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Return To Wheat?

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reidei Newbie
reidei
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My son has not been diagnosed with celiac disease; however, a blood allergy test showed

that he's allergic to wheat and gluten (also milk, eggs & chocolate).

I have read several places that once you

get off wheat you can't return to it. The allergist said that after 3 months of

"cleansing" (no foods he's allergic to) he could start back on them gradually with a

rotation diet. He said that gradual reintroduction may not cause the body to

produce the same allergic response.

I'm not so sure I believe him as I've seen such significant behavior improvements

in my son (unexpected but welcome!). But in fairness to my son it seems that I

should try it. Is it true that I've taken him down a path of no return and his body

will never be able to adjust to wheat - rotation diet or not?

Any input would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks!

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Terri-Anne Apprentice
Terri-Anne
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I don't know if this matters, but I am curious as to how old your son is?

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
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If your son is allergic but doesn't have celiac, it's always possible he can return to eating wheat. People sometimes "outgrow" allergies. Nobody outgrows celiac, though.

richard

reidei Newbie
reidei
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Terri-Anne,

My son is 10 years old. I will be having my other two boys tested soon as well. I noticed

Jesse has ADHD and a wheat allergy. Have you seen any changes in the ADHD with removal

of wheat?

Richard, Thanks for the help!

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

I'm not Terri-Anne but I can tell you from three years of reading celiac forums that some people see an improvement in ADHD and some don't.

richard

reidei Newbie
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I've read that too. My son has some attention problems. Some would say he has ADD (without the hyperactivity) but I don't think it's so black and white (that's another soapbox :blink: ). He's

just starting the school year so we'll see how things go. He only started his diet this summer.

The biggest change I've seen in him has been in his personality (we were trying to get rid of his

chronic ear fluid). I'm amazed. I thought his moodiness and over-reacting was just his

personality. He's a happy kid now and I didn't realize how much I had just "adjusted" to him as he was before.

A thought I had was that perhaps the 'hyperactivity' component in ADHD and wheat-allergic

kids just presented itself as moodiness in him. You couldn't make this child hyper if you gave

him a six pack of Mountain Dew! Just a theory - nothing that can be proven.

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