Steve Knight wrote in message ...
>On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:22:58 -0600, Phoebe & Allyson >
wrote:
>
>>Our DD (9 months old) has a family history of celiac, and reacts when I
eat
>>wheat or oats. We'd like to get her tested for celiac, but the blood test
>>requires 6 weeks of gluten consumption by both of us. The plan is for me
to try
>>barley, and if she isn't bothered by me eating it, to feed it to her. If
she's
>>fine with that, then we both stick with it until the test is done. If she
>>reacts, we quit.
>
>do you really need the test? I mean you know she has problems with wheat
and
>such why do you need a test telling you there is a problem?
> I am in the same boat I have problems now with wheat and corn. but to get
the
>test I would end up pretty sick.
>so I rather just do what works (remove those items) then get a test and
then
>remove those items.
> one thing in my searching I found Kefir really helps in allergy problems
>relating to food. the stuff tastes good too (G)

Kefir is awesome! i like the plain stuff, but alot of people buy the fruit
flavored stuff we sell.

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