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Good for you for speaking up! My daughter's GI doc told me to give her more fiber. These docs must have some sort of book of lines to go to when they don't have the answer! Keep us posted and let us know how it goes. Natalie

We have been working really hard at being gluten free for a couple of weeks now. My daughter (she will be 6 in July) has been pretty resistent to the new changes, but she does see what happens when she eats something with gluten in it. She broke out in hives yesterday, and we have been up since 4 am because she started itching in her sleep and it woke...

I'm dealing with the school and trying to have gluten sensitivity and the resultant illness when she consumes it recognized. My daughter is in kindergarten and I just found out yesterday that she is on the list to be held back due to excessive absences. The assistant principal agreed it's got nothing to do with her academics, but solely with her absences...

Hi Beth, first of all, congrats that everything showed up well on the CT scan! I am new to the board, but the thing that I have noticed is that each person, or case, seems to be unique and each person, or parent, makes decisions based on many things. One of those things being your gut instinct (no pun intended!). Rather than having more tests done...

My sister suggested to me over the weekend that I get one for my daughter (my sister is an R.N.), and the more I think about it, I agree. I was wondering how many of you have children that wear these?

My daughter has not technically tested positive for Celiac, but she did test positive for gluten sensitivity (as well as casein sensitivity), and she has two positive genes for gluten sensitivity. In trying to explain all of this to both sides of the family, as well as friends and teachers, what is the best way to explain this? Please tell me if I am...

Hi, I don't have any advice for you other than to let you know that my daughter is the same exact way. She is in Kindergarten this year. She literally misses at least one day a week of school every week. She either is so exhausted that is is impossible to get her up and get her moving in the mornings, or she is sick, or her stomach hurts. It seems like...

Jokamo and Lonewolf, thank you for being so welcoming. I feel like such a fool, but cried some more when I read how warm your responses were! All of you have been so fantastic, and I have never been on a message board that was this warm and encouraging. Thank you all again. We are making progress in baby steps, and at this point, I will take what...

My daughter has the same reaction as Nikki2003, she runs a low grade fever, is lethargic and lays around a lot. She will also tell me that she is getting sick when this happens, that she doesn't feel well.

I agree, it is a great book. It is one of the first books that I bought, plus it is spiked with a sense of humor which goes so far and is much needed at times! I bought mine at Barnes and Noble, and found it in the diet section.

As always, you guys totally rock! Thank you for the suggestions, and keep 'em coming if anything else comes to mind! As far as the teacher heating up her lunch, they won't do it because then they will have to do it for everyone. I understand, and that's ok. Today we tried gluten-free hot dog buns and she hated those. With dinner, gluten-free potato...

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can pack in my daughters' lunch? She is in Kindergarten and is known for being a huuuge snacker. We always used to joke that she was on the Anti-Atkins diet (and we always wondered why she had stomach pains). She loves carbs and we have a heck of a time getting her to eat protein. So trying to switch her diet...

Thanks again to everyone for their helpful answers. I'm still confused beyond words and feeling extremely overwhelmed, but so glad I found this board! You are all so helpful and friendly. Funny enough, we did get a Zojirushi bread maker over 10 years ago, but since we have baked non gluten-free goods in there, I won't use it for my daughter. I ordered...

Fiddle-Faddle, BTDT means Been There Done That Thank you all so much for your responses, it truly did bring tears to my eyes. And yes, the crying...what can I say, you all seem to know how I feel. I'm getting such fantastic pieces of advice from you guys, again, thank you. It means so much to me, especially coming off of my dismissal from the doctor...

Heidi! A real live person! Thank you so much for responding to me. I feel so desperate and confused and lost. I bought 4 books on a gluten free life style last week and am going to be trying some holistic remedies as well. Why is it that doctors seem to be so threatened by Enterolab? It's almost as if they get mad that they didn't come up with the...