New Here With Questions

[annofthejungle]

My son tested negative for Celiac several months ago (both blood test and biopsy) but had progressively worse diarrhea until about a month ago when we took gluten and dairy out of his diet. For the most part he's been OK since then with occasional blowouts. I think the blowouts were due to carelessness on our part. To complicate matters he has both Down syndrome and leukemia. He's been getting chemoterapy for about three years and is almost done with treatment. Is there a list of ingredients anywhere that we need to avoid? Are there some foods (spaghetti sauce) he should avoid because they're just too acidic? Can he have baked beans? We're having a hard time eating as a family and keeping him happy.

Thanks for any info you have to offer!

[Ridgewalker]

First of all, Welcome to the forum! I was wondering how old your son is? False negatives are more common than most Drs would have you believe, and the number gets even higher when you're talking about small children. It sounds like your guy has a lot to deal with, but I think you're on the right track with the gluten-free diet!

Click here for a few helpful lists on foods to avoid.

For spaghetti sauces, everyone is individual as far handling the acidity. What you do need to be aware of though, is that some varieties contain gluten. Many don't. Check the companies' websites to see which varieties are safe.

For baked beans, I recently read this on Bush's Beans website:

Q. Are your products gluten-free?

A. All of our Bush's Best products are gluten-free with the exception of Bush's Best Chili Beans, the four varieties of Bush's Homestyle Chili and Bush's Chili Magic