Re: Would enzymes even help in our situation??

[Guest guest]

My husband has celiac- does not affect his bowels at all. Gluten tears up his

gut, causes a rash and mood swings. Enzymes will not help with true celiac

disease.

-ga

Would enzymes even help in our situation??

My son has been gluten free for a while. He is not caisen free but

will not drink milk (drinks soy milk) and the few times he eats

cheese or yogurt doesn't have any reaction. But from the advice

from my Dad I will be keeping a food journal of what he eats each

day. I plan on keeping him gluten free for life. But....... if he

does eat something with gluten he does NOT get diarrhea or

constipation, his bowels don't change at all so I don't know if he

has a gut problem. He had a blood test and it came out mildly

sensitive to gluten but he was already gluten free at the time of

the test. When he does eat gluten between 16 - 20 hours later he

screams, hits himself, hits me (his mom) and gets insomnia, wets his

bed at night but no intestine type problems so would enzymes still

work for us????? The store bought ones do nothing. I wrote to the

houston website email and they suggested the AFP Peptizide (is that

what it's called? I'm writing it by memory) anyway they said I

would not need to buy the other two. Thank you for your help, Sue

[Guest guest]

>>When he does eat gluten between 16 - 20 hours later he

> screams, hits himself, hits me (his mom) and gets insomnia, wets his

> bed at night but no intestine type problems so would enzymes still

> work for us????? The store bought ones do nothing. I wrote to the

> houston website email and they suggested the AFP Peptizide (is that

> what it's called? I'm writing it by memory) anyway they said I

> would not need to buy the other two.

If you are only interested in addressing gluten, then the AFP

Peptizyde would be a good choice.

For many kids, enzymes will eliminate the severe behaviors. But for

some kids, the behaviors might still be there, altho typically they

are not as severe as without enzymes.

Because of your child's severe gluten-related reaction, I would

certainly not try reintroducing gluten on a regular basis, but the

enzyme *should* help reduce, or possibly eliminate, the severe

reaction. Plus it would help address any cross contamination issues.

Good luck.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Thanks Dana, I will never be interested in introducing gluten back

into his system but I am looking at other kids responses and I'd

love to see him more alert and aware, and incase of cross

contamination, or hidden gluten (possibly in natural flavors) I

guess it would be worth a try for a month to see. I'm asking the

Dr. about it tomorrow. Thanks, Sue

> If you are only interested in addressing gluten, then the AFP

> Peptizyde would be a good choice.

>

> For many kids, enzymes will eliminate the severe behaviors. But

for

> some kids, the behaviors might still be there, altho typically they

> are not as severe as without enzymes.

>

> Because of your child's severe gluten-related reaction, I would

> certainly not try reintroducing gluten on a regular basis, but the

> enzyme *should* help reduce, or possibly eliminate, the severe

> reaction. Plus it would help address any cross contamination

issues.

>

> Good luck.

>

> Dana

[Guest guest]

It is true that enzymes do not help with celiac disease however if

one has a combination of celiac and autism (leaky gut), enzymes will

help with the behavioral and developmental issues. I have one son

that has celiac disease. I don't bother giving him enzymes. I have

another son that is both celiac and autistic. I give him AFP

Peptizyde and Zyme Prime with every meal. They completely prevent

his behavioural reaction (self-abuse, feces smearing, tantrums) and

developmental reaction (regression that used to last for months) but

still does not help with the celiac reaction (pain and diarrhea). In

addition to helping with hidden ingredients and the periodic stolen

cookie (he is determined and very clever), I have found over the last

2 years that they are necessary to keep him progressing

developmentally. The 2 times I tried to quit he regressed no matter

how strict I kept his diet.

> My husband has celiac- does not affect his bowels at all. Gluten

tears up his gut, causes a rash and mood swings. Enzymes will not

help with true celiac disease.

> -ga

> Would enzymes even help in our situation??

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> My son has been gluten free for a while. He is not caisen free

but

> will not drink milk (drinks soy milk) and the few times he eats

> cheese or yogurt doesn't have any reaction. But from the advice

> from my Dad I will be keeping a food journal of what he eats each

> day. I plan on keeping him gluten free for life. But....... if

he

> does eat something with gluten he does NOT get diarrhea or

> constipation, his bowels don't change at all so I don't know if

he

> has a gut problem. He had a blood test and it came out mildly

> sensitive to gluten but he was already gluten free at the time of

> the test. When he does eat gluten between 16 - 20 hours later he

> screams, hits himself, hits me (his mom) and gets insomnia, wets

his

> bed at night but no intestine type problems so would enzymes

still

> work for us????? The store bought ones do nothing. I wrote to

the

> houston website email and they suggested the AFP Peptizide (is

that

> what it's called? I'm writing it by memory) anyway they said I

> would not need to buy the other two. Thank you for your help,

Sue

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[Guest guest]

With celiac, enzymes can help with gut healing and other foods including

dairy, but there aren't any enzymes on the market that allow a celiac person

to have gluten. Researchers have been working on that one for decades.

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