It took me awhile to get my act together and start the recipe and life blog about gluten free living but here it is. I will give you some background of our gluten free lifestyle. My son Benjamin who is going to be turning 4 was diagnosed with Celiac Diseas in October 2009. At his three year old check up, he had failed to gain any weight from the year before so the doctor decided to try some protein type drinks and other ideas first before taking blood since he was sort of a picky eater. Three months later we took a trip back to the doctor to find out that Ben had actually lost weight in the 3 month time period. The doctor had some blood work done and two days later called to let me know that his Celiac panel was way off the charts. About a week later we visited a Gastroenterologist who set a time to do a biopsy on Ben's intestines. It was confirmed a couple days later that Ben had Celiac and he would have to go on a Gluten Free Diet.
If you are not familiar with Celiac disease let me tell you what happens when someone who is Celiac eats gluten. With Ben he started to have a distended stomach which showed signs of malnutrition. This is because the gluten kills the villi in the intestines and doesn't allow nutrients to be absorbed into the body. Ben also had a lot of stomach issues. Other than those symptoms he really didn't seem to have any other issues, he was a happy and active 3 year old.
In the 7 months we have know that Ben is Celiac he has gained 7 lbs and still remains active and out of control. He's almost 4...what can you do? I know that I am lucky to have found out he was celiac so early in life because I have heard horror stories of so many people trying to figure out what is wrong with them.
My plan for this blog is to update with good (or bad) recipes that I have made and try to share my experiences with Celiac. I hope you follow along and enjoy! Thanks.
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