Ok, so I am a lousy blogger :( It's been almost 20 days since I blogged! Unbelievable! We went on vacation, and then my source of internet, my BlackBerry, broke (that was a sad day!) Then my boys went back to school & I went back to teaching. Life has been busy!
I entitled this Day 38 because we have decided to keep Caleb on a gluten-free diet. Pro number 1: It has been 5 weeks since his last migraine! Prior to the diet, he had his second migraine only 2&1/2 weeks after the first. Pro number 2: When he doesn't eat gluten, he doesn't have tics. As soon as he eats gluten, he has tics. There is no doubt in my mind that there is a correlation.
Whether or not he has Celiac Disease, we may never know but I am certain he has a type of gluten intolerance. The fact that he had a negative gluten intolerance test result several years ago makes me suspect CD. And while he has rarely shown the "classic" symptoms of CD, I know that not everyone who has it displays the "classic" symptoms. Regardless, he needs to be gluten-free.
I will never forget the day I discovered Celiac Disease & how it was a possibility thay my child had it. I was so excited that this could be it. This could be the answer that I had been looking for. And then to discover that all we had to do to correct it was change his diet. It was an amazing day! It has been an amazing journey!
I have been very pleased with the results of our experiment. So our journey continues, gluten-free for our son (which has also resulted in less gluten for our family as a whole). And it really hasn't been difficult...just different.
