How Do You Deal with Gluten Free Kid?

[MissAnn]

Since I am gluten intolerant my meals are gluten free. It's not hard. There is an app called Shopwell that scans barcodes and will tell you if that food has gluten. We have brown rice, corn tortillas and rice cakes for the bread. There are plenty of gluten free cereals. I had a gluten free child last year but not this year. Sometimes I do serve whole wheat bread, but I don't eat it.

[melilley]

Since I am gluten intolerant my meals are gluten free. It's not hard. There is an app called Shopwell that scans barcodes and will tell you if that food has gluten. We have brown rice, corn tortillas and rice cakes for the bread. There are plenty of gluten free cereals. I had a gluten free child last year but not this year. Sometimes I do serve whole wheat bread, but I don't eat it.

I didn't know there was an app! My life would have been so much easier these past 1.5 years if I would have known!

[itlw8]

asking for proof is useless Yes it they test positive for celiac then there is proof. but if they are intolerant they still can not have it but do not test positive in the blood test for celiac. That does in no way mean it is a choice. My friends bloodwork came back negative but the way she gist sick she can not ever have gluten.

[MissAnn]

asking for proof is useless Yes it they test positive for celiac then there is proof. but if they are intolerant they still can not have it but do not test positive in the blood test for celiac. That does in no way mean it is a choice. My friends bloodwork came back negative but the way she gist sick she can not ever have gluten.

You are right! When I eat gluten my asthma kicks in big time. I also feel like I've eaten a very large meal X10......inflammation. I had these symptoms for,10 years before my chiropractor told me it could be gluten. All you can do is go completely off gluten and see if symptoms improve.

[TwinKristi]

You are right! When I eat gluten my asthma kicks in big time. I also feel like I've eaten a very large meal X10......inflammation. I had these symptoms for,10 years before my chiropractor told me it could be gluten. All you can do is go completely off gluten and see if symptoms improve.

Exactly what we did! I did some research online for what it could be and everything pointed to a gluten intolerance. Since going GF his speech has increased SO much! His health is better, he behaves better and he doesn't have HUGE diarrhea blow outs from head to toe!!! Food was going right through him. Literally pooping lunch out 2 hours later. It was awful!

[nannyde]

If true, isn't this child considered Special Needs? Doesn't the state help provide assistance?

For me, a special diet is special needs but I will accommodate if I can. I can't normally do nuts because I serve kids with eating disorders that require nut products for protein.

I don't know if there would be assistance.

[TwinKristi]

Unfortunately a Celiacs diagnosis is hard to come by and sometimes someone has an intolerance that isn't Celiacs. It also requires a biopsy of the intestines which takes a full on surgical procedure some insurance companies won't cover or are too expensive with copays and OOP expenses. The simple blood test picks up many other allergies but rarely picks up wheat allergies in children who have gluten issues. My cousin fought her insurance company for almost 2yrs before they finally agreed to do the biopsy and ultimate diagnosis. So kids unable to communicate their symptoms are at an even bigger disadvantage.

[MissAnn]

Unfortunately a Celiacs diagnosis is hard to come by and sometimes someone has an intolerance that isn't Celiacs. It also requires a biopsy of the intestines which takes a full on surgical procedure some insurance companies won't cover or are too expensive with copays and OOP expenses. The simple blood test picks up many other allergies but rarely picks up wheat allergies in children who have gluten issues. My cousin fought her insurance company for almost 2yrs before they finally agreed to do the biopsy and ultimate diagnosis. So kids unable to communicate their symptoms are at an even bigger disadvantage.

You don't have to have a biopsy to be diagnosed with an intollerance. Not sure if that is what you were saying. An I tollerance is diagnosed by going on an elimination diet and then reintroducing wheat.

[TwinKristi]

You don't have to have a biopsy to be diagnosed with an intollerance. Not sure if that is what you were saying. An I tollerance is diagnosed by going on an elimination diet and then reintroducing wheat.

No Celiacs...