lailabean

My daughter is 4 years old and newly diagnosed. I am wondering if this will affect our lives in terms of having people want us to come over for play dates, making new friends, etc. In your experience, has it deterred your child's ability to make and maintain friends? Were the other parents paranoid about inviting your child to playdates, parties, etc? Thanks...

My daughter is newly diagnosed as gluten intolerant. She has had her heart set on a Princess birthday cake for her birthday this September. What should I do? Any suggestions?

Okay, my husband took the online Candida quiz and believes that might be another problem for him. He is going to try to follow the anti-Candida diet as well for a while and see what happens. He smells like a slice of luscious sauteed garlic from all the raw garlic he is eating right now. On the upside, I am 8 1/2 months pregnant and am looking great now...

My four year old daughter tested negative on the blood tests, but since my husband had flattened villi (also neg on the blood test). We put her on a gluten free diet too. I didn't want to sample her intestine yet, especially since I think that she might be too young for it to even show. I don't want her to be on a gluten free diet if she isn't really a...

First, I'd like to thank all of you for responding to me so quickly. I really appreciate it and your words have been very helpful. My husband was diagnosed as gluten intolerant 3 months ago. He did not test positive on the celiac blood test, but his intestinal sample did show gluten based villi damage. Now my 4 year old has been doing much better on a...

I really need help because I am having a literal breakdown over this. My husband and 4 yr old daughter are both on gluten free diets. My husband won't eat anything from a regular supermarket because he is afraid of contamination. So, I have been buying everything from Whole Foods. I literally spent 2 hours at Whole Foods going through their 20 page list of...