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my son will soon be going to the GI for a biopsy.  last sun. night
(10/17/99) we started a gluten/casien free diet.  the reason why?  he
has a dx in the spectrum of autism.  we are participating in a study
where they test the blood for reaction to gluten & casein.  his scores
were high so we put him on G/C free diet.  th GI (who we were seeing for
constipation and slow growth) sd because of the results he would do a
biopsy. we immediatly took him off the diet (he was on it for 5 days).
questions : will being on the diet for only 5 days still alter the
results of the test?  he's had constipation since he started solids
(he's 6 yrs old now), abdominal cramping for the last yr or so (i
started making whole wheat bread), and his growth has been normal until
the last yr when it slowed - is any of this normal?  are we on the right
track?  can gluten be absorbed thru the skin, as in play-doh (he doesn't
eat it), or lotions, etc?

Thank you, beth   [log in to unmask]