Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 > or there any other reasons for dark circles. Primarily it is a reaction to a food allergy and/or intolerance. It is common with phenol intolerance http://www.danasview.net/phenol.htm Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 It actually might be an allergy or intolerance to the enzymes. Dark circles under eyes? > Hello All, > > DS is slowly developing dark circles under his eyes. > We started gfcf nearly 3 month back and use Peptizyde for infractions > (all planned). > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hi Phyllis, My daughter Meg has had dark circles under her eyes since I can remember. I haven't found anything that has helped them. Different people have told me their caused by different things, the most common being allergies and phenol processing problems. We've removed all of the foods she's sensitive to and no help...been on EFAs for 9 months now and no help in this area either. So I may try a product that is a digestive enzyme for phenols and see if that helps. Seems like there has to be something behind this, but maybe I'm reading too much into it. Meg gets lots of sound sleep, so I really don't think that's an issue with her. Let me know if you find anything that helps, and I'll do the same for you! Kerri > > > Hi, I've written a few times and my son is 5 yrs old and dx w/apraxia oral > and falls under the Autism Spectrum. My question is this - do any of your > children have dark circles under the eyes. I've noticed in the last few months > that he is getting real dark circles under his eyes. At times it is worse, but > can't seem to pinpoint anything different in his diet, etc.. Any advice?? > > Thanks Phyllis mother of Nicolas > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 It could be allergies! Both my kids and myself get horrible dark circles under our eyes from trees, pollens and grasses. Once a dentist (completely NOT her place!) gave me a huge lecture on how my kids weren't getting enough sleep. Um, no! We ALL have allergies. The circles are worse during spring and fall, but this winter has been so mild where we are that we're getting them early. My older son has been on zyrtec for two years during allergy seasons and it helped with the circles and helped so much with his behavior! I started my younger last fall. We go off with first frost, but we started up again this year in January and it has made such a difference in their irritability level since we went back on. Miche At 05:16 PM 3/2/2006, you wrote: > >Hi, I've written a few times and my son is 5 yrs old and dx w/apraxia oral >and falls under the Autism Spectrum. My question is this - do any of your >children have dark circles under the eyes. I've noticed in the last few >months >that he is getting real dark circles under his eyes. At times it is worse, >but >can't seem to pinpoint anything different in his diet, etc.. Any advice?? > >Thanks Phyllis mother of Nicolas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 I think it's allergies. I have had them all my life... kids used to tell me " You have pen under your eyes. " Haha... I can't figure out what we are allergic to... we've tried removing items, adding enzymes... I have no clue... Aubrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 occasionally has what our Developmental Pediatrician calls " allergic shiners. " She tends to get them when she has an upper respiratory infection. So, yes, she gets them occasionally as well. Many people think this is a sign of allergies, but our " regular " pediatrician said that she doesn't really show any other signs and thinks that they are benign, as they come and go. Warm regards, ****************** (Rochester, NY) Mom to , 2.9 years, Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia & , 7 months ________________________________ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Ratliffp@... Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:16 PM Subject: [ ] Dark circles under eyes? Hi, I've written a few times and my son is 5 yrs old and dx w/apraxia oral and falls under the Autism Spectrum. My question is this - do any of your children have dark circles under the eyes. I've noticed in the last few months that he is getting real dark circles under his eyes. At times it is worse, but can't seem to pinpoint anything different in his diet, etc.. Any advice?? Thanks Phyllis mother of Nicolas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Thanks to everyone concerning the information on the dark circles. We live in Fl and actually has an upper respiratory infection, now. He does rub his nose a lot in the mornings. I had a friend that told me when he left this are his daughter's dark circles under her eyes left!!! So that's probably what it is. I took him to an allergist and he was allergic to dust mites, but who isn't?? Once again thank you and it sounds like its an allergy and in South FL something is always blooming Phyllis - Mother to Nicolas!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Actually not everyone is allergic to dust mites (but many asthmatics are). But if you are allergic to the mites, its a good reason to pull carpets out of at least the bedroom and get allergy covers for the mattress (and possibly blankets and pillows). The greatest exposure is while one sleeps as they live in your mattress and pillows (off human sloughed skin - kinda gross, but there's an abundance of this in our mattresses. You may be pleasantly surprised to see the shiners disappear, and an improvement in asthma symptoms. But the covers are fairly expensive. - Re: [ ] Dark circles under eyes? Thanks to everyone concerning the information on the dark circles. We live in Fl and actually has an upper respiratory infection, now. He does rub his nose a lot in the mornings. I had a friend that told me when he left this are his daughter's dark circles under her eyes left!!! So that's probably what it is. I took him to an allergist and he was allergic to dust mites, but who isn't?? Once again thank you and it sounds like its an allergy and in South FL something is always blooming Phyllis - Mother to Nicolas!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I thought this website about celiac can be helpful: http://www.celiachealth.org/pdf/GlutenFreeDietGuideWeb.pdf leo .. <http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=3297531/grpspId=1705061616/msgId =108461/stime=1194826832/nc1=4617369/nc2=4670547/nc3=5008808> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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