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Im new to Celiac, not to food allergies though.... To me, if you know eating gluten causes problems, dont eat it... If you feel better, go with it, kwim? good luck!!!

Caitlin was gluten-free for years.... We've dabbled into it - wheat free cookies (but containing barley), and then to a specific wheat based bread... and some wheat based crackers (Ritz). She does NOT like the taste of wheat pasta, and osme other wheat things, but there are no anaphylactic issues with her and wheat, and shes generally clear of gook,...

... and as far as IgA.... I thought i was done with this.. :/ Caitlins IgE girl. RASTs high for most of the top 8 and then some. (shes a rice gal!)

Ooh! Interesting indeed... As far as the ped goes, she will write Meghan up as Celiac, no questions. We're familiar with 504 plans as Caitlin (#2) has one. Testing caitlin for Celiac... Well - We may have at one point, years and years ago.... She has multiple food allergies, she was just dx'ed a couple yrs ago with T1.... does she have the gene? Probably...

... and we dont go out often (or ever) as a family given #2 allergies/T1D - not worth it, mostly... we dont make eerything from scratch, but we have a good background of avoidance.. we know a lof of what to look for... not its just one more step.

Why test the whole family? Im reminded of our allegist's comments way back when, when we wanted to RAST test everything under the sun, and she said 'What are you going to do with the results'? If DD#1 tested positive, would we withhold gluten? I dont know. Likewise for #2 - there are no signs, so why go where there isnt an issue? And as for me/wife...

Thank you. Not new to avoiding gluten, as we were neocate only for #2 and know the food allergy version.... Why avoid dairy? Bad for guts? Dairy allergy? I'd ate to think we'd have to RAST Meghan. SHe showed no signs of anything til this..... truly, none. Blah!

Hiya! Looks like we're in the right place. History: Me - dx'ed MS 3 or so yrs ago (My mom had it as well) Wife - graves (dx'ed this year) and peanut allergy. thyroid issue runs in her family. DD#1 - NKA DD#2 - multiple food allergies (from day 1) including: milk, egg, nuts, peanuts et al.... outgrown (possibly) wheat allergy. dx'ed with T1D 2 yrs...