Re: When should I give my son enzymes when he eats all day long?

[Guest guest]

It's probably his body adjusting to being GF/CF, and on the enzymes. It takes

awhile for the enzymes to really do there thing. Then the improvements are

usually amazing. The happy child effect is wonderful.

My son, 8 yrs old, is a grazer too. I give the Pep and Zyme about every 2

hours when he seems to be eating constantly. My son will take the enzymes mixed

in water, juice or some foods. I usually just mix it with diluted juice.

HTH

Rhonda in CA

[Guest guest]

> We are still on this roller coaster that is really unsettling. We

> have been giving enzymes for a litte over a week and we keep having

> real highs and lows. It's not even a hyper thing, it's a tantrum

> thing and also a total zone-out thing. It's like we've taken 10

> steps back, the way he has tuned us out over the past week. We had

> forgotten how bad he was before we started the diet! Is this

> normal? To have regressive behaviors, but not necessarily

> hyperactivity (lucky for me he's always been hyper....)

This sounds like the enzyme is addressing certain foods but now there

are other foods which he is eating that he does not tolerate. For

example, juice would require No-Fenol. You might want to add the Zyme

Prime [sCD version does not smell as strongly] and see if that helps.

Then consider adding No-Fenol.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> We are still on this roller coaster that is really unsettling. We

> have been giving enzymes for a litte over a week and we keep having

> real highs and lows. It's not even a hyper thing, it's a tantrum

> thing and also a total zone-out thing. It's like we've taken 10

> steps back, the way he has tuned us out over the past week. We had

> forgotten how bad he was before we started the diet! Is this

> normal? To have regressive behaviors, but not necessarily

> hyperactivity (lucky for me he's always been hyper....)

Four to five Peps per day would have been a LOT of enzymes for my son

in the beginning. It took us months to work up to one full cap per

meal, which would total three per day. If you're seeing any positive

behaviors, then you may just want to lower the dose a bit and see if

the negative behaviors subside. Or, you could try switching to AFP

Pep, which doesn't have the papain and bromelain that many kids react

to.

Good luck,

[Guest guest]

I would also suggest greatly reducing the amount of pep you're giving

him and work your way up slowly. We started at 1/8 of a cap at one

meal a day and slowly worked up. My daughter didn't do well on the

pep, so if starting slow and working up doesn't help then I'd

recommend trying AFP.

Best Wishes!

Becky

> Hi,

>

> My son is a definite grazer. I have been putting a full cap of

> Peptizyde in his juice every time he sits down to eat anything, and

> he is maybe having 4-5 caps/day. We are pretty much 100% gf/cf/sf,

> although I am slowly trying to test the waters. Should I do

> anything differently? He might eat and then eat again an hour

later

> and then an hour after that (lucky for me he's always been a big

> eater!) How often should I give the enzymes?

>

> Also, since I am new to this I'd like some other advice on the

> enzymes themselves. We are using Peptizyde, which I have to give

in

> juice. I have just found out that the AFP Pep has no smell/taste.

> Is it odorless/tasteless enough to give in water? Also, I just

> ordered the Zyme Prime, which I have to say smells absolutely

> horrid. Is there any less smelly version? When you mix it (I'd

> imagine it would have to be in juice) does it make the juice

smell?

> My son is only 2 1/2 and he doesn't swallow pills.

>

> We are still on this roller coaster that is really unsettling. We

> have been giving enzymes for a litte over a week and we keep having

> real highs and lows. It's not even a hyper thing, it's a tantrum

> thing and also a total zone-out thing. It's like we've taken 10

> steps back, the way he has tuned us out over the past week. We had

> forgotten how bad he was before we started the diet! Is this

> normal? To have regressive behaviors, but not necessarily

> hyperactivity (lucky for me he's always been hyper....)

>

> Thanks much,

>