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Hi everyone,

Sorry I've taken a while to summarise all the replies to my last posting
regarding my son's behaviour problems but I've been feeling pretty lousy
this last week.

We have been having trouble with his volatile temper for a number of
years but (how stupid can you get?) had never connected it with CD
although I have it. Many of you wrote with similar experiences and
advised me to get him checked out. I took him to the doctor's yesterday
and she has agreed it may be a possibility (but coeliacs only get
diarrhoea, was her first comment!) and will now organise blood tests.

Some stories sounded so familiar and everyone was so helpful. I was
unsure wether to change his diet to see what happened but Chris wrote
"DO NOT cut back on your son's gluten intake prior totesting .. as the
antibody tests and intestinal biopsy can show very normal IF there's
been substantial heling from lack of gluten intake." Thanks Chris for
your reassurance that I was not the only overweight coeliac.

My thanks also to D-Lynne your story sounded so much like ours. Ben has
had similar violent outbursts at school and once picked up a chair and
threatened the teacher with it!

jill mentioned that her child also seemed ever hungry but did not gain
weight as did Kathy in her reply.

If I mention everyone who responded this post will be too long to read,
so can I say thanks to you all.

I'll be away from the computer next week when i go in for my gallstone
operation but will eagerly await the time when I can catch up on all
your posts. Speak to you soon.

--
Carol Leather
An English Coeliac