potatopeelingmom

It's likely Benign Positional Vertigo. An ENT specialist can confirm it for you. Mine went away after going gluten-free. When you are experiencing it, sitting at the side of your bed and flipping yourself back and forth sideways will induce it, but will also cause your ear to settle down and it will diminish. I also find it is important to keep your ears...

Hi My son has Celiac and is anaphylactic to soy. We met with an Immune specialist prior to meeting the GI specialist. The Immune specialist insisted on doing the skin prick testing. My son completedly tested negative. Despite having an anaphylactic reaction to soy 1 week before and again 2 weeks after the testing, the dr. was not able to figure out what...

I doubt the skin prick test will give you any clear results. My son had the testing done after his first anaphylaxis and all was negative. He continued to have a second anaphylaxis 3 weeks later. Then when we saw the GI specialist, he informed us that the skin prick test is waste of time for food ingested allergies/reactions. The skin test is more for...

Hi all, We homeschool as well. We have noticed a few that were gluten-free, but I did not pay much attention to it until my son started to have gut symptoms. I diagnosed him myself, after all different types of milk trial, dairy free and then severe illness with diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease, followed a few months later with anaphylaxis. Then at the...

Hi Jack, Flour in the air take 2 days to settle. I think you are getting cross contaminated, at the school cafeteria and home. Perhaps you could speak to your mom about setting up the kitchen, so one area is completely gluten-free and she could limit her meals to non-complete gluten ones. There are so many pizza restarants. Perhaps she could go out and...

Something that will allow you a restfull sleep and clear mind in the morning is 5 HTP. Find it at your natural health store. Hope all goes well, Monica

I find Genestra has been the best for us. We take them separately, not a multi. My son needs to avoid soy as well. Also, we use Natren for probiotics and Carlson for fish oils. Monica

I'm not sure why you would need a biopsy, if you already know he is positive from the bloodwork? You do have the right to refuse it, unless you need the positive biopsy for insurance purposes? About the potential IV and/or further bloodwork. In Canada, one can by a cream over the counter that helps numb the skin before needle sticks. It is called Emla...

A product tested at 20 ppm does have traces of gluten. The Elisa testing can determine 10 ppm or less and 5 ppm or less. 5 ppm is the highest (lowest) rating at present, so these products can actually be zero to 5 ppm.

That's disappointing. I use Spectrum olive oil exclusively. Everytime we fry foods we feel all bloated. That must be it. Have you figured out an olive oil that is gluten-free yet? Monica

Hi I have a son who has had KD one and 1/2 years ago. He was 10. Very typical with all the signs and symptoms. It took 3 pediatricians and one GP to diagnose. The final Pediatrician was the most suspicious and spent more time organizing bloodwork and considering what the symptoms were. We were rushed to emerg on day 10 finally. Treated with IVIG and HD...

Hi Marlie and all, I find your daughter's history very interesting. My son was finally diagnosed with Celiac last year. He is now 12. He has had 3 fractures... femur at age 2, tibia/fibula at age 5, and toe last summer. Calcium is a huge requirement for Celiac's esp. children that have not completed growing their bones. Also, vit D. We see a Naturopath...

Hi Alex, I hope your little girl is feeling better, but if not I think you need to ensure she sees a Pediatric Gastroenterologist. Bleeding could be indicative of something other than Celiac. She could have Ulcerative Colitis or something else (the root cause could be Celiac however). If it is Ulcerative Colitis it needs to be brought under control. I...

Thanks guys... I'll see if I can order them up to Canada. Or maybe I'll have to take a trip to California. :-) We have been using Eden and washing them. I think we are be CC'ed still. Take care, Monica