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  1. Fimac
    My oldest had low bone density growing up which had no known cause. He responded to calcium supplements and vit D. The vitamin D supplement had to be quite high to get him to absorb the calcium. He was tested for celiac when he was 12 with a biopsy, which came back negative although he had been on a low gluten diet , which although we did try to give him...
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    You could purchase the biocard from Rexall. A positive test should be enough to get your doctor to refer you for further testing. If you have celiac support group in your area they will be able to point you to a doctor who is more open to further testing.
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    the gluten lite started with the occasional doughnut, but as he had not symptoms and going total gluten free made no difference to how he felt. He had a biopsy done 2 years later and it was negative. After that he gradually ate more and more gluten. It was probably 6 years between initial blood test and developing symptoms. The GI docs and everyone else was...
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    I have one son that tested positive for IgG when he was tested at the time of his brothers diagnosis. We did not make him go gluten free at that point. I kept him gluten lite which gradually lapsed. In that time period his asthma and his allergies got worse and he has now 6 years later developed Celiac. I would adopt a slow transition and see what happens...
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    Hi, I have a 14 year old son and the only answer we have found to missing lots of school was to remove him from the school buildings. He is now going to a virtual school for high school. There was some much gluten around the school building that he was vomiting every day. Look into what your state offers in the way of virtual schooling. the one...
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    It depends where in Ottawa, but Pizza Pizza will do gluten free pizza.
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    Hi, Could any one tell me where I could find a list of gluten free foods available in the UK ? Thank - you very much My problem is I am taking my son who is celiac, dairy free and soy free. He also has a food phobia. Last time we visited the UK he survived on popcorn and ribena for 2 weeks. We usually do not have a lot of down time to go to...
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    the similar symptoms were the shakes. He was shaking so badly he frighten himself. He was having side effects to the asthma medications to.So it was difficult to sort out what was caused by what. However potassium was not in any of his foods or vitamins and the shakes went away when it was replaced. However that might not be the answer to every case it...
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    My son had similar symptoms in January they have since resolved but i am sure they were due to low potassium. He was on a couple of medications which deplete K but there was nothing in his diet at was putting it back.
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    Hi, my oldest son is now being tested for celiac due to a finding of low vit D. However he breaks bones and so they are looking for reasons that he is not absorbing calcium. One of his brothers is the celiac. I think that there is an aus study that found that using lots of sunscreen has led to problems with vit D. Sun Screen and Vitamin D With...
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    The note I have says To whom it may concern, this is to confirm that ds cannot consume gluten or dairy products. I will say that I have never had to use the note. The doc just wrote it on her prescription pad. Fiona
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    I have a 12 year old who is low in vitamin d. The endocrinologist suggestion since he will take pills was to use the vit d for babies. You could add some drops to a drink if she will not take is as is. Did any one tell you how much she should get each day to get her levels up ?
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    Hi Colleen, When you removed soy did you re-introduce dairy? I don't think I can deal with gluten, dairy AND soy. Losing dairy has been a tough pill to swallow. It feels like it has take away the last few shreds of normalcy we still had left. I guess if it comes down to that we will do it, but I'm sure going to whine about it! No, When I removed...
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    Hi Colleen, Question - Did you replace the dairy with soy ? My son has a motor speed processing disoder with a dysgraphia diagnosis. When he came of dairy it made no diffrence to this problem. There were very noticible changes in other areas. However when I took him of soy there was a significant change in his motor speed. Things...
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    Spelling "The Spelling Book" by Gladys Rosencran's Might help. What works with ds is to make your own flash cards. If he cannot spell the word he takes the card away and looks at it trys to break the word into smaller words. They do not have to be real words. He also looks to see if he can change the pronunciation to help him. He continues to...
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    We discover my son's celiac will looking for his learning disabilities. He is Gifted/LD. LD's are a slow processing speed resulting in dysgraphia and he has a rote auditory memory problem. He had some improvement when gluten was removed from his diet. He had another slight impovement when dairy was removed from his diet. To the person who had a...
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    Ds(9) has a learning disability which is made worse by gluten. When gluten was removed from his diet last March his school work improved somewhat. His anxiety was reduced. However when dairy was removed from his diet in Febuary there was a very marked improvement. His disability is a processing speed problem. But I have read else where that it can take up...
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    Hang in there you will get there. My 9 year old ds is the celiac here. In December he had endo. and colonoscopy to check for additional problems. G.I. doc was looking for Crohn's or U.C.. The colonoscopy found inflamation in his large bowel but she could not get the scope past it to look for the toral extent of the problem. It bleed very easily, but he claims...
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    Hi Your letter is very good. But I would talk to your sons teacher. You may find that she would be willing to keep a bag of treats(provided by you) in the class room. So that when treats arrive in the class room you son can go to his bag and select a treat for himself. This systems works for my son and other classmates with allergies and intolerances...
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