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I can't figure out the right sub forum for this question: I was diagnosed 2.5 years ago. I have two children and they were diagnosed at the same time (they were 1.5 and 4 at the time). Our house and our lives are entirely gluten-free and my husband never has gluten around me or the children under any circumstances. So, I am expecting our third and have been asked several times about this baby and gluten. Since I am strictly gluten-free and there will be no gluten around the baby, it will just have the gene but not celiac - correct? You have to have gluten ingested to trigger the actual disease? So, while the baby would never have gluten from me, around me or in the presence of it's (excuse the pronoun use of it!) siblings - what about out in the world? Birthday parties of peers or at a meal with just it's Dad? I can't figure out the status of what I would allow or how the baby should think of it's health. It is obviously genetically predisposed to have celiac and should therefore probably just stay from gluten as best as possible but does it need to be as strict as if already diagnosed? I may not understand the nature of how celiac develops - please help me out if I am on the wrong path or if you have any insights! Thanks!

I already sent an email to Earth Balance (the phone number was busy) and will let you all know if I get an answer - but I bought Earth Balance PB Popps today and the are labelled "naturally gluten free" on the front and "gluten free" on the back of the package. The ingredients list "oats" but not "gluten free oats" as I am used to seeing in gluten-free products that contain oats. I know that regular oats can be susceptible to CC with wheat and am concerned there might be some unacceptable traces of wheat in the product. Anyone try it yet? Any thoughts?

HI, I am going to Vegas in a few days and will be renting a house with a kitchen but am hoping to go out a few times. I found Lazy Joe's Fish and Chips online and was wondering if anyone has tried it - good experience? Although I found a few places that seem to be good at accomodating, I always want more input and suggestions (that are kid-friendly please!!)! Thanks so much!

Not sure if this is new, but it was new to me - for people looking for gluten-free labelled body wash, the Kirkland brand at Costco (it is "natural citrus" - an orangey color) is labelled gluten-free on the back of the box. Two bottles were inside - they aren't labelled on the bottles that I can see, but the box clearly is labelled. Just wanted to throw one more option out there!

I was reviewing discussions of the straw bales that are in pumpkin patches/hay rides/etc. in the past couple years and was hoping some of you can help me sort it all out. My daughter's birthday is in a few weeks and I would like to have the party at a pumpkin patch, but I can't tell how serious the risk is of being glutened at a pumpkin patch. My understanding is the "hay bales" are often made of straw from a gluten containing plant but the offending part that contains the gluten would rarely be there and this would make the risk of airborne gluten small and therefore breathing in any that could cause a reaction even smaller. Do you all go to pumpkin pathes, etc? Do you react? Can I breathe easy about this or is this another area of concern?