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  1. home-based-mom
    Glad to see you're feeling better! I don't know if you would be interested or not but Open Original Shared Link has a LOT of really excellent age-appropriate teaching tools - games, workbooks, etc. We had one of their board games once(which I didn't see on the website just now) and it was really fun to play.
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    Check the label on the enzymes that did not work for you. I had problems with one brand because they were encapsulated with a rice bran filler which I guess is not a problem for most people but doesn't work for me.
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    Our culture is obsessed and infested with wheat. People have become brainwashed robots having been told over and over and over that whole grains are good for you, wheat is a grain, therefore whole wheat is good for you. Organic whole wheat is even better! To have to unlearn anything and then relearn it differently is hard for anyone. With something...
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    Most of these brands I either have never heard of or have no experience with. However, I do like the Glutino Cranberry Breakfast Bars and Pamela's Chocolate Cake.
  5. home-based-mom
    Open Original Shared Link (a Kraft product) is fine. Their web site has a lot of info and links to even more info. It actually has more info than I realized!
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    I have noticed that a lot of products do not repeat allergens in their statements. I suppose because it might be considered redundant? So if "wheat" is listed as an ingredient, it will not be listed below with the allergen list which may just say "processed in a facility that also processes peanuts." I guess they figure they told you "wheat"...
  7. home-based-mom
    1. Thank goodness I can still eat....(naturally gluten free procesed food) CHOCOLATE! Dove Rich Dark Chocolates are really good and very inexpensive at WalMart. 2. Thank goodness I can still eat....(naturally gluten-free wholefood) Most Mexican Food. 3. My favorite gluten-free specialty product is... Pamela's Chocolate Cake
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    Years ago Amtrak was threatening to cut several under-utilized passenger routes in Montana. They held the obligatory public hearing and people actually showed up to protest. The Amtrak representative welcomed them and asked just one question: How many of you took the train to get here? No one did. The routes were cut.
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    I also get bloated from brown rice / rice bran. I wish I didn't because I really like the flavor, but . . . . . I haven't tried the Rice Chex yet. Maybe I won't.
  10. home-based-mom
    Sometimes it's hard to underestimate the intelligence of the insurance system. There are so many cases of people who are seriously injured in some sort of accident, often paralyzed and needing assistance for *everything* including to breathe. Many of them recover to the point where they can be cared for in their own homes with round-the-clock nursing...
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    If you are chewing sugar-free gum, most of them are sweetened with sorbitol which can cause bloating and other stomach issues in some people.
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    I'm so sorry about your dad. I know how hard it is. My mom spent the last 2 years of her life in a very nice retirement facility, but no matter how nice the people were and the facilities were, they were beyond clueless when it came to the nutritional needs of the elderly. It was just appalling what type of meals they served. WAY too much spice and...
  13. home-based-mom
    As your baby is young enough to still have frequent appointments with the pediatrician, let me suggest that you print out *everything* you can find and take it with you to the next appointment. If your pediatrician is receptive and willing to learn, then you will have done a great service to others and you might consider staying. If your pediatrician seems...
  14. home-based-mom
    Personally I would like to manage the condition with diet. It seems like the most natural and healthy approach. But we don't always have total control over diet, especially when travelling. CC is a major concern in a restaurant or someone else's home. The idea that a medication could protect me from getting sick in such situations would be gloriously...
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    The obvious solution is to not label anything GLUTEN FREE if it cannot be verified. Everyone seems to agree that it cannot be verified, so don't label the product - or any product - GLUTEN FREE. That is as simple and easy and clear and plain and doable and black and white as possible. Continue to put the 20 ppm or less statement on the back - or even...
  16. home-based-mom
    I think you and Peter are happy in a world of shades of gray and I am happier in a world of blacks and whites. Gluten Free means gluten free - no gluten, not even 20ppm. If you can't guarantee NO gluten then don't shout GLUTEN FREE on the front of the box. I totally understand having more confidence in a tested product than in an untested one. The problem...
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    ARCHIVED Mad Mother?

    home-based-mom replied to lynne1978's topic in Doctors

    That doctor is grossly under-informed and too arrogant to realize it. Give him links to and/or print out info from respected scientific websites. Let him know that you are trusting your maternal instincts when it comes to the best interests of your child, and you would appreciate it if he treated you with the dignity and respect you are due as an adult...
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    I choose to believe that what they posted on the back of the package is truthful and what they posted on the front was not. Kinda reminds me of "bait and switch." The issue here is not the degree of gluten free-ness. The issue is claiming that it is (not true) then admitting that well it might be, but no matter what it at least almost is. Sheesh...
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    With all due respect, according to loco_ladi's post, that is EXACTLY what it said. I agree with Ursa. If they are going to boldly emblazen "GLUTEN FREE" on the front and then on the back tell you that well, not really gluten free but not more than 20 ppm, that is deceitful. It would be better to not say anything on the front and make the truth statement...
  20. home-based-mom
    Dave, think of yourself as a refugee who has escaped from The Land of Gluten. Just like a political refugee or someone who escaped from religious persecution, you can never go back because to do so would be deadly. Yes there are things you will miss, but you have your wife and your health and you can start over.
  21. home-based-mom
    Was your blood test actually "0" antibodies? Because if not, it did detect celiac and was not recognized. Blood tests are notorious for false negatives but do not give false positives. Biopsies can miss the damage. Yours didn't, but it is truly "hit and miss."
  22. home-based-mom
    Being new to this, I did not realize that a negative response did not mean zero antibodies. I totally agree with RiceGuy here. If there are antibodies at all, the body must be producing them in response to something, and to ignore whatever that is is foolhardy. Why are people not taught to think logically? Where is Sherlock Holmes when we need him? Sigh...
  23. home-based-mom
    I know it's easy to fret and stew about the past, but you cannot undo it or change it. It is what it is, and your psyche will rest much calmer as soon as you accept that. What you can do is take control from this day forward. Be grateful you learned now and not decades from now, as has happened to others here. Be grateful you have a supportive spouse...
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    Glue sticks are your friend!
  25. home-based-mom
    This thread is going down a rabbit trail away from its original intent, but as the tropic of mercury keeps coming up, I am going to throw this in. You may or may not be aware that fluorescent light bulbs will soon be mandatory almost everywhere. For those who cannot tolerate the wavelength, this in and of itself is a nightmare because if they don't...
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