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  1. Terri-Anne
    Hi All, I am just wondering whether you experience the same type and intensity of reaction from ingesting barley (as in barley malt) as you do from ingesting wheat, from various sources, including microscopic contamination? Also, if I wanted to "gluten-load" my son using barley or rye, what product would you suggest I use and what quantity would he need...
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    Hi Gang, I baked some wheat-free pumpkin muffins for my four year old son on the weekend, and added some No Name pre-packaged Sultana Raisins. I used Stokely's canned pumpkin, and Club House brand pumpkin pie spice, which I believe is made by McCormicks and therefore gluten free? The rest of the ingredients are ones that I use in his banana muffins,...
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    Boojca, Could you point me in the direction where I could find a recipe for gluten-free fishy crackers? I am betting my four year old would love to sink his teeth into some of them! Thanks for the tip about the fish-shaped cutters at Martha stewart.
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    I agree that the price of the xanthan gum is too dear to use regularily! I discovered online that guar gum serves the same purpose, replacing the lost stickiness of the missing gluten. And the great news is, it costs about 1/3 of the price of the xanthan gum. You use it by adding one teaspoon guar gum per cup of "flour" used. The finished product holds...
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    Hi Kathy I am probaby an exception, as Logan doesn't have actual celiac disease, that we are aware of, but "wheat allergy." I nursed Logan exclusively until 4 months when I added rice cereal. Then at 6 months I added fruits and veggies. At around 9 months I added bits of bread, soft noodles, mashed potatoes to his diet. That is when he started to break...
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    I don't know if this matters, but I am curious as to how old your son is?
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    Hi Karen, I am Canadian too! I live in Ontario. Xantham gum is a powder that you add to your baked goods that makes up for the "lost" stickiness of the "missing" gluten, in the gluten-free flour mixtures. It is quite expensive, I believe $15 for 250grams. It is available at my local "Bulk Barn" store, which I know is a chain through Ontario. You might...
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    Even though I've been at this for two whole years, I still feel so overwhelmed. We had Logan "tested" with a blood test at around his second birthday. It came back negative for celiac, although he had most of the wheat removed from his diet for about 6 weeks prior to the test (we were aiming for all of it to be out, but messed up slightly now and again...
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    Sometimes I have to unplug the radio in my room because I can hear the soft buzz of the electricity, I think. NO noise is best. I can tolerate the sound of the fan, or of one of my kids breathing beside me. Definitely NO radio or television on for a deep sleep. I find myself "listening" to every word, and unable to be just lulled by the rythm. Just...
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    Amy, I'm just curious how you discovered that Sabastian has celiac at such a young age? My kids were barely onto baby food by that age, and when Logan started having reactions, (terrible rash, diarrhea) he was over two when we finally nailed down whtat the problem was. Sabastian is certainly lucky to have a mommy who was able to figure things out so early...
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    My wheat allergic son takes a multi-vitamin everyday, seeing as he is missing out on the iron, niacin, etc that is added to fortified breads, cereals and pastas made from wheat. I didn't start with the multi-vitamin until he started having terrible "cradle cap" and hair started falling out in large handfuls. At first I tried "cradle cap" remedies. Then...
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    Can celiac cause hypothyroidism (or are they somehow inter-related?) Can a person have celiac, and seem to be able to eat some gluten containing foods like bread with no obvious adverse symptoms, but get symptoms (cramps, nausea, diarrhea) from other gluten containing foods like pasta?
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    MaryanneQ Welcome. You have certainly come to the right place to get some support and great ideas! As you catch on to where to buy the gluten-free products, and also how to maybe make some gluten-free foods, this whole ordeal will become much less overwhelming, and will actually like a matter of fact routine, second nature. I promise! I find myself...
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    Aimees, Here is our experience. My 12 year old son Jesse, has been diagnosed ADHD and is a wonderful, pleasant child to be around........when he is on his medication, which has recently been switched from the 20 mg slow release Ritalin, to the 36 mg Concerta. If he happens to forget his medication, he can't help himself, and drives everyone around him...
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    Mariann, Do you have any website or something to support your comment that "researchers have come to recommend ALL kids with dental enamel defects be screened for Celiac Disease". I would like to run that by our dentist, as upon my youngest daughter's first dental appointment, one of his first comments was how soft her dental enamel is! Thanks.
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    Not sure why this appears so many times.
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    I think I've read on here before that some folks with celiac have had reactions after ingesting canola oil. Is that accurate? My four year old son usually does not eat any margarine of any sort on anything, potatoes, bread, etc., as he states he doesn't like it. But tonite we were having corn on the cob, and we put some margarine on his cob (out of habit...
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    Thanks BigNate I had asked about whether anyone had made stuffing from the gluten-free bread, in another thread. I am glad someone who has tried it posted the results. I will have to try it out for my gang. I am finding my entire gang to enjoy many of the gluten-free things I make for my little fellow. I bet they will like this just fine too. ...
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    I think I've read on here before that some folks with celiac have had reactions after ingesting canola oil. My four year old son usually does not eat any margarine of any sort on anything, potatoes, bread, etc., as he states he doesn't like it. But tonite we were having corn on the cob, and we put some margarine on his cob (out of habit) like everyone...
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    Can anyone tell me whether there is such a thing as a gluten free Ice-cream CONE that I could purchase for my four year old son? He's never had one, in his memory. If there is such a thing as a gluten-free cone, could you please tell me what brand, and how I could get some? If there are no gluten-free cones, what about a specially shaped plastic...
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    Mario I'm with you. Labelling something gluten-free when the company KNOWINGLY runs the product on the SAME lines as contaminated products, really makes me angry. My little son is counting on me, with one hundred per cent trust that I am carefully screening his diet, and will only feed him products which are safe for him. I do my best, and...
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    Lauradawn My nutritionist advised me to use the bean flours in baking for my son, to increase the amount of fibre in his diet as the rice flours tend to be very low in fibre. Also why brown rice flour is recommended over straight white rice flour. Adequate fibre is important in your diet, even if you have celiac disease! Cher2, The strange...
  23. Terri-Anne
    Hi Tracey, My son is 4 years old and has a rather sensitive wheat allergy, but does not have celiac disease, according to our pediatrician. We've been attempting to keep him wheat-free for approximately 2 years now, though I still wouldn't consider myself an expert. I learn something new all the time. I know it can be very overwhelming to try...
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    Tarnalberry, I have made some stuffing with rice, for Logan which he liked. I thought it was good too, but there are those in my family who are stuck on tradition, so to speak, very stuck in their ways, and just kind of looked at it. Jenni, Did anyone who is NOT a gluten-free convert eat the stuffing you made? It sounds delicious, but did any of the...
  25. Terri-Anne
    Thanks to the great and knowledgeable people at this site, My son Logan has recently (like around Christmas time) started eating Mi-Del Animal Crackers, Mini chocolate chip cookies, and just this weekend, the Mi-Del Oreo type of cookies. He loves them all, and thank God, experiences NO ill-effects, reactions of any sort after eating them. Are you...
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