Re: 2 1/2 weeks on enzymes, hit a plateau????

[Guest guest]

I wouldn't worry about too much at this point. Is sounds like you

are doing VERY WELL for 2 1/2 weeks. Really. I am very glad to hear

that Luke has adjusted to the enzymes now, and any infractions are

going well.

As long as you are seeing improvements along with the way this is

good. It also sounds like the " regressions " are minor and

manageable. See how it goes over the next week. My two boys

continued to show gradual steady improvement month after month. Luke

may be still adjusting to increased awareness and re-learning " good "

behavior. It took me at least a solid month to get used to feeling

good (or at least not like crud) all the time. It is just different,

even if it feels better.

Another thing that is commonly noted is that sometimes moody or

negative behavior happens right before jumps in improvement. I was

thinking the other day that I continue to do this, as is very common

for most every person, NT or not. An example is working on figuring

out the chelation/enzyme connection. I was working on it and working

on it and getting pretty moody and irritable and withdrawn because

of concentrating so hard and trying to figure out the problem. Then

when it becomes clear and I figured out how it works, I felt really

good and start being chipper and pleasant and social again. This is

a steady process.

One capsule at each meal sounds good, but if you want to increase it

and see if it makes a difference that can work also and let you see

if it makes a change.

.

[Guest guest]

> But I'm not seeing the real improvements in behavior,

> attention, etc. that I'm hoping for. Should we keep waiting it out

> or increase the dosage since we're not GF? Most every meal or snack

> has some form of gluten in it, I'm sure. Thanks for any input and

> for all your help so far!

Three observations for you. One, casein/milk is high phenol, so if

you are giving more milk products now, you might be seeing a phenol

effect with your child.

http://home.pacbell.net/cscomp/phenol.htm

Two, the enzymes do not help my children with certain foods, most

notably gluten. So if you see regression, it may be because of a food

which the enzymes are not helping. If you try a rotation diet, where

you do not give gluten or another type of food for 2-3 days, you might

be able to tell which food/s this might be.

Three, it does take gluten quite a while to leave the body, so the

unprocessed gluten may also take a while to clear out. For this idea,

you would just have to wait a few more weeks and/or months, to see if

there is more improvement.

Dana