My son, though born very healthy, only grew half of what he was supposed to after birth. He was also requiring doctors visits approximately every six weeks for simple cold viruses that hit him so much harder than other kids.

Our pediatrician kept saying she thought it was Celiac Disease. No specialist would run the test she asked for though... and so I didn't give it any more thought.

Finally, in total desperation, because he was so very ill, I created a total elimination diet (ted) for my family. (I couldn't find any medical professional to help us do this.) We thought it would rule out the possibility of food having any impact on his health. (I made homemade, wholewheat bread - no storebought; we did not eat artificial colours or flavours; we did not drink any pop; etc.)

In four days we had a brand new child, one that we had seen only glimpses of in the previous three years.

It's been six years now, on this diet we've all become healthier. No more headaches, bone pain, muscle spasms, diarrhea, constipation, heavy dysmennorhea, mood swings, and more...

Presently we are gluten free, dairy free and low on grain.

We did SCD for almost a year but altered it to be lower in nuts, no seeds, so skins, no nightshades, no lily family, no kiwi, no fermented product. (Because these things had all caused reactions during our ted.)

The second six month period on our specially tailored diet brought one year's bone growth in sixteen weeks.

The only question now is, is he a celiac kid, gluten sensitive kid, wheat allergy kid or and EE kid? The answer really doesn't matter though because the treatment stays the same. [/I]