Guest guest Posted February 26, 2003 Report Share Posted February 26, 2003 Try these. Houston's makes the best ones I've come across so far. No Fenol is a godsend for some. SOOOOO worth looking into: Here are a couple of links to get you started on enzymes: Enzymes and autism: http://www.houstonni.com/pages/enzyme_faq.html http://www.serenAid.org enzyme use in general: http://www.enzymeuniversity.com/faq.html http://www.enzymedica.com (click on Questions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Sorry for typo-I meant to say:I guess I was asking about other doctors like GI or dieticians that could test for food allergies. Anyone know (besides a DAN dr-can't afford them now). Thanks a bunch! :-)Gladys Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 We also went to a GI Dr and a homeopath/dietician during the 4 yrs. the GI didn't agree with the DAN and the DAN didn't agree with the homeopath!Too much money spent with no return...Sent from my iPad Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Seems to be the norm...always searching & looking for help but getting little in return but having spent way too much money. Ugh!Gladys We also went to a GI Dr and a homeopath/dietician during the 4 yrs. the GI didn't agree with the DAN and the DAN didn't agree with the homeopath!Too much money spent with no return...Sent from my iPad Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = = = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 A pediatrician can order a blood test for allergies, while an allergist can do both blood and skin tests. A GI doctor could also order blood tests. Ask your pediatrician what he/she recommends. Sent from my iPad Sorry for typo-I meant to say:I guess I was asking about other doctors like GI or dieticians that could test for food allergies. Anyone know (besides a DAN dr-can't afford them now). Thanks a bunch! :-)Gladys Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday). To try and work on the picky eater.... 1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time. 2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc. 3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those. Good luck. Do not give up! It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies. Regards, Debbie Cea > > > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions > > Thanks > = = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 A pediatrician can run food allergy tests...but many won't for liability reasons. An allergist can do both a prick skin test and a blood test. The blood test they run is an IgE mediated test. It is for potentially life threatening allergies where your eyes, nose, mouth, throat swell or it causes asthma and so on. The allergy test that our kids need is an IgG mediated test (called IgG4). It is in the gut. It can be difficult to find someone to order the test. It is controversial. Our Psychiatrist that was a DO ordered the test for us. DOs, Naturopaths, chiropractors, doctors who regularly treat AS/ASD patients and other doctors who believe in treating the whole body (not just the symptoms) will be the ones that would be most likely order the test. We see a Dr that isn't a DAN! Dr but sees mostly AS/ASD kids (they take insurance). They run the test routinely. Good luck.   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom. -------Original Message------- From: A pediatrician can order a blood test for allergies, while an allergist can do both blood and skin tests. A GI doctor could also order blood tests. Ask your pediatrician what he/she recommends. Sent from my iPad Sorry for typo-I meant to say: I guess I was asking about other doctors like GI or dieticians that could test for food allergies. Anyone know (besides a DAN dr-can't afford them now). Thanks a bunch! :-)Gladys Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday).To try and work on the picky eater....1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time.2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc.3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those.Good luck. Do not give up!It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies.Regards,Debbie Cea>> > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions> > Thanks>= = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 You should check out this board. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/GFCFKids/ They have tons of that stuff on their board.   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom. -- ENZYMES have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinionsThanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Here is a mail order one I looked into. www.alcat.com   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom. -- Re: Re: ENZYMES I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday).To try and work on the picky eater....1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time.2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc.3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those.Good luck. Do not give up!It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies.Regards,Debbie Cea>> > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions> > Thanks>= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 What's a DO doctor? Gladys A pediatrician can run food allergy tests...but many won't for liability reasons. An allergist can do both a prick skin test and a blood test. The blood test they run is an IgE mediated test. It is for potentially life threatening allergies where your eyes, nose, mouth, throat swell or it causes asthma and so on. The allergy test that our kids need is an IgG mediated test (called IgG4). It is in the gut. It can be difficult to find someone to order the test. It is controversial. Our Psychiatrist that was a DO ordered the test for us. DOs, Naturopaths, chiropractors, doctors who regularly treat AS/ASD patients and other doctors who believe in treating the whole body (not just the symptoms) will be the ones that would be most likely order the test. We see a Dr that isn't a DAN! Dr but sees mostly AS/ASD kids (they take insurance). They run the test routinely. Good luck.   