Comments on: A gluten free zone.

By: warriorwitch

warriorwitch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:57:11 +0000

i hear ya.

By: Jientje

Jientje — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:58:50 +0000

I cannot give you any advice on this. All I want to say is I’m glad you descovered this and the results you’re getting are spectacular. Keep up the good work, I’d say?

By: Hyphen Mama

Hyphen Mama — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:53:28 +0000

This is such wonderful news! I always wonder why nobody talks more about this stuff. I’ve taken Wynnie off (among other things) food with dyes (ie: red #40) and have INSISTED that her doctors, teachers and the like give her NOTHING with fake food dyes. NOBODY knows what I’m talking about… but it’s the exact behavior you describe with Amy. It seems to me that this is so prevalent, yet nobody has ever heard of what I’m telling them.

I guess we are the teachers, not the students, in this case.

By: witchypoo

witchypoo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:50:54 +0000

Knowledge is power, and it is exciting to know that you can contribute to Amy’s well being! I did the same with my youngest, and it made a world of difference.

By: tiff

tiff — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:35:29 +0000

We believe gluten is evil in this house too, at least it is for one member of the family. We mostly eat GF now.

Good to hear you didn’t need that nanna nap!

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:16:16 +0000

Thank goodness Veronica acted so quickly. There are probably 1000s of kids out there who having issues with wheat and whose behaviour is affected by the same.

I have drastically reduced my wheat intake over the last 5 or so years and am now less allergic to cats & dogs and don’t need regular antibiotics for UTI’s. My poor system was constantly in overload. Now I can have a little bit of wheat (a toasted sandwich or a pastry) and it doesn’t upset as badly. More than that and I really see/hear/feel the effects.

You should have a loot Gluten Free Girl’s blog (http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/).

San Remo make a fabulous gluten free pasta including macaroni. I buy the Orgran gluten free flours to bake with and have good success with their other products (buckwheat pancakes – yum yum!).

Cheers on your gluten free journey!

By: Mrs. C

Mrs. C — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:38:22 +0000

IF it’s helpful, my blog friend Rational Jenn’s son is deathly allergic to peanuts… and they live in Georgia. (I know, wow!)

http://rationaljenn.blogspot.com/

You might look at her sidebars as she links to various allergy food carnivals, websites, etc. A place to start if you wish.

Another thing? I hate getting too much advice when I’m feeling overwhelmed, so I’m ok having my advice not looked into. Just hoping to help a tiny bit. :]

By: Puca

Puca — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:09:45 +0000

Don’t totally give up on the idea of marshmallows if you feel up to making them from scratch. There are a bunch of recipes online that don’t require gluten.
Good luck!

By: Avril

Avril — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:57:05 +0000

My weekend was good, thanks! Nice and quiet!! Interesting about the gluten and Amy. Bradley, my grandson, is allergic to sulphur – has Stephen Johnson syndrome – but he has been absolutely fine without sulphur. We check food labels before we give him anything (we now know more or less what contains sulphurs) and he knows not to eat ‘strange’ things at parties or friends houses. It’s really not a hassle anymore.

By: river

river — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:42:12 +0000

My weekend was lovely, thank you for asking. The weather was cold and very rainy, perfect for staying in and cooking a lovely lamb roast, reading lots of blogs and completing several crossword puzzles. Only the easy ones though, the cryptics do my head in. I left a long comment on V’s post about the allergy thing, I’m also hoping it’s just a wheat intolerance for Amy, not gluten or coeliac. My son-in-law is a coeliac and T has had to rethink the way she buys food and cooks it.