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Dermatitis Herpetiformis

June 1st, 2010 | by admin |

When your kid struggles to digest food without uncomfortable constipation or diarrhea, you need to consider whether it may be gluten intolerance. Celiac disease is much more frequent than once thought and with it comes broader consequences than many people realize.

Your physician can help you research any possible intolerance to gluten and identify symptoms such as dermatitis herpetiformis. But you must understand that diagnosing this is not a simple matter. Sometimes a simple blood panel will do, but sometimes an intestinal wall biopsy will be needed. Even if all tests are negative, it still does not mean your son or daughter isn’t experiencing a significant level of gluten sensitivity.

So even if the tests come back negative after your visit to the doctor, you still want to prepare yourselves for the challenges of a strict gluten elimination diet.

Even though it is less difficult than it once was, adjusting to a gluten-free diet will still add complexity to your routine. It will require some out of the box thinking to work some new and different satisfying foods into your child’s diet. Luckily, both grocery stores and manufacturers are significantly better now than at any time before when it comes to accurate labeling for food sensitivities like gluten. But don’t ever assume they’re perfect.

As recently as the nineties most people underestimated the percentage of the population affected by celiac disease or gluten intolerance. A variety of people struggle with this autoimmune disorder, but in addition we know that the long-term consequences of going without treatment can be more severe than we formerly imagined.

So now that we have more information about this, we are seeing better diagnosis from our physicians and more food options and variety in our supermarkets. Some premium grocers have labeled sections to help distinguish gluten-free items.

You can also find a tremendous amount of support through online forums as well as blogs. If your child suffered from celiac disease ten years ago, you would’ve felt far more lost and alone.

I know how upsetting it can be to watch your children struggle with a physical condition. In addition to their problems the uncertainty of that discomfort makes it all the more difficult to endure. So if your child’s issues seem at all associated with a problem digesting what he or she is eating, I urge you to talk about this matter with your physician and discuss the likelihood of gluten intolerance.

Although it will take time to change to a gluten-free way of life, you will be able to adapt and you eliminate that dermatitis herpetiformis. After you determine which companies and products to choose and which ones to rule out, you will get used to a new life of greater hope and health.