Guest guest Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 We had picky eaters, took the dairy out and they ate more. My kids were extreme though and at times only drank milk as I did as a kid (no solids till age 5). Turns out celiac and milk allergies are an issue for us and were relevant because they affected son's speech which is why I posted. I don't want to confuse anybody but we should be able to discuss all possibilities with the recognition that extreme dieting is always bad, food challenges and medical supervision are necessary and in the end we all must make our own decisions because while the discussion is great we only know what we see in our own home. I understand your concern but I beg you not to promote censorship when we all have the ability to press delete. Let's let sound parental leadership with access to lots of information be our guide. trmckenna1 wrote: >I personally haven't had much luck getting my pediatrician to run >labs, so for me it has been a lot of reading, figuring out on my own, >and reading messages. Hopefully that will change soon after I have >my consult with the new peditrician. > >I agree with rule out Celiac disease. >Look at your family history...some issues may not even be related to >apraxia...my husband's side of the family has a lactose intolerance >issue, my side of the family has constipation issues. >My son battled severe constipation for over a year. Could be a >number of reasons...motor planning, dairy, Irratable Bowel Syndrome, >sluggish colon...the list goes on. Since being potty trained, no >constipation issues. >I do have to limit his milk intake...no diarhea, but he is probably a >little lactose intolerant...again family members are lactose >intolerant with the same symptoms as my son. >If it isn't Celiac Disease and there is still issues there are a >number of tests for lactose intolerance, food allergies, blood work, >GI doctors, etc...some might not be as reliable as others, but there >is possible tests to figure out these issues without changing diets. > >Sensory issues can also affect behavior. Sensitivities and being >over-stimulated all the time, there is going to be behavioral issues. > >I don't usually write to much about these different issues, but there >is so many new members coming to this board every week to learn about >apraxia, and these different topics may be a little confusing to the >new members. As we have all found out in the last 6 months or so, >there is more to apraxia than just speech. These topics are >extrememly important to learn about also, but at the same time we >need to have a little more reason to make diet changes rather than >just because. If you have a child that is a picky eater by nature, >think of all the benefits drinking milk has. Why would you take it >out of their diets if it isn't necessary? >Tina > > > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I feel stupid for asking this but I haven't been able to piece >>>>> >>>>> >>>this >>> >>> >>>>>info together by reading posts. What prompted those who >>>>> >>>>> >follow > > >>a >> >> >>>GCFC >>> >>> >>>>>diet to do so? I often read that some children have " gut >>>>> >>>>> >>issues " >> >> >>>but I >>> >>> >>>>>have never fully understood what is being referenced - >>>>> >>>>> >>occasional >> >> >>>>>diarrhea or serious GI issues? I know that GFCF is often >>>>> >>>>> >>>recommended >>> >>> >>>>>for autistic children and many people apply the same >>>>> >>>>> >treatments > > >>to >> >> >>>>>children with apraxia but is that based on the autism/apraxia >>>>> >>>>> >>>alone or >>> >>> >>>>>in combination with GI issues? >>>>> >>>>>My 3 year old son has never had any allergy problems (no >>>>> >>>>> >>>congestion or >>> >>> >>>>>skin issues), not a single ear infection, and no obvious GI >>>>> >>>>> >>issues >> >> >>>>>(although he does often have slightly loose stools). He has a >>>>> >>>>> >>>severe >>> >>> >>>>>expressive speech delay and some vestibular-based sensory >>>>> >>>>> >issues > > >>>but it >>> >>> >>>>>otherwise a very happy, healthy child. Based on the little >>>>> >>>>> >I've > > >>>shared >>> >>> >>>>>here, would GFCF be appropriate for us (simply as >>>>> >>>>> >a " treatment " > > >>>for his >>> >>> >>>>>speech delay)? >>>>> >>>>>Thanks for any info you can offer! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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