I'm Back

I just got back from Mayo yesterday. I am completely exhausted from all of my testing, but I got the results back from most of my tests and they pretty much looked normal. The doctors all told me that I was doing a good job with my diet and that I looked like I was doing well. I also really liked my doctors and enjoyed my appointments. It was a great experience and it was very educational.

Kara

Brain Fog?

As a parent of a celiac, I notice that at times our daughter is just "not there". Is like she mentally checks out for a while. It is hard to determine if it is because of her blood sugar numbers, being glutened, being nine years olf or just being distracted. For example, in school she knows her mulitplication facts - most days. Then she will not know what 5x1 is and is plainly confused. Or we will be reviewing for a test and she will insist that they didn't cover something in class and is just clueless about it. I've read about some celiacs who say it is like a 'brain blip' or "brain fog" - kinda like short term memory loss. I would like to here from any of you about this. I don't want to use it as a crutch for her not doing well in school, but if there is something to it; I want to get on top of it and help her learn skills to work around it. The school has been hesitant to do any testing and I would like more information to see what if anything can be done.
Thanks!!

HyVee - Grand Island

I had a chance to go to the Grand Island HyVee that just opened and they have soft shell brown rice tacos, which is something we have been searching for. The whole family liked them better than the hard shell tacos. They also have the Tinkkinaya (bad spelling) doughnuts that we have not been able to find in Columbus and Omaha for the past 6 months or so.

Red Dye #40

Sabra is still battling the occasional stomach cramps that just knock her down. She has a multitude of blood and stool tests and nothing unusual has showed up. We go in April for an abdominal ultrasound. After keeping a food log we're wondering if eating "red" things make her stomach hurt. Cherry drinks & lifesavers, strawberry jello, and spaghetti sauce seem to bother her, but not everytime. After comparing ingredients Red #40 is the common denominator. Has anyone looked at this for themselves? I googled Red #40 and it has quite of number of bad things associated with it, but it was not much on medically documented material.

Mayo

Hey, I just wanted to update everybody on my trip to Mayo. I will be going on Mar. 25. I will update this after I get back as I don't know much right now.

How is everybody else doing? I was just curious as I have been thinking and praying for you all.

Kara

Pampered Chef Stoneware

I used to sell Pampered Chef, so their stoneware is all I cook with. Is that a problem with celiac? You don't wash stoneware with soap and water, you just scrape it off and use warm water. I have broke stoneware and the seasoning is only just the top layer, it's not saturated with stuff. But, I use these for pizza, cookies, everything. Am I contaminating A.'s food by cooking it on the same stoneware?

It's hard to explain, but hopefully someone will understand what I mean and what I am asking! :)

MO