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>,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> In article >,
> 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.
> >
> > I need some baby-friendly barley recipes. She can't have dairy (of any
> > variety,
> > due to known allergy), peanuts / tree nuts / seeds, shellfish, soy, wheat
> > or
> > oats. She does fine with rice, potato, apple, banana, pear, sweet potato,
> > orange squash, carrot, celery, and beets. Anything else is negotiable, but
> > I'm
> > unlikely to give her any highly allergenic food, or the acidic foods
> > (tomatoes,
> > citrus, etc.) that give even older kids trouble.
> >
> > She has no pincer grip, so finger food has to be in big enough chunks to
> > stick
> > out of her fist. She's not a big fan of texture unless it's a finger food
> > or
> > she can take bites off it while someone else holds it. I think she'll be
> > able
> > to gum up cooked barley if she likes it. The goal isn't to get large
> > quantities
> > into her; just some every day.
> >
> Phoebe,
>
> Barley is a forbidden food for celiacs. Please don't try it.
>
> Cindy


What I'm wondering is why she wants to push it?
If the baby has already shown an allergy to wheat, what is she trying to
prove?

K.

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