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  1. gf4life
    I guess I have mixed feelings about this. Yes it is bad that we have fewer choices available at the regular grocery stores, but as a mom to 3 kids who would rather eat junk that healthy choices, it is a good thing that I can't buy them the junk cereals...They used to like many of the healthier gluten-free cereals and they nearly stopped eating them when...
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    Open Original Shared Link I am not only pleased with the article, but I was surprised to see that there is another store in Fresno that apparently carries gluten-free foods. I already shop at Whole Foods and Trader Joes, but I had never heard of Tower Health & Diet Foods. I'll have to look for it. Any new resource is a good thing. The article...
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    This got me thinking here, couldn't the reverse be a concern for Celiacs. What I mean is, if they use the steaming wand for soy milk that isn't gluten free (like Rice Dream) and forget to clean it before mixing a latte for a Celiac...wouldn't this be a potential source for contamination. Admittedly, the amount of gluten would be very small, but some people...
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    I believe Walmart has started labeling their gluten free foods as such, and they might have a list available. this could help you with your shopping. Another useful thing is this list available online at: Open Original Shared Link Just remember to check the labels even if it is on the list, since many ingredients can change rather quickly and companies...
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    I would check with the staff/management at your local places. Not all soy milks are gluten free. Many are processed using barley and that would contain gluten.
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    Please do not post here. This is a duplicate and will be deleted. You can post a reply at the following link: Open Original Shared Link
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    Neither will I... I had the form all ready to mail out with the check on payday, then I got called into a meeting at my daughter's dance studio to get the new schedule for the coming dance season. She is scheduled to meet with the out-of-town choreographer on Sept. 16th for 4 hours! She has to go to that. It is a one time thing. This is her first...
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    And don't forget the fingernails! It is nearly impossible to keep them trimmed all the time, and it is so easy for the playdough to get stuck there. You can buy gluten free playdough from Open Original Shared Link Or you can make your own. I am pretty sure there are a few recipes from homemade gluten-free playdough here in the recipes section. I...
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    Here is a copy of the letter I gave to the school office last year and they put into her file: "Dear ******* Elementary School, My daughter, Hannah was found to be gluten intolerant in March of 2004. She has been on a strict gluten-free diet in order to not get sick from these foods. If she ingests any gluten, she will get very sick. She cannot have...
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    This is a copy of what I gave to my son's teacher last year. She had also had my oldest boy the year he was diagnosed, but he was only gluten free in her class for the last 2 months, so I felt I needed to act as if she knew nothing about the diet, since almost 2 years had gone by and I couldn't expect her to remember. "Dear Mrs. ********, I was very...
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    It's the cheese! I can make garlic biscuits, but there is no adequate (and for me soy free) dairy free cheese substitute that tastes even remotely like cheddar cheese! That is the worse part about being dairy free. I can live with out milk thanks to Almond Breeze and Vance's DariFree, but cheese is irreplacable...
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    Unfortunately every lab uses it's own method of testing and different referrence numbers. You need to go by the numbers on your own test results. Some labs dilute the sample more and then have a different (usually smaller) number needed to be positive since the sample is diluted at a different rate. That is why some labs have a positive result being...
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    Yes, it is gluten free. All varieties, and even the Act II popcorn balls that usually come out around Halloween. My kids love those. Orville Redenbacker's is also gluten free, all the flavors except the one with the BBQ flavor pouch. My kids love the Movie Theater Butter one. I prefer Act II because it is cheaper and tastes good and they sell...
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    Would it be possible to keep some cupcakes in a freezer there at the school? No matter how hard you try there will always be surprise birthday parties at school. A lot of times the parents just shopw up that morning with the treats and don't tell the teachers ahead of time. My daughter's teacher was a good friend of mine last year and she was on-the-ball...
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    Elevated IgE levels are due to allergies. Allergies to what is the next question. You would have to run allergy tests to find out. Did they run any food allergy tests at the GI's office?
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    Most soy sauces are fermented with wheat. If you can ask to check the lable next time or bring your own wheat free soy sauce and have them make your food with that it might be safer. For me it usually start with gas, bloating and fatigue within a few hours and then by about 8-12 hours the pain starts. This lasts for a few days. The diarrhea hits usually...
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    I don't think it has anything to do with the McD's situation, but it most likely has to do with the new labeling law. I think it is pretty lousy, but it is just something we have to deal with. And I would also be okay with eating the sauce and feeding it to my daughter. (My boys won't touch any kind of sauce with a ten foot pole! They don't even...
  18. gf4life
    IgA - 78-391 mg/dL -144 This is your serum IgA level and it is normal. A deficiency is a red flag when testing for Celiac as it would make all the other IgA related tests pretty much be false negatives. Endomysial IgA Abs -<1:10 Either they didn't run it or something was left off as there it no number here. I think usually it says positive or...
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    This is amusing, at least to me. I came on here intending to comment on my horrible meal I had at Red Lobster. I also had very good wait staff/managers at the Red Lobsters in both Visalia, CA and San Jose, CA and they told me the same about the seasonings/baked potato/etc. In fact I had the exact same meal as you with the lemon peppered fresh fish and...
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    It sounds like low serum IgA, which is an immune deficiency. You can read more about it at the following links. The problem with that is that it makes dianosing Celiac Disease very difficult, since the current tests are based on levels of antibodies using the IgA in your blood stream. If a person has low IgA, then the numbers would be off and would most...
  21. gf4life
    Was it low serum IgA or low IgA antibodies? The difference is monumental. If he has low serum IgA, then the Celiac panel is pretty much useless, since it relies on a normal level of IgA for the tests to even work at all. If he has normal serum IgA and low IgA antibodies, then this just means his Celiac Panel was negative. But that does not mean gluten...
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    Thanks everyone. I am really proud of her. She is very wise for her age! I do plan to explain this more as she gets older. Thank you for the explanation. The amazing thing about this little girl with CP is that she lived for the first year of her life in an orphanage in Kazackstan, and she pretty much just stayed in her crib all day...
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    Today my 7yo daughter and I were talking about her new friend. Her friend has Cerebral Palsy and she uses a walker to help her get around. They are in a stretching class together at our local dance studio and my daughter says that her friend enjoys the class, but she falls down a lot. I explained to her that her friend has a disease that causes her muscles...
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    Have you verified that the rice crispies they use are actually gluten free? I would love to buy some pre-made for when I don't have time to make them myself...but only if they are verified gluten-free. I will have to look for them on my next trip to TJ's.
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    Yeah, I would try to eliminate ALL dairy for a while (even the little bits in processed foods), switch vitamins, and check into treating candida if that might be causing problems. I was never tested for it, but I suspected my intestinal bacteria was off balanced. I started using Jarro brand pro-biotics and they helped a lot. That is interesting to...
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