I know it is a glueton free diet...but my god....it seems like he cant eat anything....Thanks!
2007-09-21 15:30:16 · 7 answers · asked by Mama6 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
As I said he MAY have it....I'm just trying to do some research on it...we will not know for sure for another 10 days...just trying to get ahead of the game.
2007-09-21 16:51:58 · update #1
Someone just asked this question, and this was my answer, hope this helps!! :) Feel free to email me for more help if u need it.
First, Celiac is highly hereditary so you, your spouse and all other children should be tested if ur son does have it. It is very common for Celiac to run in families.
Secondly, there are support groups out there! Try www.csaceliacs.org and click Local Support. U can find lots of other ppl in the same situation and it does feel better to talk!
Third: try these books and sites! Please feel free to email me (lists of foods to eats are in sites and books).
www.csaceliacs.org
www.celiac.com
www.celiac.org
www.celiaccentral.org
Bette Hagmans Gluten Free Gourmet (cookbook)
Cooking Wheat and Gluten Free for Kids and Busy Adults by Connie Sarros
Celiac Disease A Hidden Epidemic by Dr Peter Green
Living Wheat and Gluten Free for Dummies
MY fave GF brands:
Kinnikinnick breads, donuts, pizzas, muffins, etc
GLutino cereals, bars, cookies, crackers
Bobs Red Mill flours
Pamela's prodcuts, great cake, cookie and baking mixes as well as premade cookies.
THe Yahoo Health Group "SillyYaks" are very helpful too.
Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles are GF also!
Hope that helps!
Source(s):
I run a CD support group
2007-09-23 10:04:20 · answer #1 · answered by Glutenfreegirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before going on a gluten free diet please be sure that your son really has celiac disease (doctors usually do this via upper endoscopy) as it is a very restrictive diet.
If you make food from stratch at home then it is easier to control what you put in there. Most prepared foods have gluten in them in some form or the other. I recommend Whole foods, ROOTS and Trader Joes for buying gluten free waffles,pancakes, pasta, breads, pizza bases, cookies & crackers. Trader Joes has a relatively small section of gluten free products and a couple of breads that I did not like. ROOTS was wonderful. They have a seperate section for special diets (check their locations at roots.com). Whole foods also has quite a few gluten free products though they are not all in one section so you would have to search the store but they have a list to help you. They also have gluten free cereals. Though there are hundreds of cereals at regular grocery stores like Giant even the corn/rice cereals have "malt" which means it not gluten free. You would have to try out different gluten free products and see which ones make sense for you. Its a learning curve.
The main change is that one has to definitely do more cooking at home.
You could use rice with beans/chicken/meat or corn tortillas for burritos. MOMS is another store that carries quite a few gluten free products. I found really good pizza base there that matches any regular frozen pizza base.
Hope this helps.
2007-09-21 17:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a natural food store out by you, such as Vitamin Cottege, they have an entire list of foods that don't have gluten in them, and many of them are actually pretty good...things like chicken nuggets and fish sticks(stuff that kids will probably like). I'm still figureing some of this gluten-free stuff out for myself. When it comes to meat,dairy, and foods, there are many(even in normal grocery stores), that have gluten-free on their label. Yoplait yogurt, Stagg Chili, Some Mission tortilla chips, and some pre-sliced deli turkeys are all examples of items that can be found in normal grocery stores that say gluten-free on their labels.
2007-09-21 15:47:06 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most foods do not contain gluten, however it is often added to prepared foods so you will need to cook most meals from scratch. Here are some suggestions for flour substitutes you can use in cooking using your regular recipes.
http://www.celiac.com/st_main.html?p_catid=44&sid=91hH9H1kq2wUBZn-01107408390.c7
You can also buy gluten free bread, pasta, and other products online
2007-09-21 15:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didn't your doctor give you any guidelines about eating? Call him/her up and ask for a gluten free diet. They can help you out~
2007-09-21 15:34:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and your asking people on yahoo?...i think your son needs to see a doctor
2007-09-21 15:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by Tyler 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.glutenfreediet.ca
this is a good place to start
2007-09-21 15:36:56 · answer #7 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