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  1. lilgreen
    This is for everyone who took the time to post, and this above post is a great way to end. Thank you all so much for your replies. I have removed almost all gluten foods in the house - there are none that entice my son. No crackers, no snacks of any kind. Dh agrees that this is a good move. He goes along with my strictness, but tells me calm down when...
  2. lilgreen
    We've know he has celiac disease since he was 5.5. He and I both have it and we've both been gluten-free since. The problem is that he has 2 younger brother who don't have it and a foodie husband who can't fathom making our house gluten-free. Another problem is that my son's reactions to eating gluten are minimal... stomach ache and soft stools at the most...
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    ARCHIVED Uganda

    lilgreen posted a topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    I may be taking the family to Kampala next year for a few months. This includes myself and my oldest son (who will be 9 by then) who have celiac disease. We don't yet know about our baby who is 9mos, but showing no signs. I'm wondering if any has been there. From what I've read, the food sounds incredibly gluten-free, but I'm wondering if there are...
  4. lilgreen
    Thanks, Momma Goose. And don't worry, my motto is 'no way' unless I know for sure. I had this link for Halloween but didn't bookmark it, so thank you for it. The cinnamon heart are not on that list, unfortunately, so I'll keep looking around. Cheers!
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    Those little valentine hot red cinnamon heart candies. I'm assuming they are, but I"m wondering if anyone knows for sure so I can give my son's teacher the ok. Thanks!
  6. lilgreen
    DS (almost 6) has so far lost his two front bottom teeth. The new teeth that have come in are yellow. His baby teeth are all healthy looking and he's never had a cavity. I suspect they're yellow due to celiac disease. He was only diagnosed late August. So, will all his big teeth be yellow?!? poor guy. Do we go see the gastroentologist about this or...
  7. lilgreen
    This morning on the walk to school ds had an awful foot cramp. Could this be a symptom of being glutened? He's had leg and foot cramps before but I never tracked them because I never thought they could be related, but now I'm wondering. Thanks!
  8. lilgreen
    That's a great idea, although I highly doubt he's go. I had to really force him to go to the gastroentologist's. But, it's certainly worth a try. I know the Celiac Assoc of Canada has a Vancouver chapter (where we live), so I'll contact them.
  9. lilgreen
    I took ds to a football game this weekend, actually But, I brought our own popcorn. When the security guard checked my backpack I explained that ds and I both have celiac disease which means we have to bring our own food wherever we go. As soon as I said that he was fine with all the snacks I brought.
  10. lilgreen
    You state the potential consequences so clearly - thank you. I'm so sorry your children have had such a rough time with this. I sure do count us lucky for getting a fairly early diagnosis, although ds had symptoms for years. Dh gets that gluten is bad for ds, but it's those little bits he can't comprehend, so you've really made it clear what harm just...
  11. lilgreen
    I can't thank you all enough for your ideas and support. I will make a list of the awful things that can happen to ds and show it to ds. i will keep 'party foods' in the freezer, too. Dh has to some degree embraced the gluten-free diet for ds... i bought the cookbook "incredible edible gluten-free food for kids" and dh has been making lots of food from...
  12. lilgreen
    Thank you. I did actually send them with a baked treat and snacks. No replacement for the pizza, though. I definitely agree that making ds not feel left out is best and 'should' help dh not feel like he's depriving ds. It is more work, but it is important. I will be more diligent with this. The freezer cupcakes is a really good idea. Thank you!
  13. lilgreen
    Just a quick response to say it's only been three months since ds' diagnosis, so I agree too that this is denial to some degree. Thank you for taking the time to respond.
  14. lilgreen
    Just yesterday he took him to a birthday party and let our son eat the meat and cheese off the pizza. he also let him eat the ice cream cake because the only thing containing 'wheat' was in the middle layer, which him made our son eat around. Beside cross contamination, there could have well been other gluten sources than 'wheat'. After dh went out last...
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    I don't know if it's been mentioned, but we struggled, too, and just last week we bought the book "Incredible Edible Gluten-Free Food for Kids" (Open Original Shared Link .com/Incredible-Edible-Gluten-Free-Food-Kids/dp/1890627283). It IS incredible. EVery recipe we've tried so far has been a hit with everyone (including my gluten-eating husband who used...
  16. lilgreen
    This is interesting... My cramps have vanished, but I chalk that up to nursing and having two children. I've read that cramps lessen with childrearing. But, since going gluten-free my periods have been significantly heavier than ever before. BUT, that said, I've only just started menstruating again after years of being pregnant and nursing. It coincided...
  17. lilgreen
    Our gastroentologist said that the problem with oats is not risk of contamination, but rather due to the make up of its amino acid sequence. it is apparently extremely similar, but not entirely the same, as gluten's amino acid sequence. Scientists are inconclusive as to whether this similarity is problematic. Therefore, the resounding consensus is no oats...
  18. lilgreen
    My symptoms aren't severe, but I'm wondering if that means that it likely requires more gluten for me to show symptoms than for someone with severe symptoms. I'm wondering because I haven't gotten an official diagnosis, so I'm still second-guessing myself. It's in my family and my son was just diagnosed and every time I've been tested I've been on a gluten...
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    Mostly I want cookbook recommendations, but if you know of any that do a good job of combining information (because my husband needs to be educated) with recipes, I would love that too. My son and I have celiac, so cookbooks with recipes that kids will like are particularly welcomed. Also, I personally don't eat meat (but the rest of my family does...
  20. lilgreen
    I've been wheat-free for about a year and off and on before for years and now completely gluten-free for two months and feeling MUCH better. Several years ago I had a negative biopsy (I'd been avoiding wheat, though) and more recently I had a negative blood test after not consuming wheat for at least six months. Ds was just diagnosed and his gastroentologist...
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    I suspect that I've had my other sensitivities all along, but could never distinguish them because gluten was so pervasive in my diet and I was constantly having problems. I wonder, though, if htere is more to it....
  22. lilgreen
    Yes, I'm finding this, too... especially with dairy. I'm not sure what the chips were cooked in, but I've checked with the manufacturer and the chips are not on their gluten-free list, so gluten is possible. It's good to know that there might be other explanations than just gluten and I will definitely pay close attention to cottonseed oil. Very interesting...
  23. lilgreen
    I had tortilla chips yesterday and within a few minutes I started reacting. I'm only just learning that even corn chips can have hidden gluten (I'm newly diagnosed), but to have a reaction so quickly seems a little unreal. Is that possible? Thanks!
  24. lilgreen
    I've noticed that I feel noticeably better when I don't eat wheat. So, about 5 or 6 months ago I stopped eating baked wheat products (but I didn't pay close attention to ingredients so I still had soy sauce and the such). Every now and then I'll have a bite of my child's sandwich or something, but nothing substantial in 5-6 months. I eat tons of oats,...
  25. lilgreen
    We're new to this whole gluten-free diet, so bear with me. We just bought a bread machine and tried a gluten-free recipe and it turned out fine, but it's just so dense and had a very overbearing yeast taste. Does anyone have a bread machine recipe that might be a bit lighter? Thanks tons in advance!
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