Nope. Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disease not an allergy. In fact, if your son has Celiac and you were thought to have allergies, it’s HIGHLY probable that you in fact also have Celiac. Celiac is a hereditary, genetic condition, so in order for your son to have it, the genes need to be in his biological parents (somewhere down the line in the family history.) Allergy shots would NOT work for someone with Celiac and if they contani gluten would in fact basicaly poison the person.

The ONLY treatment for Celiac (do not belive hype on pills, shots, etc.) is to STRICTLY follow the gluten free diet FOR LIFE (or until medicine comes up with a solution–not likely for a LOONG time).

Your son needs to be on the GF diet and here are the best sources for info. Feel free to email me with any other questions concerning CD and the GF life.

http://www.csaceliacs.org
http://www.celiac.com
http://www.celiac.org
http://www.celiaccentral.org

GF food online:
http://www.glutenfree.com
http://www.glutenfreemall.com
http://www.glutensolutions.com
http://www.kinnikinnick.com
http://www.amazon.com (grocery section)

Symptoms of celiac disease include:

• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Bloating
• Intermittent diarrhea
• Constipation
• Abdominal pain
• Bone and joint pain
• Arthritis
• Iron-deficiency anemia that cannot be explained
• Tingling and numbness in the hands and feet
• Seizures
• An itchy skin rash which is called dermatitis herpetiformis

One of the problems with celiac disease is that symptoms can go on for years before the person is properly diagnosed. Or it can go on for years because some people don’t get the above gastric symptoms. And the longer it goes on the more damage it does to the intestines and also the rest of the body due to the malnutrition because the body is not absorbing nutrients properly from food.

There is now more awareness about celiac disease and better tests are available. One of the ways a doctor can test for the disease is with a blood test. Testing the blood for higher than normal levels of what is called autoantibodies. Autoantibodies are proteins that react against the body’s own cells and tissues. There are other tests that can be done with the small intestine.

Treating Celiac Disease With Diet

I have talked to several people who have celiac disease and they are always very depressed and about to give up with their health and think they can never heal and get better. With further discussions with every person I found that they actually never would stick to the proper diet. They would for a while and then start eating the wrong foods again. In order to live a healthy life and heal your intestines and body, you have to strictly follow the proper diet the rest of your life. The most important part of your new diet is to avoid anything containing gluten, and that is hard to do. Behind sugar, gluten is the second most prevalent food in the western diet. Being strict with your new diet will heal the small intestines but even the smallest amount of gluten will cause the intestinal damage to start again.

Even people who follow a strict no-gluten diet will sometimes feel bad again; this is usually because they had something that contained gluten. You have to pay close attention for the hidden gluten as well as the obvious. It also seems more people are becoming gluten intolerant or allergic to gluten. Thankfully the US government in 2006 passed a food labeling law that requires all food labels to identify wheat and other commonly known allergens. The government is finalizing The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) and will set the rules for products with the label “gluten-free” on the package. Even with vitamins and supplements you have to be careful, you can now read on their labels if they are gluten-free.

Here is a list of safe gluten-free foods you can eat.

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