Celiac is a genetic illness that can be "triggered" at any point.  A person
can also have genes predisposing them to non-Celiac gluten intolerance.  A
brief explanation can be read at
http://www.enterolab.com/Who_Should_Be_Screened/#Genetic - a lab that does
GI gene testing (no financial interest).

I can't imagine a scenario where breastfeeding would trigger GI, but I
wouldn't rule it out as my knowledge of the digestive system is still rather
sketchy.   I believe that my GI was triggered by pregnancy, though it could
have been coincidence that symptoms occurred at the same time.  Illness is a
frequent trigger.  There is research that offers that even if the disease
has not been triggered gluten may still be causing long term damage to the
body (predisposing one to cancers, autoimmune disorders, etc) - if this is
the case the mother may want to consider herself fortunate that she was
alerted to the situation and consider having her children genetically
screened.

Jessica Mattingly M.Ed, CCE, CBE, LLLL
Kansas City, MO

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