Brady's Mom

I don't know for sure that he doesn't have celiac disease. His blood panels were inconclusive and his allergist doesn't want to put him back on gluten because he had an asthma flare the last time he had wheat. We have an appointment with a nutritionist next Friday. He is not currently on any medications. He was on Zantac as an infant, but we weaned...

I have two children on a casein free diet and one with multiple allergies/intolerances. For my oldest son, it was about 3 weeks on the casein free diet before I started noticing behavior differences but he seemed to feel better within a week. My daughter was sensitive to soy and that is what we had switched her to, but after removing soy I noticed a difference...

My two year old had patch testing done just over a month ago and that's how we confirmed his soy and dairy allergy and discovered his corn allergy. It has been discovered recently that patch testing is a fairly reliable way to determine food intolerances related to eosiniphilic disorders and it's non-invasive. My son's allergist is trying to find ways to...

Thanks for the ideas, I'll try out the meatballs. I hadn't thought of that one. He's pretty much surviving on chicken, peas, rice, rice pasta with marinara sauce, rice cereal and pureed fruit, rice crackers and enjoy life granola bars. Not a very varied diet right now. It just seems that every time I try to introduce a new food the diarrhea kicks in and we...

I would appreciate a corn intolerance thread here in addition to other sources as corn is the most difficult allergen to avoid that I have found and it is even more difficult to avoid when you are also avoiding gluten. My son is also allergic to soy and dairy, so my grocery shopping trips are eternal and it would be nice to share with others who are experiencing...

Now I am beginning to understand my son's reaction every time I make chicken chili. I thought Randall's beans were safe (I use the Great Northern ones in my chili). Every time I make the chicken chili (which he LOVES) he gets horrible mushy, stinky stools for at least a week. I thought it might be the spices, I never imagined it could be the beans! Thanks...

Okay, now I'm curious. I use a stainless steel colander and I have been using it for both rice pasta and gluten pasta. I always strain the rice pasta first and then rinse it after the gluten pasta before putting it in the dishwasher. I also use my stainless flatware for stirring things and wash in the dishwasher. My son is the only one in the house that is...

It could be that you're sensitive to soy as well. My son's allergist says that many people who are sensitive to milk are also sensitive to soy. My daughter had the same reaction you did to soy when she was younger, but now she can tolerate Silk soy milk and Silk soy yogurt, but she was on rice milk for 2 years before we re-introduced soy. You could try almond...

Corn is a definite possibility. We didn't discover my 2 year old son's corn allergy until after he had been gluten, soy, casein and egg free for 7 months. Our allergist discovered it through a food patch test and confirmed it with a skin prick test last week. Now that he has been off corn for a month, his belly bloat has gotten considerably better, he has...

I can verify that if constipation is the main problem, casein (not just lactose, but milk protein -- found in MANY foods) is probably the culprit. My oldest son has been on a casein free diet since the age of 5 (he's 12 now). His constipation was so severe that we had to see a specialist and went through years of enemas, milk of magnesia, etc. before the...

I agree with everyone else. All pregnancies are different. With my first baby I lost 5 lbs in the first trimester and didn't gain it back and start gaining additional weight until my sixth month. My doctor was concerned because I started out underweight, so I was seeing a nutritionist. It all ended up fine. When the same thing happened in my second pregnancy...

Great, I usually shop at Kroger. I'll stop by there and try some. Yeah, I have a colleague whose daughter was diagnosed at 19, she was told that most cases are diagnosed after 30. After a month on the diet her daughter ate at Olive Garden and said "Wow, I forgot how bad my stomach would hurt after eating." Her mom was mortified to think her child thought...

Thanks Laura! Where can I buy Lara Bars? They sound really good. I have Enjoy Life chocolate chips, so it is free of everything. I hadn't thought of melting it for a treat. We are avoiding peanuts right now in the hopes that he won't develop an allergy, but I could try sunflower seed butter with the fruit. Thanks again, this has been very helpful...

Thank you! It's good to know there are others out there with similar issues (or worse...no rice or potatoes!). We've been stocking up on Enjoy Life foods, but our store doesn't have a huge selection. I'm going to find another source. He loves the very berry bars. I haven't been baking, so I'll have to get some tapioca starch. I heard somewhere that xantham...

Thanks! I will try the boiled potatoes, didn't know that