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  1. mairin
    My mother in law brought over a chocolate cake where she used Cadbury cocoa. I can't find out online if this is gluten-free or not. Mother-in-law annoyed at me that I won't let my celiac kids eat it. Anyone know if it is or not? Thanks
  2. mairin
    I took my son off gluten exactly 6 months ago. His sister is diagnosed via biopsy, plus two positive blood tests, for Celiac. Both my son and daughter are tiny. My DD has been gluten-free for 1 year since her diagnosis, and has gained less than 4 lbs. She is still at 3%ile for weight, however, has "shot up" to 25%ile for height. My middle DD is average...
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    Thanks everyone for the support and relies. I honestly know that my DD would never purposefully cheat, eating something she knows contains gluten because she does hate the way she acts on gluten. When she was off gluten her first two weeks, she stated that she was "happier" and she was. She feels so much better and happier off gluten. However, she is...
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    My 10 year old, diagnosed 1 year ago as celiac, only has behavioral symptoms from gluten. Before diagnosis she was off-the-wall irrational. We were so thankful to find out that she was a celiac and her behavior improved dramatically almost immediately. However, there appears to be a slow decline in her behavior in the last few weeks. Does one become more...
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    My 10 YEAR old daughter loves Baby Mum Mum. They are by HotKids and are rice rusks. The company now offers organic Baby Mum Mums. They are: gluten free, egg free, nut free, not artificial colors or flavours, no preservatives, and cholesterol free. Basically taste free, but my kid loves them. They come individually wrapped so are great for lunch snacks...
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    Here is a list of ingredients, from McD's in Canada: Open Original Shared Link Of course, it is prudent to check if the oil for fries/hash browns is dedicated. We have not eaten at McD's since my daughter was diagnosed, we go to Wendy's instead as they provide a gluten-free menu (on their website) and we always ask about the dedicated fryer.
  7. mairin
    My 9-year-old daughter has/had behaviorial symptoms, but also dark circles under her eyes and veyr smelly farts. No other "usual" symptoms. We had her blood tested in July 2006 to rule out possible physiological concerns as we were at our wits end with her. She was irrational, mean, never sleeping, explosive, etc. Her blood was randomly tested for celiac...
  8. mairin
    We have several Christmas functions to attend where we are required to bring baking, and a couple involve actually selling the baking goods. Of course, what we bring has to be gluten-free as I won't use regular flour in my house. Further, my son in kindergarten must bring in a recipe to share with the class -- they are making a Christmas Cookie Recipe...
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    My daughter is in Grade 4, diagnosed in March of Grade 3. She is very confident and deals well with any "weird looks" or comments. She feels so much better gluten-free that she wouldn't consider changing her diet because of peer pressure. I doubt this will be the same with my son who is now also gluten-free, and in Kindergarten right now, so I'm sure...
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    I'm nervous about putting my 5 year old on a gluten-free diet because he has tested negative twice on blood tests. Somehow I feel like I'm lying because he doesn't have the medical establishment's "official" diagnosis, therefore, I'm hesitant to state he is a celiac. His 9 year old sister tested positive twice on blood work and then biopsied (March ...
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    Pam What city in Alberta are you? Our daycare in Calgary is very knowledgeable about celiac's, but I do know that Calgary has few affordable childcare options and the waiting lists can be over 2 years. I'm sure you could speak with the Calgary Celiac Association about joining, or the Edmonton one, whichever is closest. They have meetings for parents...
  12. mairin
    I am still new to the celiac way of life (my 9 year old was biopsied on March 22, 2006), but thought I was doing okay with reading labels, and learning tons from this board. My daughter really likes the Safeway Signature soups, so I carefully read the labels and chose the chicken and wild rice one for her, which she had for lunch last Friday. I subsequently...
  13. mairin
    Hello Is anyone willing to share her letter to the teacher/school re celiac for her elementary child (going into Grade 4). I've been searching on the Internet and the ones I've come across seem complicated and very wordy. I would love to have a "tried and tested" letter that other parents have used that teachers respond to. My 9 year old daughter...
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    Hello Carrie Our daughters sound very similar. My 9 yo daughter was diagnosed celiac, by biopsy, late March (one week after turning 9). She did not have any GI symptoms -- she was picked up by random blood screening for a research project. The biopsy proved she had extensive damage. In hind sight, her only symptoms were emotional and lack of energy...
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    My just turned 9 year old daughter was biopsed in March. I'm not sure if the procedure is the same for such a toddler but would presume it is. My daughter did very well. I was able to go into the OR and be with her as she fell asleep. That was so calming for me. She drifted off to sleep easily. I met all the nurses and others. And it was comforting...
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    I would say it is true as well, and really surprising. My daughter (turned 9 in March, and biopsy March 22, positive for celiac) now too has energy. She wasn't a lazy child but every day after school she begged to go home immediately, whereas her younger sister always wanted to play in the playground. Now my celiac daughter stays and plays, she joined...
  17. mairin
    My daughter was diagnosed at the end of March. After a couple of months purchasing the super expensive muffins and other baking for my daughter, I've decided that investing in a Kitchen Aide Stand Mixer would be well worth it. I'm not sure which mixer to purchase (for cosmetic purposes we would like either red or black, if possible). I haven't really...
  18. mairin
    My daughter has been gluten-free for about 3 weeks since positive biopsy (just turned 9). She never had any GI symptoms and I'm not sure if behavior issues are gluten related or not. I'm confused on a whole bunch of things now, just when I thought I was doing okay figuring this gluten-free stuff out. Celiacs is so much more overwhelming than I anticipated...
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    Hello everyone We just received my 9-year-old daughter's biopsy results today. They are positive. She has had two positive blood tests (last one in November) and we finally had the biopsy last Thursday. She is mostly asymptomatic, except behavior. I've been reading for several months now, have purchased a couple of books (the Raising Kids one) but...
  20. mairin
    Great to hear about this study. I'm in Calgary and my 8-year-old tested positive in a random blood screen for celiacs. Seems one of the GI guys from the Children's was testing 1,000 vials of left-over blood for celiac disease. 15 children out of the 1000 tested positive. I had requested a blood test for my daughter in summer 2006 as I thought she...
  21. mairin
    Hello My almost 9-year-old daughter has had two positive blood tests for celiac and she has her first appointment with the pediatric GI this Friday. I've done tons of reading but have not seen anything that lists questions you should ask the GI during your initial consult. I feel knowledgable and am leaning towards biopsy for her (she has few symptoms...
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