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I have trouble with corn too, but only corn as a main ingredient. I can do corn starch or corn syrup. I like Snapeas, guacamole, refried beans, hummus, nuts, and anything with peanut butter on it.

I've had back problems for six years, starting with a herniated lumbar disk that didn't improve and then turning into facet joint problems with SI joint instability. The only thing that really improved things was prolotherapy. You might want to read up on it--just google prolotherapy. There isn't enough research on it--drug companies don't fund research...

Could he be allergic to some environmental allergen? Since you are in a cold climate now with the furnace going dust or dust mites seem the most likely. Or is there a food you didn't eat much of in the Philippines and now are eating more in Canada? Hope he feels better soon.

I'm an elementary teacher. I've never read anything connecting learning disabilities and celiac disease. But a lot of people on this forum mention feeling fuzzy headed when they eat gluten. It can also cause fatigue, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, etc. I don't know what your son's symptoms were before he went on the diet, but I would think that spending...

I have osteoporosis--lots of celiacs do--and I have been trying to find information on options for treatment. I don't like the sounds of the bisphosphonates but that is often all the doctors offer. Here is some really excellent information, including a calculator you can use to estimate your risk if you know your T score. The site is written by a medical...

I also developed fibromyalgia six years after being diagnosed with celiac disease. During those years I had a back injury, I was the sole caregiver for my chronically ill mother, and three members of my family died. Stress can trigger a lot of diseases, and I think it set off my fibromyalgia. I am very fortunate--I work full time and I am fairly active...

Sorry--I didn't know anyone was writing on this thread until today. I saw Nicole in October and I remember I did have quite a time communicating with her office. Once she and I got on email we did fine. I was diagnosed 6 years ago and went to her to consult on why my antibody levels were still positive, so the focus of my visit was a bit different. She...

Are you still eating dairy? A lot of people with celiac disease lose the ability to digest dairy because the enzymes are produced in the (healing ) villi in the small intestine. Some people, especially older people, never get the enzymes for dairy back. I was diagnosed at 46 and never could eat dairy again. Are you taking a probiotic? Acidophilus...

The gluten-free forum scores again! After reading this thread I did a bit more research and by golly, I think you've diagnosed the mystery rash I've had for 8 months. (My dermatologist just said, oh, yeah, a rash...that'll be $200) Here I've been changing soaps and lotions and worrying about a Candida flareup and just below the radar glutenings (though...

On Sunday during the worst of the storm an overloaded tree split and came down on my classroom. The roof is leaking like crazy. Fortunately our building engineer was there (because of the power outage--the man is a saint.) and managed to tarp and board everything up. He also moved all my teacher books which were, of course, directly under the leak. I...

I want to second what jlinc said--start taking vitamin D3. Most celiacs are short on vitamin D--as a matter of fact they are finding that a lot of people are. It helps depression--really helped mine-- and your immune system. And--especially if you are female--start taking calcium and magnesium. Celiacs run short on those too. Hang on. I was kind of...

I'm a teacher and I've had the same problem for years. I always saved treats to "eat after school" and took things home to my neighbors. But this year I have a student with serious nut allergies. We've had to really be careful. I keep an Epipen in the room. She can't even eat next to anyone who has nuts. We have to scrub everyone's desks after lunch,...

Make sure you take some vitamin D3. A lot of people are deficient in vitamin D, especially celiacs, and it helps with depression. It really helped mine. It also helps your immune system. Check out vitamincouncil.org for some information if you'd like. It is kind of hard giving up everything all at once. I still eat rice bread toast with fruit spread...

I don't take a multivitamin because I can never find the combination I want--everything is separate. I take BCDK sometimes A and calcium/magnesium. You have to be awfully careful about reading labels. You might google multivitamin on this forum and see what people have mentioned. There is a gluten free vitamin section on this website, over on the left margin...

I'm a redhead! But the other celiacs I know are 2 blondes and 3 brunettes. It would be interesting to know if there's a correlation.