Jump to content

linsmad

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    20

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995

Everything posted by linsmad

  1. linsmad
    Has anyone researched this at all? I use Wishbone Light salad dressings and the ingredients "seem" to be fine-but when I double checked on their website-the info was evasive. The Cecilia's book only has some of the Wishbone dressings listed? Can anyone help me on this? I would really appreciate it!
  2. linsmad
    My husband and I just struggles with this exact decision ourselves. My dh has celiac and we decided to blood test both of our kids a year ago (though neither were showing any symptoms). One came back slightly elevated, the other negative. Our pediatric gi advised waiting and re-testing our slightly elevated child via blood 6 mos later. The results were slightly...
  3. linsmad
    In addition to the previous suggestions...I would also add a colander and anything teflon or non-stick. Those surfaces are pourous and despite many cleanings I was unable to clean it enough. Hope this helps!
  4. linsmad
    My 7 year old daughter was just diagnosed with celiac too! My husband has celiac so we have eaten quite a bit of gluten-free food over the years. When I told her that she needs to eats gluten-free like her dad she said-OK. That was it. She sees that he eats well-and she eats most of the same stuff too. It is a great idea to make the homemade lunch enviable...
  5. linsmad
    Thank you all for your replies. It is good to know that even in "asymptomatic" cases there were improvements. We aren't going for the endoscopy for about two weeks-so I still have some time until we get actual results. Was it hard for your kids to accept the diet given that they weren't "really sick" (for those who were old enough to understand)? We basically...
  6. linsmad
    My husband was dx with celiac about 6 yrs ago. He was completely fine and then all of a sudden had terrible stomach issues and lost almost 40 pounds over a few months. He never had the irritability that many people have described. Oddly enough-he does now! Whenever he ingests the slightest (and I mean slightest) amount of gluten he becomes a totally different...
  7. linsmad
    My 7yo daughter is asymptomatic but has has two progressive blood tests with elevated EMA/iGa numbers. The ped GI is recommending she have an endoscopy to determine if she has celiac or not (my husband does). We randomly screened both kids and found slight elevations in my 7yo. I am wondering if anyone else has found out that they or their kids had celiac...
  8. linsmad
    I think that in my case several people recommended getting an endoscopy as proof. Since we have no reason to suspect anything (any change in diet may only improve things internally) it would be hard to judge whether dietary changes are working. Before instituting a lifetime of changes for my daughter-should we have the "gold standard" proof? My pediatrician...
  9. linsmad
    Denise61 Does your son have celiac? Or does he just have the markers for celiac? My daughter blood tested positive (slightly) but shows no other symptoms. She is and has always been 95 percentile for height. My ped contacted the pediatric gi (we have an appt in july) and said that further evaluation would be necessary. Did you do any additional bloodwork...
  10. linsmad
    Thanks for all of your responses. As I suspected the B vitamins seem to be very important. My husband is going back to his gi doc, and can possibly be tested for vitamin deficiencies as well. I will check out some of the products listed too...
  11. linsmad
    I don't know if you like the pretzel taste...I've breaded chicken tenders by first dipping in a mixture of honey mustard and a dash of milkf, and then into gluten-free pretzel crumbs (the sesame pretzels are great for this) and thne bake them. My kids love them =
  12. linsmad
    Thanks for yor replies. The pediatric GI doc office said that they will do as little invasive testing as possible to gain a diagnosis. I am confident that we may be able to avoid an endoscopy in this case. What is strange is that our pediatrician (when giving me the results that my daughters blood test was positive) asked me if she eats gluten currently,...
  13. linsmad
    I am new to this board...I recently had both of my children blood tested for celiac-and my older daughter (age 6) came back positive. She shows no signs or symptoms at all. My husband was dx with celiac about 5 years ago. My pediatrician recommended that we take our daughter to a pediatric GI doctor. Has anyone had similiar experiences? Did you have go through...
  14. linsmad
    Has anyone found any help in relieving some of these symptoms with b vitamins? I have read that people with celiac are more likely to suffer from this type of vitamin deficiency with in and of itself can cause depressive symptoms. Does anyone have any experience with this? What b-vitamin supplements do you take? Thanks in advance!
  15. linsmad
    My husband never suffered from depression and anxiety, until after he removed gluten from his diet. Whenever he accidentally is "glutened" he is absolutely unbearably miserable!! It is a hard thing to go through, and I saw the post on the green magma. I will check this out for him! This site is so helpful for dealing with all the stuff that goes along with...
  16. linsmad
    My family is travelling to the Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana and wondering if anyone out there has had gluten-free experience there? We are trying to get info through the travel agent, but unsuccessful so far? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance!
  17. linsmad
    Thank you all so much for your replies. Thank you especially cruelshoes. I will check out the link that you forwarded. I will do more research, but it sounds as if the bloods tests are a good starting point for us. I will recommend blood test for my husband's family as well. They are not a forever guarentee, but at least a good starting point!!
  18. linsmad
    I am so confused. My DH has had celiac for 5 years. At the time he was diagnosed I mentioned it to my children's pediatrician who wasn't in favor of blood testing unless we were comfortable continuing on to an endoscopy. He said that the blood tests are not that reliable, and the only way to know for sure would be through endoscopy. My children (ages 6 &...
  19. linsmad
    thanks mamaw. I am not familiar with gfbestbakes. I am going to check this out! I am going to check out the recipe of the other site as well!
  20. linsmad
    [thanks-I don't think I have ever seen their bagels. I'll check it out. Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it!
  21. linsmad
    Does anyone have a good recipe for gluten-free bagels? Since Glutino has minimized their bagel production capabilites for the time being, DH is absolutely lost!!! Any help would be great, thanks!!!
  22. linsmad
    I struggle myself sometimes with last minute gluten-free meal preparation. Sometimes I try to cook extra gluten-free past and keep in it the firdge for those last minute night. I also try to keep eggs on hand for last minute omelets, or lettuce for salads. Sometimes (when I have a bit more time) I try to measure out the ingredients for the gluten-free breads...
  23. linsmad
    thank you all for your great suggestions. I think that I will relegate a section of the kitchen to gluten. And also, get some new colanders and cutting boards. I didn't even think of those places as gluten hiding spots...Good suggestions. Hopefully this will help. I think that I will try to use a separate sponge for when I am cleaning gluten items, so as...
  24. linsmad
    I am new to this board...My husband was diagnosed about 5 years ago with celiac disease. Since that time I have been helping him adjust to his "new lifestyle". I have learned how to bake gluten free breads, cakes, cookies, and make most his his food favorites gluten free. This has been fairly successful, until the past year. The past year has been the most...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.