Liz - food allergies/celiac Was: introduction

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Liz, Thanks for the welcome!

We have not done allergy testing, but have been on a couple of

different diets, which have provided some good insights. My mother

is celiac so when ' messy diapers became even worse at about

18 mo he went GFCF because we knew celiac was a possibility and that

also many kids with autism have problems with casein. After 6 mo or

so he was still having problems and so we took it a step further and

began the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. As you may know, when

beginning SCD the food is quite limited and you slowly add different

foods and cooking methods. He did very well on this diet and we

continued it until we were pressured (another story) to " liberate "

his diet or prove it was necessary. So he had an EGD with small

bowel biopsies that confirmed celiac disease. Since then he has been

GF with limits on dairy and some fruits (probably phenol problems).

He is doing very well with this approach with good bathroom habits,

no eczema, and no sinus problems.

This is our second year homeschooling with last year being a pre-K

review and then kindergarten this year. He is doing great! Our work

with phonics has actually seemed to either coincide with or actually

prompt his beginning vocalization of sounds. It is so exciting to

hear him actually attempt to say letter sounds and words!

Sorry this got rather long. I just wanted to share our experience so

far with food issues and our progress:) Thanks for reading.

C.

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> Hi and Welcome!

>

> Just a little question: have the docs tested for food allergies

> beyond the celiac. Sometimes the celiac can come after an exposure

to

> a primary allergin, my GI says. Like in my kids the question is

> whether it was milk then gluten or the other way around. Since we

are

> now off both no way to know. With a child of your son's age allergy

> testing is a little more reliable than at my kids ages so it may be

> worth looking into. There is debate on this board about this but

> there is science backing up allergy-related learning delays. In my

> son allergens clogging up his ears, head and throat caused big

> hindrances to his speech and motor skills. Not everyone's answer is

> the same but this is just a thought. If you want to talk about this

> more I a here or offlist.

>

> Best wishes on your journey.

> Liz

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