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    I can not stress enough the importance of educating and communicating this critical issue to the school staff. Most staff members are familiar with peanut allergies;however, there is a lack of understanding about celiac and wheat/gluten allergies. Cross-contamination is a major concern in the classroom. I was fortunate that my son's kindergarten teacher...
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    I understand your frustration, it is obvious that part of the issue is unawareness about celiac disease as well as food allergies in general. It is easy to say, but we need to be very patient... I would like to suggest sharing with school members information on celiac and how critical is for anyone with this condition to adhere to a gluten-free diet...
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    I am glad to hear that your daugther is healthy and doing well... Great news! How difficult is to deal with her diet at school???
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    Dear all, Thank you for your comments and feedback!...I will be asking his DR. about Pediasure or something similar, It is my understanding that it does contain dairy but I will confirm that... Perhaps his Dr. would like to do a "food challenge" Very interesting the comment on "Playdough", I was not aware that it contains gluten too... Is the "crayola...
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    My son was diagnosed with Celiac disease at age 2. He is 30 months old now, and his is at the five percentile for height and 10% for weight. Most gluten free products are "Fat-Free", he is also restricted from dairy, eggs and peanuts. His Dr. believes the problem is his "fat=free" diet...I do not know what else to do. My son has an appt. with a nutritionist...
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