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Thanks for the post! You've saved me some internet digging time - for both the twists as well as the Reese's cups. After the 3 kids got home the other night I began sorting and automatically just threw all the twists into a "gluten" box since I assumed they were like twizzlers......I hope the troops overseas enjoy them ;-).

I read on another thread that while Kix are gluten-free ingredients, Gen Mills isn't stepping up to advertise or have them quoted as saying they are safe since they aren't guaranteeing the manufacturing facilities. I've been giving them to my 3yo and she's been fine with the Kix.

Thank you for posting this list! I thought we had our bases covered at pre-school but after my 3yo had 2 "abnormal" bm's after art class today, I'm questioning if she was glutened. So although I will specifically look at the bottles of paint they used (tempura or finger), I can also give them this more robust list of items to use as a reference. Good stuff...

When my 3yo was diagnosed, my husband ran out and bought all the super expensive organic gluten-free cereals. *I* buy her chex and kix and of course the Wegmans fruity pebbles. There are a few other options I've noticed on the regular cereal shelf, but since I haven't purchased them yet I can't recall. Chex does also make chocolate chex which is a GREAT...

At least there's a Wegmans! That is my savior here in VA and I can find ANYTHING I need there. Have your husband shop and stock up on replacement items if he can't influence the food preparation...........i.e. no flour in the turkey gravy, no stuffing into the turkey but prepared on the side. Have your husband get some Hillshire Farms turkey from the refrig...

I will tell you that my 5yo (non-celiac disease) LOVED all things dairy - she couldn't get enough of milk, yogurt and cheese. However, after 1 winter with 4 dx's of pneumonia, we suspected food allergies. Got her b/w done and no allergies, no celiac. However, just to try it out, I took her off casein. OMG. Her GI issues improved (loose stools), her skin...

If you suspect celiac disease or food allergies, raise your concerns to your ped and they can run a bloodtest - celiac top 10 food allergens. If the celiac panel comes back positive (or you really question the negative result), then that is when you have to put your child under anethesia and do the endoscopy/biopsy. My 3yo did the procedure in August and...

Do you have a Wegmans in your area? They make a fruity pebbles that they advertise as gluten-free, which I think means that they aren't made in the same facility. That is an option.

I would suggest getting the bloodwork now while she is glutened. You don't want to have to re-gluten her when/if you want to test for celiac down the road. We experienced something similar, but with my 3 year-old. We thought about putting my 7 year-old son on a Gluten-free Casein-free diet to help with his Sensory Processing Disorder, but only went CF...

I scanned over a few of the prior posts and saw mention of a 504 plan, etc. When I read your initial post and the effects on school that a gluten incident has, "IEP/504 plan/child study" was screaming in my head. I haven't done my research but it looks like others have and that celiac isn't directly covered. HOWEVER, if you approach your school administration...

Sadly, that's the point I'm at. She's unwilling to accept responsibility for what my children did while under her care. The more I think about it all, the greater an issue it's become - far more than just contaminating my baby.

My 3yo had regular, always loose stools, going 3-4 times a day along with stomach pains. And when she got sick or would ingest a lot of gluten, it would be liquid. Almost immediately, her bowels improved. As soon as we got the celiac disease b/w back with positive results, we cut back on gluten. And then once we got the positive biopsy, she went 100%...

Thank you all for your feedback. I may have to try the rat poison analogy with her. She just does not accept responsibility for my children's actions when they are in her care. It can & probably is more of an issue than just gluten. For now, she won't be babysitting and left alone with my kids. It's sad, but I'm not sure what else to do other than...

Wow. And I thought I've been through the wringer with my 7.5yo with SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder). I thought that it would be a little easier with my newly diagnosed celiac disease 3yo. My point to the original poster is that you should not be forced into homeschooling. Especially if it is not the first choice of you or your child. Your school...

Looking for help on how to educate and fix a VERY touchy situation re: gluten-free eating. My mother is unwilling to be vigilent about what my 3yo eats, gets into, touches, etc. She babysat for us yesterday and we had an incident where 1) my mother cross-contaminated the butter (bagel crumbs ALL over it) and 2) where my mother had no clue what was in...