Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Hi there. I hope your daughter responds quickly to the gf diet! I am the only one in my house with celiac - my husband and two children (9 and 6) can eat gluten. But for the few months after diagnosis, we kept the house entirely gluten free, just to make sure there were no cross contamination issues. We got new pots and pans, new cutting boards, a new toaster... But then we started reintroducing some gluten products into our house -- mostly just sandwich bread and cereal. These were items my children simply preferred with gluten, and since there is no medical reason to deny them those products, we now allow them in our house. We have a good handle on keeping things separate and safe and for me. Even my youngest has been great at saying, "I'm not going to kiss you right now Mommy because I just ate Cheerios." And the kids know to use a plate rather than our cutting board for anything that contains gluten. The children are also good about washing their hands after eating gluten. I've gotten better and my test results show I am doing well on the gf diet, so I guess it's been working out for me to have some gluten in the house... Are you and your daughter's dad also being tested? (FYI - many people with celiac don't have any symptoms.) Best of luck to you and your family. Tristan -----Original Message----- From: bethjones5@... <bethjones5@...> Sent: Sun, Mar 14, 2010 5:09 pm Subject: [ ] /?new here Hi everyone, My 12 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with CD. I have 4 other children that still need to be tested but are symptom free. If they do not have CD, is it better to have an entire gluten free household? Thanks for any input you may have. ~Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Hi - Thanks for your input. Yes, both myself and my husband will be tested. I guess I’ll have to wait and see what all the tests results show before I can decide. This site is so good. I’m glad there is a place to go with questions and understanding. Thanks again! Beth From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of TrVerb@... Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [ ] /?new here Hi there. I hope your daughter responds quickly to the gf diet! I am the only one in my house with celiac - my husband and two children (9 and 6) can eat gluten. But for the few months after diagnosis, we kept the house entirely gluten free, just to make sure there were no cross contamination issues. We got new pots and pans, new cutting boards, a new toaster... But then we started reintroducing some gluten products into our house -- mostly just sandwich bread and cereal. These were items my children simply preferred with gluten, and since there is no medical reason to deny them those products, we now allow them in our house. We have a good handle on keeping things separate and safe and for me. Even my youngest has been great at saying, " I'm not going to kiss you right now Mommy because I just ate Cheerios. " And the kids know to use a plate rather than our cutting board for anything that contains gluten. The children are also good about washing their hands after eating gluten. I've gotten better and my test results show I am doing well on the gf diet, so I guess it's been working out for me to have some gluten in the house... Are you and your daughter's dad also being tested? (FYI - many people with celiac don't have any symptoms.) Best of luck to you and your family. Tristan -----Original Message----- From: bethjones5sbcglobal (DOT) net <bethjones5sbcglobal (DOT) net> Sent: Sun, Mar 14, 2010 5:09 pm Subject: [ ] /?new here Hi everyone, My 12 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with CD. I have 4 other children that still need to be tested but are symptom free. If they do not have CD, is it better to have an entire gluten free household? Thanks for any input you may have. ~Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Hi Beth, As another member here replied, we also started off with ensuring that all of the products we bought were gluten free so we gave away anything that wasn't to family or friends. I wanted my husband and daughter who have Celiac to be able to open the refrigerator or go to the pantry and know that the cheese, yogurt, condiments, nuts, chips, etc they chose would be GF and not have to worry or think about whether it was or not. I do now have non gf bread, crackers and cereal in the house for my son and myself but those are in separate cupboards and a dedicated counter and/or toaster is used for this food. This seems to work well in our house (though may not work for others). However, we are very careful about washing our hands thoroughly after having touched somethng with gluten before we touch anything else in the house. Subsequent blood tests have shown that my husband and daughter's levels have been back to normal for the past couple of years. Best, -----Original Message----- From: "bethjones5@..." Sent: Mar 14, 2010 8:09 PM Subject: [ ] /?new here Hi everyone, My 12 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with CD. I have 4 other children that still need to be tested but are symptom free. If they do not have CD, is it better to have an entire gluten free household? Thanks for any input you may have. ~Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Thanks . I’m glad you found a system that works for everyone. I’ll be keeping this in mind while trying to figure out what’s best. Wish me luck! J ~Beth From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Wucher Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 1:32 PM Subject: Re: [ ] /?new here Hi Beth, As another member here replied, we also started off with ensuring that all of the products we bought were gluten free so we gave away anything that wasn't to family or friends. I wanted my husband and daughter who have Celiac to be able to open the refrigerator or go to the pantry and know that the cheese, yogurt, condiments, nuts, chips, etc they chose would be GF and not have to worry or think about whether it was or not. I do now have non gf bread, crackers and cereal in the house for my son and myself but those are in separate cupboards and a dedicated counter and/or toaster is used for this food. This seems to work well in our house (though may not work for others). However, we are very careful about washing our hands thoroughly after having touched somethng with gluten before we touch anything else in the house. Subsequent blood tests have shown that my husband and daughter's levels have been back to normal for the past couple of years. Best, -----Original Message----- From: " bethjones5sbcglobal (DOT) net " Sent: Mar 14, 2010 8:09 PM Subject: [ ] /?new here Hi everyone, My 12 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with CD. I have 4 other children that still need to be tested but are symptom free. If they do not have CD, is it better to have an entire gluten free household? Thanks for any input you may have. ~Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 Yes, it's always better, I guess. Depends on the severity of her reaction to gluten. If she gets violently ill, like my daughter does, then, yeah, going completely GF is the best thing. ----- bethjones5@... wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, My 12 yr old daughter was just diagnosed with CD. I have 4 other children that still need to be tested but are symptom free. If they do not have CD, is it better to have an entire gluten free household? Thanks for any input you may have. > ~Beth > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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