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  1. lbsteenwyk
    I recently met the chef at Whole Foods who started their Gluten Free Bakehouse. It's located in Morrisville, NC. His name is Lee Tobin and he has DH. He was working for Whole Foods when he was dx in '96 and was able to convince them to start their own dedicated gluten-free bakery. Not all the stores carry the products now. Those that do are mostly in...
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    Doesn't your school have a health center with a nurse or Doctor on staff? Why don't you go there and ask them to check your blood sugar? Your symptoms sound a lot like diabetes. Often, people who are in the beginning stages of adult onset diabetes have hypoglycemic symptoms such as you are having. Are you significantly overweight? This would be another...
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    Thanks so much for all your responses. This really helps!
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    Thanks for this great idea! We don't have nut allergies, but I am always trying to make breads, muffins, etc more nutritious. Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are a great source of several nutrients, so even for those without allergies, this is a nice idea for adding more nutrition to those flour mixes that have so much corn starch and tapioca starch...
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    My daughter started preschool this week. I've already purchased gluten-free playdough for her classroom. Are there other art/craft supplies that may contain gluten? What about finger paint and glue? I've already reviewed the potential danger of doing crafts with pasta, cereal, etc. The preschool has been very accomodating to my child's needs so far.
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    Endoscopy is the term that refers to putting a tube with a camera on it down the esophagus and into the upper GI tract. Biopsy is the procedure of taking a small tissue sample from the GI tract during the endoscopy.
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    Hi Sue - Welcome to the board. How old is your daughter? Is she adjusting well to the gluten-free diet? My daughter has been gluten-free since 26 months, so she really doesn't know any different. I am about to send her to preschool, though, so things may get more complicated!
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    My Mom sent me a copy of Bette Hagman's The Gluten Free Gourmet Bakes Bread. I was so excited to try out some of her recipes. I've been using her standard rice four mix for baking, but I mixed up a batch of the Four Flour Bean Mix and made the following recipes: Springy Corn Bread (pg 151)- this turned out great - my kids ate it up! Cheesy Vegetable...
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    I've used both Potato Starch and Tapioca Flour successfully to make a roux. I use them 1:1 as you would regular flour.
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    My father has been on a gluten free diet for about a year. He tried the gluten-free diet to see if it would improve his chronic skin problems. He has a 15 year hx of itchy skin that presented as tiny blisters and then turned into red, itchy sores. This has been primarily on his back, arms and legs. The diet seemed to help at first, and by the time he...
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    I am by no means an expert, but I would say that she does not need to be gluten free at this point. She has the gene, so she could develop celiac disease later in life. If you've had her on a gluten-free diet, I would put her back on gluten and see what happens.
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    I agree, try tapioca starch (I think it's labeled as tapioca flour). I've used them interchangeably as thickeners, and I've also made lots of flour mixes that use both both potato starch and tapioca flour. You could try substituting tapioca flour for the potato starch and see what happens. Have you tried the Bette Hagman mixes using garbanzo/fava flour...
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    The fructose intolerance is an interesting idea. She does seem to have a definite aversion to fruit. She does not drink juice. Occasionally she will drink a few sips. She will not even eat jelly. She loves honey, though, and I believe that is mainly fructose. I have tried smoothies in the past, but we haven't tried them for a while, so I think we will...
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    My 3 yo daughter has been refusing to eat fruit since she turned one. She simply will not put it in her mouth. The only way I can get her to eat any fruit is to put mashed bananas or applesauce in muffins. Recently she also started to accept a few raisins - although often she chews on them awhile and then spits them out. I have tried everything I can...
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    momma j There are some good gluten free cookies out there. My 3 yo daughter likes: Pamela's Shortbread Swirl Glutino Zebra Dreams (like a cream sandwich cookie) Frookie Gluten Free double chocolate and chocolate chip - they make regular cookies too, so be careful. These are really good - nice and soft, but they are sometimes hard to find. We...
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    I just received my order of Gluten Free Play Dough from Discount School Supply. My order was shipped quickly and the product is very nice. It is a large amount of Dough, so I put half of it away in zip lock bags and then in another sealed container. There is probably enough play dough in one order to share with a small preschool room. I would definitely...
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    My daughter eats Bush's Vegetarian beans all the time with no problems. They are one of her favorites.
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    This is probably not related to celiac disease. You could have an esophageal stricture or Barrets Esophagus, as the previous reply suggested. You probably need to have an EGD (endoscopy scope down your esophagus) to find out what is going on. The esophagus can be "stretched" to decrease your symptoms. They can do it when they do the EGD. Do you have...
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    There is a thread in this forum called "A day in the life of a celiac child" which has a lot of good ideas for both meals and snacks. Here are some snacks my 3 year old daughter likes: Hummus (homemade) with either tortilla chips or Snyders of Hanover veggie crisps Yogurt (yoplait or Stoneyfield) Envirokids Krispy Rice Bars MiDel gluten free...
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    Since you are using some formula, you could use a 24 calorie per ounce formula. All of the major formula companies make them, although they are more expensive. (Standard formula is 20 calories per ounce). You can make the baby cereal with formula or breastmilk instead of water to add calories as well. Where does your baby's height fall on the growth...
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    Kaylee Your patties are a great idea. I'm going to try these with my daughter. She is becoming increasingly selective about eating vegetables, so this may be a good way to get some into her. Thanks!
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    KarenAnne Have you considered doing Gene Testing through Enterolab? If your son tested positive for the gene, that would be pretty good evidence that he has it, although not 100% conclusive. If he has a negative gene test, that it is certain he does not have celiac.
  23. lbsteenwyk
    I have read that aloe juice is not recommended for children under 12. That may be because clinical trials have not been done in this age group. Here is a link to a reputable source for more information. Open Original Shared Link
  24. lbsteenwyk
    Here's my hummus recipe: 1 15 oz can chickpeas 1/3 cup sesame tahini (available at the health food store; sometimes you can find it in the regular grocery store) 2 Tbs Olive Oil (or more for calories) Juice of 1 small lemon (optional - I often leave it out) 1 heaping tsp minced garlic (optional-depending on your child's taste) 1 Tbs ground cumin ...
  25. lbsteenwyk
    Thanks for your responses! You have been very helpful.
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