Indigestion/GI troubles in a child

November 18, 2005

Hey folks--

My 8-year-old is plagued with stomach aches, gas and loose

stools/diarrhea. She has worse farts than her dad or grandpa, and

that's saying something, especially in the latter case. It has gotten

better since we've gone off wheat--she knows that wheat will cause

troubles. Spelt doesn't seem to bother her, nor rye, so we're pretty

sure it's not a gluten issue, and she eats hardly any dairy so I don't

think it's a casein issue. Ginger helps a good deal and she likes it;

when things are really bad she carries a knob around and chews it, raw.

We just started experimenting with some of the ideas in " Healing with

Whole Foods, " notably congee-style porridges in the morning; I cook it

overnight in a slow cooker after soaking the grains during the day and

the water to grain ratio is like 4 or 5 to 1. I cook it overnight with

a few peppercorns and some ginger slices and serve it with a little

honey and whole milk. (A good side effect is that I seem to be able to

tolerate it too, and I've been having troubles with grains in the

morning from a blood sugar perspective.)

Ideas? It's really hard to get fermented foods into her. She likes

kombucha and yogurt but refuses everything else. (Note to self: brew

k-tea today...)

Lynn S.

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Lynn Siprelle * web developer, writer, mama, fiber junky *

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