Long suspected.
I’ve long suspected a food intolerance in Gwen. After introducing solids, she began to gain weight slowly, she always has bags under her eyes, she was a frequent night-waker, etc.
So, last week, I decided to try an elimination diet - our main concerns were gluten, tomatoes, and food dyes, based on some iffy experiences we’d had with larger-than-normal volumes of the latter two and a hunch for the gluten - after all, my sister has Celiac disease and my nephew was allergic to wheat as a baby.
The elimination diet began on Monday of last week, and I am both happy and sad to report that Gwen’s months-long intestinal upset was almost immediately cleared up. The only episode of upset she appeared to experience was Thursday night/Friday morning, so I thought for SURE that it might not be gluten, since she hadn’t eaten any on Thursday. Fast-forward to later Friday morning when we went to the park with our peeps and I brought up the incident. Nadine (can I call you by name on the blog?), who also has Celiac disease, had eaten the same thing as Gwen the previous night for dinner and also experienced a mild gluten reaction.
Sigh.
While we’re not 100% sure yet (I’d like to give the gluten-free diet another week and then introduce it again and see how it goes), it appears that our house might be joining the ranks of the gluten-free.
Honestly? I’m just happy that Gwen seems to be feeling better!
