<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I had several question posed to me asking how Kyra at 12 months was diagnosed so early, this amazed me since it was a 10 month battle to find the cause of her ills. Kyra began vomiting at 2 months old, she was breastfed and I really do not think she was given any "food" or formula for months. Looking for allergies, at the request of her Ped. I removed most foods from my diet, and she continued to vomit and have diarrhea. The Doc insisted the "diarrhea" was normal for breastfed babies, Kyra is breastfed baby number 4 and I do not agree. She continued to vomit even with my diet so he had x-rays done looking for reflux at 3 months old, and at a loss he diagnosed her with reflux. I took her back to this Pediatrician several times and was told she had a virus each time. At her 12 month old check-up he told me she was sensitive to the vitamins in formula, I had began to wean her at Christmas and she then became very ill. (in retrospect this is when a lot of grains were introduced) He was a little concerned with her lack of growth, but his solution was to put her on whole milk. This did not work. I live in a very small rural town in Southern Utah and I drive 2 hours to see this Pediatrician. Recently we had a new Pediatrician come to a town only 25 miles from us and she saw Kyra a couple of times and said also stomach flu. It was not until Kyra actually got stomach flu at 12 months old that this Doctor acted. She said she suspected "sprue", but was giving her a full range of tests. Kyra went to the Hospital to have a catheter for a urinalysis and her blood drawn. We collected the stool sample after the stomach flu was over and she sent it in, I cancelled the x-rays just in case. The Ped. called us in as soon as she got the results back on the stool sample. This young Ped. did not know a lot about CD, she had seen a case in her internship, but she was in contact with someone who does know and she relayed their info to us, (they also sent the address for this list) she gave us the choice of having a biopsy done at their lab or just starting the diet, we chose to start the diet and what an improvement! Kyra is gaining weight and the vomiting and diarrhea have already stopped. I keep making mistakes with her diet however, and would appreciate any help for toddler foods. Actually she is so tiny, she looks like she is only about 8 months old and just began eating baby food last month. She is a very picky eater, I can see why now :D Finger foods would sure be nice and her 2 sisters are starving for some finger foods since the entire family is on Kyra's diet. Her sisters are 2 and 4. Thanks So Much for All Your :D Help == [log in to unmask] Utah