I can't give any advice on the lactose issue, but just give it some time. I think upwards of a year isn't uncommon to see that kind of effect. Just keep educating yourself, do LOTS of experimentation with food, and keep seeking support. The GF diet is so isolating and depressing for the first year, but it really does get easier.
I'm the one in my family with the gluten-intolerance, and my 1-year old has allergies to milk, eggs and soy, so I have been doing a lot of experimentation with baking lately. I'll be sure to post something if I am successful with a gluten/dairy/soy/egg-free baking recipe... so far, nothing yet!
Feel free to ask any questions to this forum, we are all pretty well-informed. Good luck!
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From: glutenfreeinwny@yahoogroups.com [mailto:glutenfreeinwny@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of mathgirl1983
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 6:25 PM
To: glutenfreeinwny@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [glutenfreeinwny] Newly diagnosed -Hi,
I was just diagnosed in Dec. I'm making my way through this, but it is still tough at times.
How much to I need to worry about cross contamination in my grains, like wild rice and buckwheat? Has anyone found "gluten free" sources locally (Buffalo area).
I became highly lactose intolerant in Oct, that is how we discovered this. I keep reading that this might clear up, but it hasn't yet. I've accidentally eaten dairy-but-GF-baked-goods and forgotten to take lactaid and then have felt sick for a couple of days. Has anyone had their Lactose intolerance clear up?
Thank goodness we have Wegman's here! My doctor's info packet to me was basically a print out of Wegman's website, along with other photocopied items.
Any advice for a newbie?
Thanks,
Amy