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  1. Ridgewalker
    It's actually not random at all, it's something that has been brought up here before. After all, the same percentage of Catholics are Celiac as any other group! I'd say there are 3 options... 1- Take communion on special occasions or once in awhile, knowing full well it's going to make you sick. 2- Order the "low-gluten" wafers that are available...
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    -Sarah
  3. Ridgewalker
    I have been thinking about this a lot lately too... I really would like Lucas to be able to have a hot lunch, at least some days, now that we're going into the cool months. I would love it if someone could throw his food in the microwave at lunchtime, but I just don't see it happening. Besides, his teacher is very well-meaning, but utterly clueless. I have...
  4. Ridgewalker
    I like the shows about the Duggar family... they just keep having kids, and more kids, etc... Plus I like anything to do with medical mysteries, and I'll watch anything that shows a surgery I know, I'm a little strange... -Sarah
  5. Ridgewalker
    I love my bread machine, BUT- I've noticed that almost all gluten-free bread recipes floating around have instructions for both oven-baking and a bread machine. So it might be a good idea to try some recipes in the oven first, and then see if you think you might want a bread machine. As for taste, I'd say that just about any homemade gluten-free bread...
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    :lol: I have never done that, I think simply because somewhere in the back of my mind I have this fear that instead of a fart... ok, nuff said! -Sarah
  7. Ridgewalker
    Speaking of farts... You know how everyone (well everyone who thinks farts are funny talks about the bathtub farts? Well, my son Ezra has actually done this, when he was 3 years old and I fell right over I laughed so hard. He was giggling, but I was dying like it was the funniest thing in the world- and then the smell hit! 3 years old and in the bubble bath...
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    I absolutely believe that it's genetic. In my case, I got it from my father, who I think may hold the record for the longest fart in the history of the world. Or at least since Chuck Norris last had beanie wienies. -Sarah
  9. Ridgewalker
    **snorted and giggled out loud at this** I actually already knew what teabagging meant... Thank you John Waters! Well, oh fun, oh escapades... I just took the dog out and had to chase off a snake! It was a little one, a 2 1/2-footer, pretty skinny, but still... yech. I kept trying to scare it off, and it kept trying to play dead Meanwhile Lilo...
  10. Ridgewalker
    I would not use wheat straw. I have hard clay soil as well, and I'm amending with peat and composted manure (both cow and horse.) I'm not sure if it the straw would contaminate your produce or not, but even if not, do you really want to be handling it? Spreading it, digging it in, dealing with it every time you weed and pick? Next year, or maybe later...
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    I will hunt around for one tonight! She is rawther big and horse-like now. But I first got her when she was 3 weeks old (orphaned) and she looked just like a tiny fuzz ball. Gasp! I bottle-fed her for a couple weeks when I first got her... maybe she does have an eating disorder -Sarah
  12. Ridgewalker
    I have a 10-month-old female German Shepherd mix, and she will suddenly decide she's thirsty, and scarf down a whole bowl of water, slopping it everywhere... and then promptly barf half of it back up on the floor And I tell her, Well dumba$$, slow down next time! And she just looks at me with that doggy grin. at your DH! My husband delights in using...
  13. Ridgewalker
    I have to admit, the first time I tired EnerG bread, I actually choked on it. ...of course, that was before we knew we were supposed to toast gluten-free bread. Even so, I like it best for grilled cheese sandwiches. My son will eat the EnerG Tapioca bread for PB&J, or cinnamon toast! So ya never know... Also, the first time I made gluten-free chocolate...
  14. Ridgewalker
    :lol: I have such a juvenile sense of humor- there's nothing like a good fart joke... or even just a reference to farting... to cheer me up! -Sarah
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    Susie, I am so, so glad to hear from you about this! I had no idea that you were diagnosed bipolar. For years now, I have been very skeptical about whether ADD and ADHD even exist (I hesitate to ever say so- I would absolutely hate to offend someone or hurt anyone's feelings) but I have believed that it was some kind of dietary or environmental problem...
  16. Ridgewalker
    That's pretty much what I've decided on- I'm keeping bipolar disorder in mind, and I'm going to do some more reading, but for right now... I'm going to explore dietary change before anything else! That is amazing about the orange juice-- I'm not used to thinking that even such innocuous foods as peas and orange juice can cause these types of reactions...
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    I agree (and incidently, my husband and I are on the same page with this)- medication would be the last resort. With Celiac in my family, gluten is the first obvious thing to try removing. I have a feeling it's going to help him a lot. But if it doesn't, I'm going to keep trying different things, different eliminations... until I've either figured it out...
  18. Ridgewalker
    This is a very good point. I really appreciate you sharing your experience with me! I assure you that no matter what happens, I'll never allow him to just go untreated... In fact, I'll never give up until he's as healthy and happy as possible. I am just so extremely reluctant to medicate him at age four... it would have to be an absolute last resort. But...
  19. Ridgewalker
    Thank you for the heads-up on some things to research! It really helps to have somewhere to start. The only gluten-y thing in our house now is bread- my husband still eats regular bread- and that's it. Over time, I've phased everything else out of our house. I've been thinking about dairy, and there is one big reason why I'm not taking Ezra dairy free...
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    Centa, gfpaperdoll, thank you so much. Will edit to reply tomorrow. I'm so exhausted, I can barely think right now, but will write back tomorrow! -Sarah
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    I'm glad you like our doctor, she really has been absolutely wonderful, ever since I first met her. Back then, she was in an office that had several doctors, and I just happened to be lucky enough that she was the doc I got when I made the first check-up appointment for newborn Lucas. She walked in, took one look at my face, and asked how I was doing. Which...
  22. Ridgewalker
    Ohhhh my God, I can't even imagine having to go through a leukemia scare. You must have been terrified! There is no way you WOULDN'T freak! I have heard of the red dye problem! In fact, Ezra's preschool teachers discourage red drinks during birthday/holiday parties (i.e. red gatorade, red Hi-C, etc) because it tends to make all the kids hyper! And...
  23. Ridgewalker
    I have not read anything specifically linking bipolar and gluten, I will have to do a search! For a while now, I have been of the mind that many (if not all) ADHD kids are actually suffering from food intolerances. Hmm, I'll have to do some more reading! (Glad I'm going to be going into nursing school, all this research is going to help me out ) As...
  24. Ridgewalker
    Thank you so, so much for your good wishes- you don't know how much it means to me. I have to admit- and I would never admit this to anyone I know In Real Life... I am scared to death right now. Ok, I know, bipolar is a heck of a lot better than Cancer, but this is my BABY! You know what I mean, I know. Celiac can be controlled with diet, and thank God...
  25. Ridgewalker
    I don't think the two theories are mutually exclusive. I do agree with you, though, with what you said. My mother had diarrhea every day for at least 15 years, if not longer, but she dealt with it, just figuring this was how she was made. And then very suddenly her symptoms became 100 times more severe, she ended up in the hospital for severe dehydration...
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