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 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html