hey there- i am new to this board.. what a great resource i was missing out on! i am celiac and i have a 6 month old who is starting out on solids- i am going to put her on gluten-free diet until i can get her tested- how early can i do this?
any advice on this would be great! thanks!


jaime
gluten-free since 2002

Generally speaking, testing is not advised for those younger than 2 because it's not as accurate.

Most if not all celiac experts say you should go ahead and feed your child gluten at the same age others would start eating it. In fact, there's some evidence that delaying gluten might make your child more likely to develop celiac disease.

richard

Jaimie

I have read articles that state that tests on children under the age of 5 are "unreliable". Of course, I don't think the lack of gluten would hurt the child, although I am not a doctor.

Pamela
gluten-free Since 7/05