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  1. wonkabar
    I do believe that food effects behavior...low blood sugar/cranky---too much sugar/hyper. The more I read about gluten, the more it amazes me that the medical community doesn't/won't recognize the correlation between gluten and behavior. Who knows, maybe the same issues were there when people started studying glucose and it's effect on the body. Enough...
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    How long does it/can it truly take to rid your body of gluten? When you ingest gluten accidentally, how long does it stay in your system? Although the GI symptoms may no longer be present, what's going on internally that could manifest itself through behaviors? What kinds of symptoms have your kids complained about once they were old enough to articulate...
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    Zachary has a completely different temperment when he ingests gluten. We gave him mini quaker rice cakes (apple cinn.) for about a week.............WOW, was it a wild week for all of us. I know some of the behavior is age-appropriate, but it's beyond that and different when gluten is involved. Don't apologize for asking about being 100% gluten free...
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    Thanks! I already use as many organic groceries as I can for the kids. If I ate half as healthy as I feed them I'd drop 20 lbs.!! I'm gonna switch over to soy products for a bit to see if that has any affect on him. I agree...although he's not showing any overt GI symptoms, his insides could be reacting to the massive amount of dairy. Typically, how...
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    Thanks for the input! It's truly amazing how food can affect behavior. My son looked like he had chemical burns on his little butt at times. It was just awful...so was the smell! My husband dragged me out of the GI's office before I knocked him out! We were both appalled by how dismissive he was. My ped has been great.; we love him! As I've said...
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    My son is doing very well on the gluten-free diet. We're very dilligent, and the GI issues have resolved themselves. (I explained all of this stuff on my first posting this morning!) He is not allergic to milk nor does he have any GI reaction to it. Could dairy have an affect on him although he's not showing any signs of a problem with it? Has anyone...
  7. wonkabar
    No apology necessary! I really appreciate you responding; I honestly thought I'd hear from more people!! I was irrate when we left the GI's office. We haven't been there since. My ped has been amazingly supportive. I was shocked by this ped. GI's attitude. He's definitely of the school that food and behavior have nothing to do with eachother...I knew...
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    Hi! I posted about my son's gluten issues, and I went on a major tangent about developmental stuff! Sorry! Has anyone had similar experiences with their kids at this age? My original posting is from today and is titled"Does any of this sound familiar?" Any input or comments would be greatly appreciated. --Kristy PS- I forgot to mention that...
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    Hi! My pediatrician has been very supportive of the gluten-free diet. His spin on it is if it works and there's a clear change then go with it. He's also of the thought that just because his bloodwork is negative now doesn't mean it won't be in a few years. As far as instincts go...maternal instinct and a special ed background is a tough one for the docs...
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    Hi! My 3 year old son is on a gluten-free diet and is a big eater. Needless to say, I have to have lots of options. We all love the Gluten Free Pantry mixes. The chocolate cake mix is great....no one ever knows it's gluten-free. I make cupcakes with it and use Duncan Hines Classic Choc. Frosting and sprinkle them with non-perells. They'll never know...
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    Hiya! I thank God everyday for my background. Zachary's developmental milestones were all delayed with the exception of social/emotional and cognitive ability. He was 4 lbs. at 32 weeks. Although they were delayed, he did ultimately achieve them. So many parents and doctors miss the red flags. There needs to be more awareness of the Spectrum Disorders...
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    Hi Betsy! My 3 year old started a gluten-free diet 8 weeks ago. We saw a change in his poops in a few days, and after a couple of weeks they were solid and much less frequent. His behavior changed too. He was far less irritable and the crying/screaming for no apparent reason stopped. He's sleeping much better, too. He was frequently up during the night...
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    Hi! Yes, Zachary has verbal skills. We've had him evaluated (I taught self-contained special ed. before I stayed home!) and he was diagnosed with mild sensory modulation dysfunction and a speech delay both of which have improved greatly with therapy. He's not on the Spectrum. I hope I didn't make it sound like all he did to communicate was cry and scream...
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    Hi! My son turned 3 at the end of March and has been on a gluten-free diet since March 8. He has had problems with his poops since he was a baby ...very soft/wet and pale with an AWFUL odor. He rarely had a formed poop even up until the begining of March. Diaper rash was terrible for him (even as a toddler); his little butt would blister and bleed. ...
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