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  1. April in KC
    Interesting. My dad has many food intolerances - I do not know whether he has Celiac, but I suspect he does. But for a year or two he would only eat one type of bread--traditional sourdough from Panera. He said all the other kinds "gave him problems." I wonder if the Panera was properly fermented? In the past year or two, however, he stopped eating...
  2. April in KC
    I think it's possible. Most docs will probably not think babies can have it. Here's an abstract about a 30-month-old with DH. Open Original Shared Link There is another abstract below that about how DH is a "chameleon" with different appearances in different people. I know my DH doesn't look exactly like the pictures I see. It is in a "classic...
  3. April in KC
    I think it's possible...but it's a good idea to try treating it as another condition (ringworm, psoriasis) to see if it responds. Are you very fair-skinned? I ask because I am very fair, and my DH spots on my elbows (extensor surfaces) does not really look as dark or as bad as many of the pictures of DH I have seen. I have taken photos of it, and...
  4. April in KC
    Hi! I feel for you. I am not currently symptom-free at 34, but I had quirky symptoms for most of my growing up life, and I missed getting diagnosed as a result. I had difficulty conceiving my first child (over a year of trying), and I also had to go through six difficult pregnancies and three miscarriages to get my three beautiful kids. Celiac was probably...
  5. April in KC
    I have been gluten-free for 5 or 6 weeks. I noticed a big difference within 2 days in these areas: fatigue, "brain fog", headaches and GI urgency. Itchy elbows have slowly gotten better. GI is still improving. My Celiac son had positive behavioral response in about a week. Be warned. I felt great--walking on sunshine--during the first week, and...
  6. April in KC
    Oh, I am so sorry! I'm thinking of showing this to my DH...you are describing how I feel when I have gluten. I'm only 4-5 weeks into starting the gluten-free diet, and I'm still learning (and reacting to a few things). But I felt this way for years without understanding why. I kept buying the line that all moms (of three kids) feel tired...well, now I...
  7. April in KC
    Thought you'd find both of these articles interesting: Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
  8. April in KC
    Hi and welcome! I'm new to this, too, so I'll share my experience. I've been gluten-free for about 5-1/2 weeks now. I was experiencing rapid weight loss, but not abdominal pain. I was also experiencing fatigue and difficulty concentrating, but I didn't realize they were diet-related. I was also having the DH (dermatitis herpetiformis) rash on my...
  9. April in KC
    Thanks for posting this as it gives me an idea about where to focus in my own mystery glutening. I am in the same boat with you...really. I've been gluten-free for about the same period of time, and most of it has been HEAVEN...feeling better than I have in a decade. But this past week has been a total downer. Somehow I got glutened...complete with...
  10. April in KC
    Laura, You might try contacting Blue Diamond (raw and seasoned almonds and a few other varieties available in cans at many stores, including Wal-Mart). Besides whole nuts, they also make Nut Thins crackers, which are advertised on their site as gluten-free (made from rice and almonds...according to my husband, yummy). Our family is very new to the gluten...
  11. April in KC
    Nicole, it's nice of you to go checking for your friend. My six-year-old is allergic to peanuts (anaphylactic) and also has Celiac disease (pending formal dx, but all blood tests are ++). My infant son has multiple food allergies. I'm much more familiar with the food allergy boards than the Celiac boards. My favorites are Open Original Shared Link...
  12. April in KC
    Thank you all for the replies and heartfelt encouragement about recovery. I do feel like it's a blessing (and a direct answer to prayer) to have very clear-cut indicators like the test results we received for N. He is just the coolest kid, and it seems like he has had so much on his plate. N. has had a really tough time on the behavior front, and finding...
  13. April in KC
    Hi there, I posted a few weeks ago...my first quesetion was about a mom & baby with Celiac symptoms. That's myself and my infant son. This post is about my oldest son (out of three). I asked his pediatrician to test him for Celiac. He ordered the Gluten Sensitivity Panel from Quest / LabOne. It included AGA-IgA, AGA-IgG, Endomysial Antibodies,...
  14. April in KC
    Some allergists (like mine) are not taught in school to test for anything other than anti-gliadin antibodies. Mine agreed to do a blood test, but only asked for anti-gliadin antibodies, IgA and IgE (of all things--I'm not having hives--he could have at least asked for an IgG in addition to the IgA). You really want a full Celiac panel (both antigliadin...
  15. April in KC
    Hi Nikki, I have been running into this trouble with my 8-1/2 month old. I'm not sure yet if it's gluten he has a problem with or just multiple food allergies. A great, baby-friendly, gluten-free snack I found is Gluten-Free Cheecha Krackles. They are puffed potato rounds that dissolve easily in the mouth. I bought them for the baby, and he liked...
  16. April in KC
    Hi, I'm relatively new, too. That is, I read here a lot more than I post. I believe I am gluten-intolerant (have derm. herpetiformis-like rash and am awaiting some tests), and I'm nursing my third son, who seems to have multiple food allergies. Rice, oats and corn are strongly suspected...we don't have them all nailed down yet. His older brother has an...
  17. April in KC
    Laurie and Christy, sincere thanks for the replies. I'm sure you're all used to getting inquiries from a lot of people with vague symptoms! It certainly would solve some mysteries here. I will post back once I have some news. April
  18. April in KC
    I feel overwhelmed at what I've learned in my online crash course in Celiac and DH over the past two days. I am a 34-year-old mom of three boys. I and two of my sons have health problems that cannot be completely attributed to the handful of diagnoses we have. I now have or in the past had: * Itchy clusters of bumps on both elbows (off and on since...
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