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom. -------Original Message------- From: A pediatrician can order a blood test for allergies, while an allergist can do both blood and skin tests. A GI doctor could also order blood tests. Ask your pediatrician what he/she recommends. Sent from my iPad Sorry for typo-I meant to say: I guess I was asking about other doctors like GI or dieticians that could test for food allergies. Anyone know (besides a DAN dr-can't afford them now). Thanks a bunch! :-)Gladys Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday).To try and work on the picky eater....1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time.2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc.3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those.Good luck. Do not give up!It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies.Regards,Debbie Cea>> > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions> > Thanks>= = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Doctor of Osteopathy   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom. -- Re: Re: ENZYMES What's a DO doctor? Gladys A pediatrician can run food allergy tests...but many won't for liability reasons. An allergist can do both a prick skin test and a blood test. The blood test they run is an IgE mediated test. It is for potentially life threatening allergies where your eyes, nose, mouth, throat swell or it causes asthma and so on. The allergy test that our kids need is an IgG mediated test (called IgG4). It is in the gut. It can be difficult to find someone to order the test. It is controversial. Our Psychiatrist that was a DO ordered the test for us. DOs, Naturopaths, chiropractors, doctors who regularly treat AS/ASD patients and other doctors who believe in treating the whole body (not just the symptoms) will be the ones that would be most likely order the test. We see a Dr that isn't a DAN! Dr but sees mostly AS/ASD kids (they take insurance). They run the test routinely. Good luck.   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom. -------Original Message------- From: A pediatrician can order a blood test for allergies, while an allergist can do both blood and skin tests. A GI doctor could also order blood tests. Ask your pediatrician what he/she recommends. Sent from my iPad Sorry for typo-I meant to say: I guess I was asking about other doctors like GI or dieticians that could test for food allergies. Anyone know (besides a DAN dr-can't afford them now). Thanks a bunch! :-)Gladys Nope-they're still called DAN drs. I'm just not too crazy about spending an arm & a leg to get their help just yet. They are way too expensive for us at this point & insurance does not cover them as their method is controversial for conventional medicine (that's what I've been told by a DAN dr I contacted). I guess I was asking for a lot her doctor's like GI drs or dieticians? Do they deal with food allergy testing? Just thought someone could point me in the right direction before I research myself. Thanks!Gladys DAN Dr's are what they were called when we did the diet, enzymes, b-12 injections, probiotics, etc, etc. that was when my son was 2-6. He is 10 now. Have the name of these special Dr's changed?Sent from my iPad I thought digestive enzymes could be used to cheat but that would be too easy. My son also began the gfcf diet this past January. I've seen some improvement in behaviors but not a complete turn around yet. We just started him on digestive enzymes & probiotics about a month ago. Where can I take him to get tested for food allergies? Regular pediatrician or a specialty doctor? I think I've heard people mention like a mail order lab of some sort? We just had him tested for celiac but he's not. I know that one doesn't have to have celiac to be allergic or sensitive to gluten. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get tested for food allergies. Gladys My son has been on digestive enzymes for a couple of years now. They are to help digest food (duh), but are not intended to allow regular consumption of Gluten or Casein. It really needs to be a 100% elimination. We let our son cheat about 5-6 times a year for special occasions (like his birthday).To try and work on the picky eater....1. Need to keep introducing a new food. Start small with one bite and make sure the rest of the food on the plate is something he likes. Then slowly increase. Also offer a reward type.... Take one bite of X and then you can have X. I do not recommend trying to introduce more than one new food at a time.2. There are some great sites and help for picky eaters as well as cook books to hide good foods inside things like muffins and sauces etc.3. If he is willing to drink the shakes, that is a great way to get supplements and some healthy foods in those.Good luck. Do not give up!It is probably a combination of everything you are doing, but I absolutely believe the diet helps. Also, if you haven't done so already, you want to get him tested for food allergies.Regards,Debbie Cea>> > have had my son on the gfcf diet since dec and he seems to have made progress not sure if it was cause of the diet or the other interventions of speech therapy star program and occupational therapy and preschool that has helped or a combination. I really am frustrated with the diet though because he is such a picky eater this has really limited him to the foods he eats. He is almost living on gluten free chicken nuggets. for breakfast I have to give him a protein shake cause he wont eat. I have heard that switching him to enzymes that I can start incorporating some of the foods back into his diet., I am wondering if anyone has tried this and any opinions> > Thanks>= = = = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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