Do any of the moms in the group have a child with a gluten allergy? I just found out that my son has one and I need help finding the right foods. Wild Oats has been very helpful, but any other advice would be great!
Here is a link to my professional blog. I have a section on gluten and there is a link to a bakery here in denver specializing in gluten free. Hope that helps. Any questions feel free to call my office ###-###-####. It is a tough allergy to accomodate, but there is help.
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more and more alternatives are being sold in regular grocery stores--vegitable chips, gluten free waffles, etc. Be careful of soups and broths--most are thickened with gluton and some fast food french fries are coated with gluton to keep them from sticking. do a web search for potato flour recipes--there are a bunch out there. gluton is a tough one--it's in so many things, but hang in there--i have a friend who has managed for 30+ years. He orders hamburgers without the buns, cooks a lot of his own food, eats lots of rice and oats and potatos--it's actually forced him to become quite a good cook! Fruits, veggies, and meats are all naturally gluton free--so you can get what you need--it's just breads that get tricky.
A.- My twin girls are allergic to wheat and I found a gluten free bakery called Debs in Denver near Evans and Quebec. If you have trouble finding it let me know. They have gluten free pizza dough, bread and lots of other great stuff. You can eat there or take things to go. I hope this is helpful. Good luck
There are several websites that may help you with this. I work at in a Gastroenterology office and thisis the information that we give our patients.
Celiac Sprue Association/Denver chapter:
WWW.geocities.com/csadenver17
Celiac Sprue Association (USA):
www.csaceliacs.org
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America:
www.gluten.net/welcome.asp
Try these, they should be hepful. You should also take your son to see a pediatric Gastroenterologist. My daughter is allergic to all tree nuts and eggs so I can relate a little bit but the gluten allergy is even harder to avoid. I hope this helps!
There are websites that sell gluten free products: www.glutensolutions.com is one of them. If you do a Google search for "gluten free", a you'll get a few more. It's hard having to restrict the diet of a small child who can't understand why he can't have Mac and Cheese anymore. I have similar issues in my family with milk and peanut allergies. Good luck!
Hi A.,
I have a 16-month-old son who may also have a gluten allergy. Our pediatrician has referred us to a gastroenterologist, and our first appointment is Jan 11. I have discovered that a gluten-free diet is very difficult to follow! Safeway has a few products in their "natural foods" section. We've tried Envirokids cereal, arrowroot animal crackers, and rice pasta. My son will eat all of these things, but it's so hard to keep him away from all of the other foods out there w/gluten in them. We haven't done a very good job with that. A friend told me you have to be on the gluten-free diet for 8 weeks before your body rids itself of the antigens causing the allergic reaction.
I'd be curious to know what products you find that your child will eat, and also how long have you been doing the diet? Did your son have a blood test that revealed the gluten allergy?
