The Mama

Don't forget CUTTING BOARDS. My daughter has Celiac, has been gluten-free for about 10 months now. Her levels are still way above normal but are gradually coming down. We've designated her her own counter area in the kitchen, her own cutting boards and utencils, baking sheets (for her fries mostly) and utencils (bamboo stirring spoons, etc.). She has...

Thank you for responding. You're the second source that I've heard mention about vitamin B-12. Her school nurse also mentioned it. I guess it's worth a shot.

Thank you for your response. I'm wondering how you determined that soy was an issue as well. It is very frustrating to not be able to figure this out. I really don't feel that it's purely from gluten because I'd think there'd be an improvement by now. Thanks again!

Has anyone experienced hir loss (as in actual bald spots) as a side effect to Celiac?? My daughter has chronic hair loss and develops bald spots. She's been gluten-free for 10 months now....

Hi All! Not sure if you remember but I posted back in November WHAT ARE WE MISSING??? Believe it or not, just today we followed up with a dietitian (took that long to get an appointment). While the girl was very nice and defintely more informative that our first dietition experience, I still left with unasnwered questions. To recap: My daughter is 1...

Thanks! Will check with the hygienist next time she goes. She does get a flouride treatment there every 6 months. I believe it's a foam. Appreciate the thoughts!! Keep me comin!

Would you be willing to share whatever knowledge you have on spices and if they're considered gluten free??? I'm especially interested in garlic power and onion powder. Also, A-1 steak sauce and Heinz ketchup. Thanks!!! I'm waiting for a referral to a nutritionist that can actually help us. Thanks in advance.

We live in a rural community and have well water. The school offers a fluoride rinse once a week. Because we don

Thanks for taking the time to respond. Interesting thoughts! The name of the gluten free hot dogs escapes me at the moment. There're in the natural casing and it is on the label "gluten free." It begins with a "K"....... Alex uses Marukan Rice Vinegar. Ore Ida french fries..... I'm assuming Heinz ketchup and mustard are safe - will get separate...

Thanks for that! We've already considered that and have been to a dermatologist. Not to say that it's not that too, but the docs are now blaming Celiac for the hair loss.

Hi again. I appreciate all of your responses. Truly! I've thought of little else since getting the "news" that her diet modifications have basically been a waste for the past 5 months. I'll try to touch on a bit of what each of you mentioned. Yes, she was biopsied to confirm the diagnois. Originally, I brought Alex to the Dr. because we noticed the...

Hi all! I'm a new member. I have an 11 year daughter that was diagnosed in June with Celiac Disease. She's been on a gluten free diet ever since. We had her retested last week because we noticed she started losing her hair again (hair loss is what brought us to her diagnosis-no other symptoms). Her level was the same as it was initially. We have been...