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  1. Esther Sparhawk
    My understanding about eczema is that it can flare up due to stress. One thing to remember about little ones is that they can sense when parents are stressed out too. Take time out for yourself once in a while. Take a warm bath, go on a date with your spouse/significant other, take a walk, or do a hobby to help you relax. It will be a benefit to both...
  2. Esther Sparhawk
    First, thanks for posting this. It'll be great to have at my daughter's preschool Halloween party. I saw TCBY on the list. I called TCBY over the summer, and they gave me the old "We can neither confirm nor deny the existence of gluten in our ice cream products" rigamarole. I'd love to take my kids to TCBY, but I'm scared of this sort of statement...
  3. Esther Sparhawk
    Check EVERYTHING! You guys on this website are so awesome! Glad to hear Yoplait Kids isn't the guilty party, because she was really enjoying them in her lunches! Before I even checked your responses on this website, I had also come up with a possible art supply source in my mind. Yesterday, for example, they used paint. I gave the preschool...
  4. Esther Sparhawk
    Now that school is back in session, Annie has been back at preschool. While she was home with me -- the gluten-free-freak-mom -- her diet was going pretty well. Now that she's back at preschool, I've seen some occassionally looser stools. Of course there's going to be cross-contamination at a preschool: other kids' fingers, table crumbs, spills on...
  5. Esther Sparhawk
    What is it with family members who take it personally? I realize everyone has their recipes that they love to make for everyone -- Aunt Ruth's blackberry cobbler, Grandma's oyster casserole, cousin Beth's world famous turkey gravy or whatever -- and nobody wants to alter their favorite recipes, but why do they have to be so offended when I alter their favorite...
  6. Esther Sparhawk
    Be wary of cranberry juice with kids though. Cranberries are a natural laxative. I love the stuff, but it has the same effect on me that a half a cup of coffee has.
  7. Esther Sparhawk
    My daughter is a celiac, and I've recently been tested, but results aren't in yet. Pistachios give me blood blisters inside my mouth. Most other nuts just give me canker sores.
  8. Esther Sparhawk
    Does anybody know of a safe gluten-free bath bubbles? That's a good question. I know kids get water in their mouths while bathing, and those bubbles make great Santa beards! Mechelle
  9. Esther Sparhawk
    If I had the past three and a half years to do over, I would have had Annie tested at birth. Once we quit breast feeding, our problems began. One of the earliest indications was a poor reaction to immunizations. After having her immunized at six months, she came home, had a thrashing fit, and banged her head on the wooden part of her bed for a long time...
  10. Esther Sparhawk
    What a neat web site! I work with children in my career, and I know of a number of kids who can benefit by this web site. Thanks for sharing.
  11. Esther Sparhawk
    Whole Soy & Co. makes a yogurt that's vegan, casein, whey, and gluten free. It looks funny, but tastes as good as the real thing. In the fall, I make my whole family split pea soup, but I never call it split pea, because that sounds nasty. Instead, we call it Fairy Flower Soup. The rumor around our house is "If you eat enough fairy flower soup...
  12. Esther Sparhawk
    The individual who sent me the warning email can be reached at ACraig@Excelligence.com and I would trust her word over the people on the phone. Like Nini, I was told over the phone that the glitter dough was gluten-free. The rep on the phone is the person who needs better training, so be careful about calling their 800 number. Ms. Craig, who sent the email...
  13. Esther Sparhawk
    I just got the following email from Colorations: Dear Michelle, I received an email message from my customer service dept regarding a reaction your daughter has had with the Glitter Dough, our item# GLITTDO. This product is made with a wheat flour. If your child is having a serious reaction please take her to the Emergency Room and they will contact...
  14. Esther Sparhawk
    Be sure to bring up your suspicions about Lupus, when you visit the pediatrician. Best wishes and God bless.
  15. Esther Sparhawk
    Well, I just called them. They say that the glitter form of Colorations dough is gluten-free (and dairy free and nut free and yadda yadda yadda). I asked them to please email me a list of ingredients. I'm not going to let her play with it again until I get that email. It will probably be next week sometime before I hear from them again, since the weekend...
  16. Esther Sparhawk
    Okay, now I have to retract what I wrote earlier. Annie played with the glitter dough this morning, and had three episodes of diarrhea this afternoon. They could be related. Does anybody know if the glitter dough formula from Colorations is perhaps NOT gluten-free? It was on this forum that I first heard of Colorations as a gluten-free dough, but I...
  17. Esther Sparhawk
    When Annie was really little, and we didn't know she had celiac disease, I fed her Pediasure all the time. That stuff caused her to throw up even more. It may have milk in it, I can't remember. Like many celiacs, Annie was lactose intolerant at the beginning. Is Nicole lactose intolerant? You might want to check what's in Pediasure and make sure there...
  18. Esther Sparhawk
    If you discover that your child is a celiac, I recommend you go out and immediately buy Danna Korn's book, Kids With Celiac Disease. It really helped me a lot. I wish someone had told me about it immediately, but we were several months into our diet before I discovered this fantastic book. It helps you understand the disease, testing, kids' perspectives...
  19. Esther Sparhawk
    My daughter's one-year gluten-free anniversary is this month too. We've come a long way! Congrats to you and Ty! I made a yummy gluten-free zucchini bread for Annie recently, and I both greased and floured the pan (with rice flour), which kept the zucchini bread from sticking nicely. I'm going to try that on our next Ener-G corn muffins, to see if that...
  20. Esther Sparhawk
    I tried making my own playdough too, and yechhh! What a mess! Some people just aren't gifted with cooking, and I admit, I'm one of those people. My Colorations glitter dough from Discount School Supply just arrived yesterday, and my kids LOVE it. It was worth every penny. Their first comment was, "Wow, Mom, this stuff even smells like real playdough...
  21. Esther Sparhawk
    We all know where we eat, right? Let's draw local businesses' attention to this web site! I wasn't at all surprised that none of the gluten-free-aware restaurants in my rural part of the country were mentioned on that web site, but I'm going to write that web site down and present it to the managers of the restaurants where we do eat. That way, when some...
  22. Esther Sparhawk
    This may or may not be helpful information for you, but here goes. I had a blood clot in my leg during my pregnancy with Annie, and Annie is a celiac. Due to my genetic link to her and my own lactose intolerance, I've recently taken a blood test to see if I test positive for celiac disease, but I've never been tested for the other diseases you've mentioned...
  23. Esther Sparhawk
    Holy moses! Thanks for the advice! We'll wait a few years to use Sculpey again!
  24. Esther Sparhawk
    My three year old got badly glutened from play dough, right after we started the diet, last fall. It was under her fingernails, and she stuck her fingers in her mouth all the time. Now we use polymer clay. The product we're using is called Sculpey, and it comes in lots of different colors. You can find out more about it at www.sculpey.com and we...
  25. Esther Sparhawk
    Okay, thanks a lot for the advice! Mechelle
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