<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I was diagnosed with CD about a year ago, after 3 or so years of severe symptoms. We have a 7 year old daughter that I also suspect has CD. She does not have the "typical" symptoms. She has a slight attention defficit, more gas than "normal", and had a large stomach (she is otherwise quite thin). Since going on the diet 4 or 5 months ago, she has a lot more energy than before and needs several less hours of sleep at night. She also noticed that she doesn't get tummy aches like she used to. We haven't had her tested yet. We started her on a GF diet before any blood tests were done. The current plan is to do a blood test at the end of the summer, and another one several months after that to try and establish a baseline on a GF diet. Then we will do a gluten challange and do another blood test. If the last blood test comes out positive or we notice any other smptoms we will do a biopsy. She has adapted very well to the GF diet, and although she claims to not be able to tell much difference in how she feels, she is very carefull to eat only "safe" foods. I have two other children (19 months & 9 years old) who seem to have no problems with glutten. We haven't decided if we are going to get them tested or not... Paul Jatkowski [log in to unmask] Naperville, IL. (USA)