to a naturopathy and had his antibodies tested and had an allergy test done on him called a RAST test. He came up with a gluten insensitivity of 2,700 and the range is 0-3,000. He also had an extremely high intolerance to cheese, wheat, milk, eggs and white potatoes. Anyhow, since I have changed Andrew's diet and treated him as if he were a medically diagnosed Celiac he has been a totally different kid. He went from having no friends, no self-esteem, too much energy as well as the above mentioned medical problems to being on the HONOR ROLL - 95% overall his subjects, being considerate, polite, patient etc. However, should Andrew have a gluten or wheat slip up I can tell immediately his face becomes discolored and he is sneezing and his nose is running. In fact his reaction can be so severe that he can be completely and totally unpredictable. One time when he ate a breakfast bar he became so violent at school that he had the teacher, librarian and students huddle under their desks. He was reprimanded for something so he jumped up on a desk and stated that he was going to go home and get a gun and shoot everyone DEAD! Also, when he ingests gluten especially wheat gluten he becomes very snively and thinks the world is against him. If you would like to have more history about the possibility of your son having Celiac's and tips on how to deal with people and their reactions to this please feel free to email me at [log in to unmask] My first name is D-Lynne. I hope this helps Carol. Timely Transcription Owner/Operator - Dorothy L. Hilde 710 Spokane Street, Trail, BC Canada, V1R 3W2 Fax: (250) 368-8213 Email: [log in to unmask]