Guest guest Posted May 28, 2002 Report Share Posted May 28, 2002 Hi , SORRY . Reply below is not at all the tone I intended to take !! Shouldn't type when rushed !! Still dealing with small boy crisis so I will write a more reasoned - reply later - if I may and if you are still at all interested in anything I have to say ! ( would understand if I have irritated you - but really not intentional !)!!!!!!! Best regards and apologies Deborah -- In @y..., " beaniesmum2001 " <MONXYMOO@a...> wrote: > Hi , > MY OPINION ! > He is picky because he only wants the gluten and casein fix...... > which makes his autistic symptoms worse......................... > which increases the cravings.................................... > which limits his diet further.................................. - > You have a perfect vicious circle which will not stop until you break > it ! > Starting the diet can be scarey because it can seem initially that he > is refusing everything you put in front of him ...which he will > because he is not " being picky " - he is selecting the foods that feed > his craving . Why on earth ( from his point of view) is he going to > eat something that does not give him that " high " ?? My son ate almost > the same foods as yours for nearly a year before I reached the > conclusion that this was not an autistic symptom - this was a very > unhealthy craving and giving him gluten and casein ( AGAIN IN MY > VIEW ) was damaging his brain further . After that it became a fairly > easy choice for me . > Until you take him off gluten and casein he is unlikely to extend > his diet to anything other than more gluten and casein based foods. > Unless he finds he gets a really food hit off say sugar from candida. > I do not know of aANYONE using chelation who has not first used some > kind of dietary intervention, to reduce the damage to their childs > gut before the difficult process of chelation. > If you believe that mercury has damaged your child the FIRST step > would be to get his diet sorted out before you can think about doing > anything else. > I am concious of sounding a little short - which I don't mean to , > but my little one needs his tea. > I am happy to help with this if you are interested and can give you > some gfcf sites AND sites telling where you can get testing and > medical support for chelation . Chelation is a BIG step and quite a > way down a route that you haven't even contemplated starting yet . > Once started it can result in huge increases in yeast problem and > food cravings which - if you haven't found out what and how your > child reacts too , you will have no idea how to recognise or > counter .You can't say - oh that bits too tough , just give me the > painless cure - I hope that was not the impression I had given in my > earlier post !!!!! > But I don't think you can or should follow this route until you know > more about it and have started gfcf . > Sorry again to sound terse --really just in a rush > Regards > Deborah > > > > > > > hi all, > > my youngest son josh, is diagnosed with pdd. After I sent the > information > > about the autism article someone posted about the metals in the > child's > > system. > > I have read from the digest that chelatin, was used to take out > the metal > > toxins from the child's system, do any of you know alot about and > are using > > this method? I am also looking in to the amino acid supplement > carnosine. > > Because josh's very limited diet, cheerios,cheese, yogurt, bread > and butter, > > peanut butter and jelly, he is very picky and won't try new things > or eat > > vegtables. I don't want to put him on a glutin free casin free > diet, he is > > only 31 pounds, afraid of any changes he will loose weight, and not > eat at > > all. I am seeing Dr. Agin tomorrow for a re-eval. He also has > exzema and > > allergies. He was on zyrtec but was asked to take him off because > he is using > > a topic ointment anti imflamatory for his exzema. Any imput would > help. > > Thanks . > > jeanne buesser > > president, apraxia network of bergen county > > outreach coordinator of cherab > > www.apraxia.cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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