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  1. GFBetsy
    I'm glad your daughter home again. . . I've seen your other posts and I'm glad she's doing so well. And, hey, my daughters are always hoping we'll move into a house with a "Harry Potter" room under the stairs . . . I'm not surprised your son thinks that would be cool, too!
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    I've got a ton of recipes I use. If you want to PM me I'll tell you the website to look them up on. I make my kids all sorts of "normal" type things - cookies, cakes for birthdays, etc. They also eat a lot of fruit and cheese for snacks. And if you are looking for a fun, easy treat to make him, try making "rice krispy" treats by substituting cocoa pebbles...
  3. GFBetsy
    Amy - Depending on where you live, there are also groups like the GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group) and CSA (Celiac Sprue Association) (is that right?) that have local meetings. These local groups also provide a lot of support/encouragement to those who are new to this diet. A friend and I actually teach gluten-free cooking classes at a local grocery store...
  4. GFBetsy
    Testing done on children is notoriously unreliable. If you are worried, try him on your gluten-free diet. If he gets better, I'd say just keep him gluten-free.
  5. GFBetsy
    What does he say about his eye movements? Does he notice that he's doing them? Does he feel like he "has to" do them, or do his eyes just move like that on their own? I know there may not sound like much of a distinction to you, but what I'm trying to get at is: does he feel like he is choosing to move his eyes because he really needs to move them, or...
  6. GFBetsy
    Hooray!
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    The first time I really got a high fever as an adult, I felt like I was FREEZING! I made my husband get in bed with me, and snuggled up between him and a heating pad under a down comforter, and I was STILL cold. I was just shivering like crazy. Then my DH took my temp, and I was 102 or something like that. So, yes, fevers make you feel very cold. ...
  8. GFBetsy
    I've also been keeping your Megan in my prayers, and I'm so glad she's doing so well post-op. Give her loves!
  9. GFBetsy
    Another thing that you may want to consider doing is keeping a record of everything that he is eating. When going gluten free, we must avoid foods that contain gluten, and sometimes we forget that we need to add an equal number of gluten free calories back into our diet. Especially when just starting out on this diet it can seem like there's nothing to...
  10. GFBetsy
    JoBeth - I would second Katie's suggestion that you make chocolate chip cookies together. If you don't have a good recipe, try this one Open Original Shared Link . . . my family can't eat enough of them (and only one of us has celiac). Making something delicious together (that you will both enjoy eating) can be a good way to help her feel less isolated...
  11. GFBetsy
    I'm glad they finally agreed to test him for it. You probably ought to be tested as well, because 1st degree relatives (parents, siblings, children) of people diagnosed with celiac have a 10% chance of having it too. And just because your fiance looks like he has celiac, that doesn't mean that you DON'T have it . . . unfortunately!
  12. GFBetsy
    If you want a good bread mix, Kinnikinnik is a really good brand. Also, if you are willing to bake your own bread, there are a lot of recipes available that make bread that is MUCH better than the "9 months before it goes bad" pre-baked kind.
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    My mother was constipated all the time when eating wheat, but a couple of months after going gluten-free she stopped having problems with that. (She told me that (when she first married him) she thought my dad must have had something really wrong with him because his bowel movements were so much softer than hers . . . surprise! it wasn't HIM who had something...
  14. GFBetsy
    Also, if 2 siblings in a family have celiac, other siblings have a 40% chance of having the disease. In my mother's family, 4 of the 10 children have come up positive for celiac. So it's not that unlikely that your 3rd has the disease, considering that your first 2 do have it. As far as gluten challenges go, there was a representative from iNOVA (they...
  15. GFBetsy
    Recently I've realized that depression feels like hunger . . . you just feel sort of empty inside and you go questing for something - anything! - to "fill" that hole. I read. And read and read and read. It distracts me from the empty feeling. But I also (for some reason) always want to eat popcorn. That's just my "comfort food". You don't want to know...
  16. GFBetsy
    Just a couple of things that may help: Make a list of all the things you CAN eat. This list will be a WHOLE lot longer than the list of things you can't eat . . . it's just that (right now) that list of "can'ts" keeps dangling itself in the forefront of your brain. If you start to look around for all the things that are still available, you start...
  17. GFBetsy
    eleep - Another thing that will probably help your stepmom is if you send her some recipe ideas that are "naturally" gluten free - veggie soups, burgers, baked potato bar, etc. You can also let her know the brands of cereals, etc. that you can eat. Then she won't have to worry about having nothing to feed you, and that may help her feel less stressed...
  18. GFBetsy
    I would continue to keep an eye on her, though. If she acts really lethargic while she's awake, or keeps sleeping this much for an extended period of time, I'd worry about there being something else going on. (Of course, that's just the "mommy" in me - I don't have any medical training, this is just my 2 cents).
  19. GFBetsy
    Nucoa margarine is also Dairy free (for those who need to add "butter" to homemade popcorn).
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    Nic - Homemade bread (while more time consuming) tastes SOOOOOO much better than most of the pre-made store purchased brands. Bette Hagman has a book with over 200 gluten-free bread recipes. Or try the bread recipe on Open Original Shared Link. It does take more time, but the difference in taste and texture is unbelievable. Most homemade gluten-free...
  21. GFBetsy
    Autumn - Another thing that might help you is to do some serious research about OCD on your own. My DH has OCD. We had been married for 4 or more years before he finally told me about any of the compulsions he was dealing with. People with OCD are awfully embarrassed about the things they have to do. They look at their own behaviours and think "I've...
  22. GFBetsy
    I've got a gluten-free 20 month old, too, and there are 3 things I would suggest. 1. "Saving Dinner" by Leanne Ely. It's not technically a gluten-free cookbook, but most of the recipes are naturally gluten free, and they are also delicious and really easy. Our whole family eats gluten-free dinners, as I am simply NOT going to cook 2 separate dinners...
  23. GFBetsy
    Another reason to stay with the diet is because of the long term (but unnoticed) effects of eating gluten when you've got celiac. Do you really want osteoporosis? How about cancer? Unexplained anemia that causes you to want to chew ice, suck on rocks, or breathe laundry detergent fumes all day? Or just have the irritability that causes you to bite everyone...
  24. GFBetsy
    My sister told me that (the one time she took milk of magnesia) it felt like it just sort of ate its way through her intestinal blockage. Yes, lots of cramping. LOTS of diarhea. She says don't go anywhere after you take it - just stay home and wait. Try it once . . . if it doesn't help, don't ever do it again!
  25. GFBetsy
    If you really want to have a biopsy confirmed diagnosis, but don't want to feed your son gluten for the next month, here are my suggestions: 1. Call and get your son on a waiting list for cancelations. 2. Call again 2 or 3 times a day to find out if there have been any cancellations yet. You will feel obnoxious, and the people in the office will...
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