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My 6 yo DD is lactose intolerant and she goes to a `nut-free' school. I don't want to push it because one of the kids with a nut allergy is in her class. I think they're too young to truly be responsible with such a severe allergy (my 7 yo DS has a shellfish allergy, and I totally empathize with the parents). We also don't have a microwave. So, I am...

The ADHD diet that we are following eliminates: dairy, sugar, sucralose and aspertame, MSG, yellow fruits and vegetables, fruit juices, chocolate, no food colourings, no fried foods, no processed meat and no junk food (anything wrapped in celophane). So, it doesn't eliminate soy or wheat. But, once we have most of these foods back from the elimination...

Would you include a belly that is not that hard, but not fat (just round) and it doesn't get bigger through the day as a celiac belly? We have always referred to DD's belly as her `toddler belly' that hasn't gone away. But, at 6 1/2, it should be gone by now. It's not remotely fat, is fairly hard, but not hard like a contraction in labor. Just very...

Thank you! I will definitely continue with the gluten-free for my DD. I will continue with the ADHD diet for our son, and once he has many of his choices back after the elimination, we try him on gluten-free. I think I will try it when we try it with our DS. I am beginning to wonder if I am celiac and have never known.

My DD is now 6 1/2. We have been having a few problems since Christmas and we are trying to figure it out. Here's her story: She stopped growing properly at 12 months and fell off the growth charts for height, but her weight has always maintained the 25th%ile. The doctor has run tests and determined she will be about 5' 3", which is probably around...