katco

My 9 year old son has had horrible night terrors (or nightmares, the jury is out on this one) for most of his life. Since going gluten-free three months ago, the night terrors have disappeared and his sleep is much less restless. However, he still wakes up throughout the night and will not be alone. I think that years of nightmares have caused a lot of...

My nine-year old son has been gluten-free (and mostly cf) for 10 weeks due to a suspected intolerence -- he tested negative for Celiac. His symptoms are numerous: history of diarrhea/constipation, anxiety with panic attacks, ADD, nightmares, difficulty sleeping, tics, depression. Since going gluten free his sleep has been sounder between wakings, panic...

Carrie, I'm wondering if you've seen any improvement in your sleep since you last posted. My son, who has sleep problems, is on day 10 of a Gluten-free Casein-free diet. I know results take a while, but it's hard to be patient! Kathy

Gluten Freedom, Unfortunately, I have no advice to provide, but I wanted to let you know that your situation sounds very familiar to me! My son, who is now 8 years old, sounds like your son. He was a perfect, happy baby. Never cried, only smiled. When he was around 2 years old, he began to have horrible night terrors. He turned out to be very negative...