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  1. Teacher1958
    I know this is different because it was a choice that I made long ago, but I had the same experience with being a vegetarian. My whole identity was wrapped around it when I was young, but as I got older, it was so effortless that I stopped thinking about it. Maybe someday I will be like that with the gluten-free diet, but right now it really occupies my...
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    I'm not suggesting this for your baby, and I am far too old to have a baby myself, but if I weren't, I would name my baby Lily. I don't know why exactly, but I think it's pretty. I have a student named Journey, and I like that one, too.
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    ARCHIVED Doctor Won't Test Son

    Teacher1958 replied to deesmith's topic in Doctors

    Wolfie, It is wonderful that you pushed for the testing. From someone who had to suffer for 42 years before I diagnosed myself, you have saved your son so much suffering, mental as well as physical.
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    I'm vegan right now. I had been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for thirty years and had intended to keep eating dairy products, but when I gave up gluten, the dairy products started bothering me, too. I guess this is pretty common, and most people have to give up the dairy for at least six months, then slowly reintroduce it. I've been eating lots of soy yogurt...
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    You guys are great! Thanks for all of your encouragement. It helps to hear from other people who have survived and seem happy. I guess this is just one of those things I have to endure, and I will adjust eventually. We'll get the video monitor for both computers and sign up for instant messaging (oh, jeez, more technology) and hopefully make contact once...
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    ARCHIVED Doctor Won't Test Son

    Teacher1958 replied to deesmith's topic in Doctors

    I've been trying to convince my 18-year-old to get tested, but he just laughs and says 'no way.' In your case, can you find a gastroenterologist to test your son? My psychiatrist was very upset that no one had sent me to a gastroenterologist at any point during the past 42 years, and he said that I should just go ahead and go, because he felt that this...
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    Well, it's a tie for me- either Annika Rose Guhl or Annika Elise Guhl. What beautiful names. Both of them seem to flow very gracefully across the tongue. I also like the fact that your daughter will not have to endure weird spellings of her middle name, like Roze or Rowze or whatever. I know I rant entirely too much, but as a teacher I can't for the life...
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    I can only speak for myself, but in my case, it absolutely caused most- if not all- of my ADD symptoms. I cannot adequately describe what it was like the first two weeks of going gluten free and the time since then. First of all, I had no idea that this would happen, so it was rather a shock. I began to notice things around me that I had never seen before...
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    I think your plan is excellent! I will keep it in mind for my future second grade classes! Today all of the second grade teachers in our building divided up the kids for next year. There are five of us. I probably wouldn't have noticed in the past, before I found out I had a gluten problem, but it was kind of neat to observe how each of us would call...
  10. Teacher1958
    All of these years so many people have told me that someday when my son got ready to graduate from high school, I would be more than ready to have him leave home for college. Well, all of those people were completely and totally wrong! Today was Adam's last day of high school, and he will be leaving for college in New York City toward the end of August...
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    As a teacher, I agree totally!
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    OMG! I was going to write about this, too! This actually feels like a baby kicking, not at all like the movement I used to have when I was sick. I thought I was just weird. This started after I had given up gluten and had begun to feel better. I wonder what causes it. I was speculating that it might be the villi (?) starting to stand back up.
  13. Teacher1958
    I was wheat/gluten free for over a week when I tried oats, and I very quickly had symptoms, and the depression came back with a vengeance. I will not touch them now.
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    You're not going to believe this one! Teachers have been voicing their opinions about this for years. I don't think there should be any unhealthy options for "extras." However, we always get the same answer: The cafeteria is losing money, and the "snacks" help make up for the lost money. We've finally gotten the cafeteria to only sell one snack per student...
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    Argh! I can't stand people like this woman! I don't know what state you are in, but where I live we have Special Education Regional Resource Centers (SERRC), which are public, usually county-wide organizations that advocate for children with special needs and their parents. If you call them, they can provide an advocate for you free of charge who you...
  16. Teacher1958
    Hi, Has your son ever eaten Soy Delicious ice cream? This stuff is amazing! I've tried several flavors that are soy and dairy free (I always check the label on flavors I haven't tried just to make sure). Anyhow, buy a bag of regular ice cream cups and have someone eat them who can have dairy. Wash the cups thoroughly with hot, soapy water. Refill...
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    A 504 Plan is set up for students who require some type of modification(s) to function better in the school setting. The ones with which I am most familiar have dealt with kids who have had ADHD, bipolar disorder, and behavior problems. The specific areas of concern are identified in writing, and there are goals for the teachers, student, and parents. ...
  18. Teacher1958
    I get hives, which are very slightly raised welts.
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    One time when I had to use an inhaler with steroids in it, I had to rinse my mouth after every dose, because the doctor said that it could cause thrush. It was prescribed for my bronchities at the time. This probably isn't your daughter's problem, though.
  20. Teacher1958
    What a bummer. I've been a vegetarian forever and used to eat those. I haven't had any in the past six weeks since I started the diet, but had been planning to check on them when I got time. Thanks for doing it for me.
  21. Teacher1958
    I'm taking Chewable Acidophilus, which is made by American Health. It says on the bottle that it is wheat and dairy free. I am doing fine with it. However, I'd feel a little bit safer if it said 'gluten free.' I really think that it is, though. You could look it up online and check.
  22. Teacher1958
    ---- OMG- your baby is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  23. Teacher1958
    Hi Angie, You definitely did the right thing without a doubt! Spotting was how I started out when I went into premature labor in January of 1989. I woke up one morning and felt just fine, but when I went to the bathroom, I had light pink bleeding in my panties. My pelvic area also felt very "full." I was at 32 weeks by then and had been having very...
  24. Teacher1958
    This makes me so angry!!! When my son was little, he had a really bad case of the intestinal flu. We took him to the ER, and they wouldn't let us leave until he was properly hydrated! Why on Earth would they force your son to go through a process that is so dangerous that it could cause him to dehydrate and lower his electrolytes??? That is terrible!...
  25. Teacher1958
    --------------------- OMG!!! That is completely hysterical!!! I can totally picture that happening at a parent/teacher conference. The majority of parents are completely normal, but the crazy ones are REEAAAALLLLYYYY crazy!
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