To DeEtte

[Guest guest]

Hi:

In answer to your question about seizures, my 5 year old son also has a

seizure disorder that began just before his 2nd birthday after a serious

viral illness. I can relate to what you're talking about with the

rumbling stomach during seizures, because we frequently hear this when

our son has his seizures. He is not yet seizure-free, but I can tell

you some of what we have done for him in the past 2 years that have

helped reduce the number of seizures, as well as the severity of them.

We started with the gluten-free, casein-free diet which dramatically

helped the distended stomach and began to lift the fog from him and help

him learn. We then added a yeast-free diet when I noticed that sugary

foods or fruit seemed to make him more hyper. About that time we began

Ojibwa Tea (a very small amount per day). At that time, my son went 6

months without seizures. I then began to learn about mercury toxicity

and the role it plays in causing autism in some children. About 4

months ago I found a dr. in our area that would test him for metal

toxicity and sure enough he has high levels of mercury. His mineral

levels are way off as well, which I understand can cause seizures. He

has begun the chelation process, along with supplements that his body

needs right now to help bring his body more in balance and to help begin

to heal his gut. My son has a ways to go, but the improvements since we

began all these interventions (from the start of the GFCF diet) have all

contributed to less autistic behavior and to a lessening of his

seizures. Gone are the days of grand-mal seizures and vomiting. Right

now we're just dealing with mild ones and a lot less of them. I'm not

saying what we did will be what works for your son, but we all need to

try all of these different interventions and find what helps our kids

the best. I haven't tried the enzymes yet (I've just been lurking here

on the list to learn what I can about them and then want to run them by

my new dr. to see if it might be of help to my son. Just another

intervention that I'm willing to try soon to help him recover). I hope

they will be of help to your child.

Sharon