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What could be causing my daughter's unstable weight?

My 16 year old daughter has been struggling with her weight. Last year, she weighed 90 pounds and maintained the weight. She exercised regularly and ate very healthy. Then that winter (2010), she lost 7 pounds over about a month for no reason. She was eating the same and still exercising regularly. Oddly enough, a month later she began gaining weight...she put on about 15 pounds in just a month. She is the healthiest eater and exercises.Many doctors automatically assume she is anorexic because she is still small with the weight gain, but she definitely does not suffer from an eating disorder. My concern is that when she does gain the weight, she literally looks pregnant that's how bloated her stomach gets.That's One thing that I've noticed is that she puts on "water" weight. And is usually after she consumes gluten and soy. She has been tested for Celiac disease before, but it came back negative. Could she be suffering from this and just have a false negative test? She does get stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, headaches, fatigue, etc. What could be causing this?
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267079 tn?1195142970
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Her weight is just below the 5th percentile for her age which is below the weight chart, and her height is on the 25th percentile. Has she been tested for lactose intolerance which has similar symptoms (stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea)? Based on her weight / age, she should be consuming approximately 2000-2200 calories per day for her to grow as recommended the following; Fruits = 2 cups; Vegetables 2.5-3 cups; Grains (cereals, breads) = 6-7oz equivalents; Meat & beans = 5.5-6oz equivalents; Dairy products (milk, yogurt) = 3 cups; Oils = 6 tsp; Additional calories to be used discretionary = 267-290. This food needs to be divided up between 3 meals and snacks between meals daily. Suggest getting her tested for intolerance to dairy and soy. Hoped this helped you.
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I;m sorry, my child is a female not male.
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