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Hello Lucy and welcome
Im new here too..I would reconsider celiac disease which I have and my blood tests come back negative.. The gold standard is a biopsy of the small intestine which I had. In June of 08 I had just about had enough of the flu like symptoms and gas that seemed to be worsening over the last 2 years. But my Dr was more concerned that my iron was low as well as some vitamins..he wanted me to have a colonoscopy and endoscopy to rule out that I was bleeding on the inside..during the test the GI Dr took biopsies of my small intestine and also noted that everything else was normal. Well a week later the Gi Dr calls me to let me know I tested positive for celiac..but my blood test was negative..I followed a gluten free diet and saw improvement in a week..All was well for about 2 months when I started having symptoms again and I am now going to a clinic at Beth Israel in Boston that specifically treats celiacs that continue to have symptoms even though they follow a gluten free diet..at lot of celiacs also suffer IBS, lactose, frutose intolerences. I would follow a strict gluten free diet..this means not even a crumb of gluten..you need to google some info on what to avoid and how not to cross contact his food..I think you should give it a try since even if he isnt celiac, gluten and wheat could be bothering him..good luck

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