leslie__christine asked:
I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease (a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food)and im also allergic to eggs and lactose intolerant and… i want to know if i continue a gluten free diet if i can grow anymore…. The doctor miss diagnosed me a few years ago (i was 9) and im 16 now. is it possible that i can still grow.. is it too late. im 5’5” and im supposed to be around 5’8″
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I was recently diagnosed with celiac disease (a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food)and im also allergic to eggs and lactose intolerant and… i want to know if i continue a gluten free diet if i can grow anymore…. The doctor miss diagnosed me a few years ago (i was 9) and im 16 now. is it possible that i can still grow.. is it too late. im 5’5” and im supposed to be around 5’8″
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March 20th, 2010 8:07 am
you could still grow, take some time, and keep with your diet!
I am too on the gluten free diet, and it is so much better for you!
March 22nd, 2010 7:29 pm
Regardless of whether you’ll grow or not, a gluten free diet is going to make you feel a lot better. You’re only 16, you will still more than likely grow a little anyway.
March 24th, 2010 11:58 am
no it’s not too late …girls in general stop growing by around 18 … you could grow an average of about 2 ” still… height also depends on heredity, remember.
March 25th, 2010 4:41 am
5’5″ is not out of the ordinary. At 16 you may be done growing anyway, especially if you were young when you had your 1st period.
March 27th, 2010 7:59 pm
I have the Celiac curse too! I stopped eating gluten when I was around 14, and two years later, I’m about 5 inches taller. I think that you’ll grow, but then again it all depends on your genetic disposition. When was the last time you grew? If you’re only 16 and you’re supposed to be 5’8″, you’re probably due for a growth spurt. Maybe the gluten was hindering your growth. My spurt didn’t come until I quit gluten. Just a tip: you can convert virtually any gluten bakery recipe to gluten-free by taking out all of the gluten ingredients (like wheat flour) and replacing it with a corresponding amount of gluten-free ingredients (like tapioca starch, rice flour, sweet rice flour, etc.). And to converted recipes, you MUST add a tsp. or two of xanthan gum. It will help the recipe to rise and hold together. This should work for egg and lactose free recipes, but I’m not positive. I’ve never tried it. And Ener-G is awesome because a lot of their products are lactose free and egg free as well as gluten free. I hope your lactose-egg-gluten free diet goes well, my Celiac sister!