rheanna

wmjsease,

If it turns out that your son does have celiac, then may I suggest something to think about for the entire family? Following the diet and learning to read labels is a major change. The cooking techniques are different, because non-gluten flours act different from wheat. Many people simply cook two different meals, have two sets of snacks, etc.

But I would like to suggest that it's possible for the whole family to eat very well on a gluten-free diet, with perhaps a basket of wheat bread on the table at dinner time for those who just can't give up their wheat bread. But everything else can be converted to cooking gluten-free, and that makes it easier on the main cook and shopper in the family, as well as making your son feel like more of a "normal" person rather than "different" which most teens are desperate not to be. I've managed to develop lots of recipes to duplicate the tastes (except for the "wheaty" taste, of course) of almost everything I used to love. And now that I eat more veggies and lots less junk food, I'm eating much healthier as well.

Just some "food for thought". I wish you and your son well.

--Rheanna