LauraZ

My daughters and I were all tested by a naturopath using the ELISA blood test. It showed sensitivities to gluten/gliaden and all dairy. (It also showed high sensitivity to beef, which the naturopath said he saw a lot of because of the bovine connection.) We all went gluten-free/DF last August and just this month decided to see what our tolerance for dairy...

We live in Bellevue. My two daughters and I are all gluten-free. You're in Woodinville? Have you been to Made by Mona's yet? I just heard about this place -- it's just off of 522 and 202. Here is her website: Open Original Shared Link Laura

I came across this article through the DH website and was wondering if anyone here had some input on it: Open Original Shared Link It talks about how peptidase supplementation could be the next approach to helping those with celiac sprue. I then googled "peptidase supplementation" and found that these supplements are available over the counter. Has...

That really makes sense. Our nutritionist told us that B vitamins are depleted when your body is under stress. And when I went to buy some, the brand I bought are called "Stress Tabs."

I had the hair-falling-out symptom, too. It's the most frightening thing!! Every morning in the shower, handfuls would come out as I shampooed. Mine was a very slow process of discovery -- at first I was told it was just wheat, so I still ate oats, barley, kamut, etc. And the hair kept coming out, although some of my other symptoms abated. Once I got the...

Have you had any success going gluten-free? I had no luck with conventional doctors either -- told me it was just a garden-variety dermatitis and to put betamethasone on my scalp (red and oozy), and topical steroids around my eyes (which were crusty and swelling) and on my neck (which was beet red). I had no idea it was diet-related until a friend of mine...

Both of my daughters and I tested high on the ELISA blood panels for wheat gluten/gliaden (they were at the highest end of high). The Transglut IGA blood tests for celiac were negative for all of us. We all went gluten-free in September and all of our physical ailments cleared up. In the process, my oldest daughter (11 yo) became extremely sensitive to...

Oh my gosh. I had no idea it actually had a name. And I googled it and saw pictures. After one MD, one dermatologist and a naturopath, I still didn't get this diagnosis, which is what I'm pretty sure it was, because my hair also did the oozing bit around the follicles. I had originally thought it was DH, but it didn't quite fit the pictures I was seeing....

The one thing that had gluten that I didn't even think about eliminating until my scalp/neck still got sores was my shampoos. Almost everything I had either had wheat or oats in it. You have probably already checked this, but just in case... Laura

This is EXACTLY one of the things I experienced! At the time, I had no idea it was food related. The dermatologist just told me to put cortaid on it, but the problem was, unless I was putting cortaid on, it just kept coming back. For me, it was mainly my left eye and it was red, puffy, and crevassed. People in the stores looked at me like I was diseased....

So far, so good on the eggs. It has been 4 days. It would be so great to get eggs back. So many great gluten-free bread recipes use eggs... My hair loss was pretty much spread throughout my head. At one point, it was so much that I could run my hand over my scalp and feel the little bristles all over of the new growth. I guess I was just happy there *was...

Thanks so much! I'm going to go get some right now.

Over this past summer, both of my daughters and I have discovered we are gluten-intolerant, even though we all test negative for celiac disease. We all express our intolerance a little differently -- I through my skin, my youngest daughter through her energy level, and my oldest daughter through her gut. Skin and energy level are fairly easy to continue...

School has started for me and when gluten slips into my diet I get reactions so strong I have to stay home from school.I was sick today and I hated it! I had eated at a mexian resturaunt the night before and had had a taco. The shell looked to be corn but it must of had gluten in it because I was sick the next day!. I reccomend eating at Japanese resturaunts...

Carrie, My heart goes out to you. You just want your kids to have the same options as other kids, but we know that they simply can't. My kids are getting used to packing their own gluten-free cupcake or brownie when they go to someone's bd party; they know they have to turn down classroom treats. They are also dairy intolerant, so Halloween, with all that...