Dianne W.

I give my son Amaranth O's and Amaranth Snaps made by Nu-World Foods (Open Original Shared Link). The Snaps are made of just organic amaranth and tapioca starch and the O's are made from amaranth, sorghum flour, and beet fiber (the ingredient list on the website is out of date - this is the ingredient list from the side of the box I just got in my latest...

We did the EnteroLab stool test on my son when he was 13 mths old. He had been gluten-free for 4 mths by that point (breastfed, so I had changed my diet), but that didn't matter as the IgA antibodies are detected by the stool test even gluten-free for a year or two (if I remember right). The test couldn't have been easier - just dumping the stool from...

Just another thought - have you checked the ingredients of any vitamins, supplements, meds you are taking? What about meds your dd is on? Are they all gluten-free? It is easy to overlook these things sometimes.

I haven't been able to prove/disprove Rice Dream as affecting my son through my milk. I have stopped using it, though, just to be on the safe side. But I can tell you what did affect him through my milk. I was on strict TED for three weeks and he was doing fine. (He was exclusively nursing at that point - no solids for him yet.) I had been eating...

My daughter (no food / gluten issues) will also be four in November. She sometimes is too busy playing and will start complaining of a tummy ache. I remind her to go to the bathroom which 99.9% of the time solves the issue. Thought I'd mention it - agreeing with you that the "full bladder = tummy ache" issue might just be a "too busy to stop and go...

Thanks for providing a recipe, since various gripe waters and "colic" tea solutions can be expensive. But, please, please, please be careful of grouping all distressed infants as just having "colic". I know you have experience with babies since you have a day care, but some babies are in pain for genuine reasons - reflux (needing medical treatment), milk...

Barbara, I'm sorry your daughter is having so much nighttime pain - and that you are not getting sleep either! I DEFINITELY understand what you are going through!! Likely foods (and/or reflux) are definitely affecting her. 1. I stopped using Rice Dream due to the things I've read in the past about the small gluten content. The link that Susan posted...

Does he pass the gas freely or is it hard for him to expel? If it is hard to pass it, is there anything you do that makes it less painful for him? Thanks, Dianne

I nursed my dd until she weaned herself at 18 months (probably because I got pregnant and the milk tasted different or something). Weaning my son is not an option at this point because it is the only way I can survive his nighttime pain. Last night, for example, he woke 8 times (!!) between 10:30-7:15. A few times he was able to pass some gas, but most...

I used Optimum Health Resources to get my son's ELISA tests....but I would NOT recommend them based on how long it took to get the results. Also, after using them, I started reading here on this site about how many others have had negative experiences with them. The results of the OHR test seem to be on target, but it took so long to get the results...

I would appreciate anyone's help with this. The nights are sooooo long. He wakes every hour or so struggling to pass gas. I had posted this in the "Coping With" forum and got the two responses above. Then I decided it really did belong in the "Children and Babies" forum and posted a new message last night. But it didn't get pinned apparently. Now...

Hi, I posted a message last night to the Babies and Children section but I can't find it there. Yet, I can see it when I click on my user name and see my profile. Why isn't it showing up in the Babies and Children section? Is it not being shown because it is too similar to the question I posted in the Coping With section? (I realized that my question...

I know from my personal experience that my son reacts when exposed to gluten through my diet (I'm breastfeeding). I also know that he has milk intolerance (actually MSPI). If you choose to try eliminating milk from your diet, make sure to look for the "hidden dairy" (just like looking for the hidden gluten, you have to read labels!). There are good...

I know from my personal experience that YES, a baby can be affected by gluten through breastmilk. I was on an extremely strict elimination diet trying to find out what was bothering my son. When he suddenly started having a reaction after days of being fine, I was easily able to pinpoint the problem as the non-gluten-free Erewhon Crispy Rice cereal I had...

We spent an absolutely miserable 6-1/2 months trying to convince our ped that my newborn son was not simply "colicky". It turns out that he has reflux and that he is intolerant of milk, soy, and gluten. All of these were passed through my breastmilk. Nearly a year later, he's doing great except for accidental glutening as he explores his world. If...