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Hi all,

This is very new to us. My 3 1/2 year old daughter was diagnosed with celiac about a week or two ago. I am in the process of clearing out out kitchen and doing only gluten free. She is also lactose intolerant but we are hopeful that will go away after a couple months of being gluten free. I also run a daycare and will be changing my daycare to totally gluten free. This is a lot of work, phew!! Do I need to get rid of my cookie sheets and pizza stone? They are all pretty seasoned so I am guessing there is gluten fried in there? Anyone know. Any support would be great. My daughter also was born with MCAD its a metabolic disorder and I have Lyme Disease, 3 years now. Although we are starting to wonder if I have had it longer and she also has it since she is having GI issues. Which is pretty common with Lyme. She will be tested in a few weeks. I am currently free of wheat, dairy, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol due to the lyme. My poor hubby has to deal with all of this!!

Thanks!

Julie

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Hi all,

This is very new to us. My 3 1/2 year old daughter was diagnosed with celiac about a week or two ago. I am in the process of clearing out out kitchen and doing only gluten free. She is also lactose intolerant but we are hopeful that will go away after a couple months of being gluten free. I also run a daycare and will be changing my daycare to totally gluten free. This is a lot of work, phew!! Do I need to get rid of my cookie sheets and pizza stone? They are all pretty seasoned so I am guessing there is gluten fried in there? Anyone know. Any support would be great. My daughter also was born with MCAD its a metabolic disorder and I have Lyme Disease, 3 years now. Although we are starting to wonder if I have had it longer and she also has it since she is having GI issues. Which is pretty common with Lyme. She will be tested in a few weeks. I am currently free of wheat, dairy, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol due to the lyme. My poor hubby has to deal with all of this!!

Thanks!

Julie

I would definitely toss the pizza stone, there is just no way to thoroughly clean those things. The cookie sheets may be OK if they are in pretty good shape and no scratches. But cookie sheets are relatively inexpensive to replace so it may be worth your while to replace. Definitely replace any teflon pans and wooden cutting boards/utensils. Welcome and I wish you luck!

Mizzo Enthusiast
Mizzo
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Don't forget to toss out the toaster as well. I also got rid of cupcake pans / baking pans that were well scratched.

If you have a knife block consider replacing it also, I many times used to carelessly wipe the knife and put it back into the block without washing. Therefore, it would of been a haven for cross contamination.

If you are taking your daycare gluten free you need to look into the art supplies, sorry, it's a lot to deal with but in 6 months you will be glad for it. There are posts with lists of gluten-free art supplies on here somewhere.

Good luck,

JennyW Newbie
JennyW
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Discount School Supply (Open Original Shared Link) is a good place to start in regards to art supplies. Sells a lot of "Colorations" brand materials that are often gluten free, casein free, soy free, nut free, etc. :)

T.H. Community Regular
T.H.
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Since she's so young, you'll want to be sure to look at your soaps, detergents, and shampoos, etc... Little ones may not rinse the soap off as well and suck on their fingers, may suck on clothing, swallow shampoo when it's rinsed off, etc... Your lipstick or anything that you wear when you kiss the midget can give her gluten. Any lotion or sunblock on her skin may be an issue if she puts her fingers in her mouth, too.

For the daycare aspect, playdough will be an issue. So may some glue pastes and potentially some tempera paints as well.

Essentially, anything that they touch can be an issue, since the babies put their hands in their mouths so much.

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Thanks for all the info!! I forgot about cutting boards and kids paints and glue. Sheesh what a pain!!

Julie

Since she's so young, you'll want to be sure to look at your soaps, detergents, and shampoos, etc... Little ones may not rinse the soap off as well and suck on their fingers, may suck on clothing, swallow shampoo when it's rinsed off, etc... Your lipstick or anything that you wear when you kiss the midget can give her gluten. Any lotion or sunblock on her skin may be an issue if she puts her fingers in her mouth, too.

For the daycare aspect, playdough will be an issue. So may some glue pastes and potentially some tempera paints as well.

Essentially, anything that they touch can be an issue, since the babies put their hands in their mouths so much.

T.H. Community Regular
T.H.
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No problem. :-)

It is really a minefield sometimes, isn't it? I remember the first time someone mentioned chapstick to me as an issue and I was like :blink: The craziness just never ends, sometimes.

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