ConfusedMommaof3

Yes we had genetics done twice I believe. He has a duplication of the long arm of the 10 chromosome. The geneticist said he is not sure if that is why he has the cleft or not. We do know via ultrasounds when I was pregnant that he never lifted his head much. He always had his chin down toward his chest which the doctors say may have played a role in the cleft...

Lots of new replys lets see if I can answer everyone in one post. I don't know if the health food store would be open to that or not. They were not very helpful when I called them. And honestly I don't know if anyone here in this town would be open to it because we are small and as far as I can tell not much of a market here. We only have 2 grocery stores...

Ya I meant gluten free there. I'll go change it.

I have heard of trader joe's but we don't have one anywhere near here (SE GA usa). The closest thing that I know of that has a small selection of gluten free stuff is Publix(1hour away). Even the small local health food store does not carry gluten free products.

I have another question. What cereals that are readily available in most supermarkets are gluten free. I ask this because his doctor recommended corn flakes and rice crispies to us as a gluten free breakfast for my son (mainly a weekend and summer thing). But I was just reading a thread a little further down that said those 2 have gluten in them. So what...

Thank You for the reply. I think above all else the main thing I am worried about is bread type items and pasta type items. I looked up recipes for making the bread on my own but none of the flours listed are carried in my store. I asked a manager there and she said it would be hard for me to get our store to carry them items (like quick bread mixes and gluten...

So just yesterday we got a tentative dx of celiac disease for my middle son. They did a blood test called a Celiac Panel and the doctor said any counts up to 11 was considered normal but his was a 15 or 16. So he suggested cutting out all gluten (wheat) for 6 mths then retest and go from there. Here is a little background on my son. He is 6 years old....