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Hello All!

My 4 year old daughter was diagnosed with celiac a year and a half  
ago.  Now I have a 6 month old and have not given him any gluten yet.   
Frankly, I'm terrified to!  First of all, what are the chances he will  
have it?  And secondly, when do I give him gluten... or do I?  I don't  
think that I want to feed him gluten so that in a few years I can see  
if his gut has been damaged.  Is it wrong to just never give it to him  
and treat him as though he is celiac?  I don't trust anything the  
doctors have to say regarding this matter (even though I love my  
daughter's GI) and would love to hear what you all have to say and  
your experiences.

Also, what is the deal with the disease needing to be "triggered"?   
Does this mean that tests would be negative until it's triggered?  Or  
even though there are no symptoms will the test show positive?  Once  
my daughter's symptoms started to present themselves, we did the blood  
test and it was off the charts...  Biopsy showed complete flattening  
of the villi.  So that means that the damage was being done since she  
began to eat solids.  If I had tested her a year prior would it have  
been a negative result?  I am at a loss of what to do with my baby...   
Please help!

Thanks... I will summarize.

Alexandra Lipscomb 

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