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  1. Rondar2001
    I know its scary right now, but take some comfort that you are working to find out what is wrong. The GI will likely order blood tests and maybe a biopsy. Although not everyone chooses to go ahead with the biopsy, we did just to make sure there was nothing else going on. Also realize that tests in a child this young may come out as a false negative. In...
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    We had the same issue with our daughter. At age 6 she had to have caps put on her back teeth and another pulled with a spacer put in as it was absessed. This was before she was diagnosed. We did have it done under sedation by a pediatric dentist and it went great. Now that she is gluten free she hasn't had a single cavity.
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    My latest favourite cookbook is Deceptively Delicious. Although not a gluten free book, I have found most receipes work with substituting an all purpose gluten free flour mix. It works with purees and packs everything with lots of nutrition. My daughter loves the brownies, although I haven't told her they have spinich and carrot in them.
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    I wish it were that simple. You have to claim the incremental cost on your income tax forms as a medical type deduction. In order to get this deduction, your claim will need to be at least a percentage of your income (I think its 3%, but you would need to check this). You need to be able to prove these expenses so keep your reciepts, also a letter confirming...
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    We are going throught pretty much the same thing. My daughter's BMI jumped 3% in 3 months. I would go back to the doctor's and ask for her weight to be followed closely, including tests for cholesterol (my daughter's is elevated even though she is only 9) and as mentioned before, blood sugar, thyroid, and vitamin deficiencies. Doctor's are sometimes reluctant...
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    I followed a plan similar to Atkins (reduced carbs but not as low as Atkins) and lost 60 lbs. I have know kept it off for 2 years. My biggest strategy for keeping the weight off is to weigh myself daily and never go over a threshold point (rougly 5 pound over my goal weight). If I hit that weight, I go back on Phase 1 for a few days to get back to...
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    I have wondered about this myself. My 9 year old doesn't have the problem with sleeping, but is very sensitive to anything hot. Her showers would make me shiver and any hot drinks need to be cooled down to tepid or else she complains they are too hot. Not sure if it is a celiac thing or just extra sensitive skin.
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    In Canada I belive they contain gluten, we usually go with M&Ms. Check the ingredients and look for wheat, rye, barley, or malt.
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    I have this occassionaly lasting up to 2 hours. After a clean MRI, my doctor said it is probably a migrane, I just don't get the pain that most people do. Still I would check it out just in case.
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    I buy the gluten free rice tortilla shells (the sell them in the freezer section at Superstore in Canada). They are the same size as the regular soft tortillas and are great for burritos and enchiladas as they are softer than the corn varieties.
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    I have found wheat listed as an ingredient on some of the no-name brands of instant puddings. Just be sure to check before you buy.
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    I think the best part of my daughter being diagnosed is she is finally not in pain all the time. I thank my lucky stars every day that this is what she has. Considering some of the horrible diseases out there, we consider ourselves blessed that she has something treatable by diet alone. No it's not easy, but it is manageable. We have learned to forgive...
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    I haven't run across bacon that contains gluten, although watch out in restaraunts for bacon bits. I know Tony Roma's bacon bits do contain gluten.
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    There is no such thing as a little celiac. My daughter doesn't always have symptoms and it is hard for us to tell when or what got her as she doesn't have an immediate response. I have found that the longer she is gluten free, it takes less to show a reaction and the reaction tends to be more severe. You may find this to be the case with your little guy...
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    No silly questions here. We don't purposly let them have gluten. All of my daughter's issues come from cross-contamination or the rare bone headed move on my part. Although we try our best, I think it's inevitable to get glutened once in a while. You can't beat yourself up about it, it happens to anyone who takes the chance to eat anything. Once...
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    I just found this on their website. Pretty good overview and the links at the bottom of the article have some solid information Open Original Shared Link
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    Thank you everyone for your responses. I think it helps just to know we are not the only ones going through this. Now to get the hubby to understand that she isn't meaning to act this way; at least he ususally just gets frustrated and hides out in the garage.
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    Just wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on how to deal with a child that has been glutened. My 9 year old daughter doesn't have an obvious reaction right after she has been glutened. She will complain of a tummy ache for a couple of days and then the mood swings hit. We can deal with the physical complaints, but the emotional ones are driving...
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    My daughter can't tolerate oats either. We have had some luck with Quinoa flakes in recipes instead of oats and there is directions for hot cereal although we haven't tried it yet.
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    Thanks for the info, we try to make it out there a couple of times a year and this will make it much easier.
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    Welcome to the diet. I found that my daughter didn't like any of the gluten free breads for about the first 6 months. I think she was comparing it to the texture of wheat bread. After that she slowly started to like it a bit more. At first she would only eat it in french toast, now we have finally gotten to the point where she will actually eat a...
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    Thanks so much for posting this. I have always given my daughter Yogos thinking they were ok so I decided to check the Kelloggs website. This is posted under FAQs on the Canadian site: Question: Gluten: Does Kellogg's* produce a gluten-free product? Answer: As a leader in the food industry, we fully understand and are aware of the special dietary...
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    We usually have good luck with Swiss Chalet, they are very kid friendly.
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    Hi, I am in Calgary as well. Just to let you know the Children's hospital has been great with us. You can always message me if you need any local help. Darby
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    Glad to hear you are finding your way. Just one note, most granola bars are not considered gluten free. Oats are usually contaminated with gluten unless they are specifically processed to be gluten free (the package would state this). Also, some celiacs, like my daughter, are not able to tolerate even the certified gluten free oats. Our doctor suggested...
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