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  1. smilla
    I have a much easier updated recipe. This is for a bulk amount of playdough, eg. if you are providing for a preschool class for everyone to share. In a food processor mill 1 cup cheapest cooking salt until it is very fine. Add 500g rice flour, 300g cornstarch, 6 teaspoons cream of tartar and blend until nicely combined. Tip out into large pot (I use an...
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    Just logged on to update a playdough recipe that I put on here about a year ago and found this thread! In answer to your question, can they get sick from playdough? I don't know but I have my suspicions. My daughter played with gluten playdough two weeks ago on her first day of kindy. There was a crossed wire and I though they were going to make gluten...
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    My daughter's levels were reported as >100 for both antibodies. It took over two years of strict to the point of obsessive gluten free for them to return to normal levels (<20). Don't be discouraged if they don't come down right away. As long as they are heading in the right direction you are doing a great job.
  4. smilla
    Hi, I just finished experimenting and have a recipe for easy gluten free play dough that isn't too sticky or crumbly. I thought I would share it here. It is an adaptation of a recipe I found here a couple of years ago when my daughter was first diagnosed. https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/22445-flippin-playdoughgrrr-i-need-help/ This is a simplified version...
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    And watching your daughter's energy levels and wellbeing improve will keep you motivated. It's just magical to see the improvement, but even this takes time.
  6. smilla
    I also just borrowed every book from the local library on coeliac. The one I found the easiest to read and understand in my frazzled state was: "The First Year - Celiac Disease and Living Gluten-Free" by Jules Dowler Shepard
  7. smilla
    It gets easier and less expensive with time. We spent a months pay just on food in the first couple of weeks after diagnosis. There is a lot of trial and error as you try all the gluten-free alternatives. We are 18 months post diagnosis and everything feels pretty normal again. Except no takeaway. And that's probably a good thing. It is a huge adjustment...
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    Ditto all the people who said yes. Both from what my paediatric GI told me and from personal experience even trace amounts of gluten ingested by myself could lead to a serious glutening for my baby. Her poos would turn black and become like little pebbles that would roll out the side of her nappy. Poor darling.
  9. smilla
    After two days the whites of my 2yo daughter's eyes became brighter. There were some definite improvements to behaviour straight away. That said we are 12 months down the track and still not fully recovered.
  10. smilla
    Hi, I would like to share a playdough recipe which I have been making with really consistent success. I adapted it from a recipe I found here and the thermomix recipe book version. I am pretty sure this could be adapted for most of the cooking/stirring machines out there. Here goes: Ingredients: 1 cup salt (280g) 1 cup gluten-free cornflour/cornstarch...
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    I am having issues with this at my daughter's preschool. They use play dough every session. I am sure the entire classroom is covered with a film of gluten. They also have a bread and butter and vegemite station which they are refusing to alter in any way to make safe for my daughter. Anyway. I bring play dough in and get them to wipe down the play dough...
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    I think that it definitely could be affecting her. I noticed my little one (13 months) got severe constipation (her sign of being glutened) when I ate 'gluten-free' food at a not totally reliable restaurant, so even small amounts of contamination can have an effect.
  13. smilla
    My daughter had not grown for a year when she was diagnosed at age two. She didn't grow for another six months after going on gluten-free diet and iron and multivitamin supplements. Now she has had a little spurt and we are all feeling much happier. It felt like forever though!! Still, if you are concerned always check. Totally worth being labelled a neurotic...
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