It's been about a week and half on gluten free and no progress at all. I guess it doesn't happen this quickly for everyone but many of the success stories say days! Of course we aren't doing casein free yet so that could have a large part in this. I don't know why DH wanted to try GF first - I would have preferred CF. Oh well.
I found a GF pie crust recipe that actually doesn't call for a zillion ingredients. It's 1 1/4 all purpose GF flour, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/3 c shortening, & 3-4 tbsp cold water! woo. As long as Crisco is GF I might be able to make this tonight (apple pie, that is). I'll have to look up Crisco.
Last night I made stuffed peppers the way I normally do which is GF anyway (and also CF since I don't mix meat & dairy anyway) and they were so yummy. Victor hasn't had any yet because I made them after his dinner and he can't have meat at school but he'll have them for dinner tonight - I am sure he will love them.
Lunch at school is getting more & more difficult. I keep giving him the same things. He got fish sticks (Ian's) again today and some corn & corn tortillas. He gets the same 4 lunches rotated all the time. ugh. I need to figure out more lunch ideas.
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Try not to get discouraged. I know you are anxious to see results, but truthfully, I think seeing dramatic changes in 2 weeks is rare. I would give it at least 2 months after you are sure you are totally gfcf.
I wrote a lot on J's blog, if you want to pop over there. Just try to be patient.
For us, my son's tummy physical issues did get better in a couple of weeks on the diet, but the more neurological ones took time. It was gradual, then one day I looked at an old photo of my son from a year earlier and I realized (when I was looking at the photo then) that he was now smilier, happier. I didn't realize the "light" had been missing until I saw that old photo and realized my smiley guy was back.
Don't know if that makes sense. And as I said on J's blog, if you find you are not seeing results, you know you tried and you can rest assured you did your best to rule out food issues as a problem.
Also, I'm glad Victor's is feeling better and back to giving great hugs!
Hang in there!
Katherine
Were you able to make the apple pie? If so, I demand a pic! :)
J - no not yet! I just haven't been feeling well enough too but I still plan on making it - definitely by this weekend & then I'll post a pic.
K - I know I am to impatient. I just have been feeling like we have been at this standstill for awhile so I was hoping the diet would give him the boost he needed. (and quickly). I will definitely be giving it a fair shot though.
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