Celiac Warrior Gal

Are you the parent of a gluten free kid? Are you a 'kid at heart' and gluten free? Well, I have some news for you: gluten free Lucky Charms are in stores everywhere! Last year, General Mills released news that they were in the process of making Lucky Charms gluten free. They were going to create the cereal using oat flour, the same kind of oat flour that is being used for gluten free Cheerios*. Lucky Charms will have the same great taste as regular Lucky Charms, minus the gluten and wheat. My Two Cents: I was very excited about this cereal when I heard about it going gluten free. *However, when I found out that General Mills is using the same oat flour as the gluten free version of Cheerios, I became a little apprehensive. Last year, this Celiac became ill from eating the gf Cheerios. Now I worry it might happen again with the Lucky Charms. Celiac friends, unless this cereal gets the Celiac Disease Foundation seal of approval on it, I wouldn't trust it. If y

For the past couple of years, the topic of gluten has come up quite a bit in this country. With the increased understanding of Celiac Disease, more people are being diagnosed now than ever before. Gluten Intolerance has also increased in this country. With all this talk about humans with Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance, is it possible for our pets to have Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease? While Celiac Disease has not been found to affect dogs , a very tiny percentage of dogs may exhibit symptoms of Gluten Intolerance. For the most part, dogs can tolerate food containing gluten. For dogs that cannot, they may develop inflammation in their small intestine whenever they eat food containing gluten.  Symptoms to look out for: Persistent diarrhea Weight loss Poor hair coat Lack of body conditioning Failure to thrive When dogs have this condition, they may have a delayed reaction tot he ingested gluten. Like in humans, dogs who have an issue with g