RESPONSE TO: 16 yr old Vomiting (Has Autism and Epilepsy )

July 22, 2010

Hello, I'm new to the group, and this is my first response. I mean no

disrespect, just want to share my heart with you. I hope this helps.

When my son was 1, I noticed he would throw up his food a lot. I figured out

that he was highly sensitive to the smells of food. So I had to be careful of

everything I gave him. Each time I would try to introduce a new food, he would

gag, and he would throw up.. he would even throw up sometimes when he got mad,

because he would get so upset.

But it wasn't until I started my small technical consulting company in

Sebastian, Florida that I learned a lot more. A client requested that I wear no

hair spray, no deodorant or anything with a smell. I thought that was kind of

strange, but I could relate because I stopped wearing perfume, hairspray and

other kinds of products years ago because they made me sick each time I wore any

of them.. So, I went to her house to fix her laptop and when she answered the

door, she had face mask covering her mouth and nose.

My first thought was she had some kind of disease. She quickly educated me about

chemicals; perfumes and household products that make people sick. She explained

that she had been exposed to a variety of these things over the years and now

any smells made her really sick..

For the first time in my life, I had met someone just like me. For many years I

would complain all the time about perfumes, cleaning products, candles, air

fresheners, laundry products, even toothpaste, but people would say I was

overreacting. Getting sick to my stomach, dizziness, headaches, shaking etc were

not just complaints. They were physical symptoms I would experience every time I

was exposed to a chemical.

I don't know if you son is experiencing the same, but where he is non-verbal,

and you've had a variety of tests done, my guess is he's suffering from this

type of disorder. Also, with regards to the food problems. The smells could be

triggering him to get sick, which may be why he's refusing to eat those foods. I

bet it's also a sensory issue as well with the food. My son won't eat something

if he doesn't like the smell, texture or look of it. I can only state this,

because my three year old son who is being tested for Autism will gag and throw

up because of smells of food, sight of food or texture of food. He doesn't even

have to touch it or smell it, and he will gag. This is why I can only get him to

eat certain things. He is extremely sensitive to smells, so I have to cook some

foods outside, that's how sensitive he is. Give your son whatever he will eat

and supplement his diet with liquid vitamins or a protein shake of some sort

that you can mix with his favorite drink to get him the nutrients he needs. Do

keep trying to offer him new foods, and reintroduce foods, but don't force it

upon him. If if doesn't like something, wait and try again at a later time.

My suggestions are:

Remove all chemicals from your home

Only use baking soda and vinegar to clean your home. (These two together work

better than any store bought product I have ever bought.)

Open the windows during cleaning and cooking, because the smells from either

cooking or vinegar will bother your son.

For laundry, make sure your laundry room is well ventilated and the air in your

home is changed frequently. Re-rinse your cloths to get the smell out..

Buy only unscented products, and try to buy products that are organic. Even

products labeled " Natural " are really not.. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.

Also, if your a smoker, smoke outside.

There are tons of chemicals in the products we use everyday, and they are making

us sick. Remove all chemicals from your home now.

Here is an article I found

http://www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org/pdf/Multiple-Chemical-Sensitivities\

-Brochure.pdf

The brochures the woman gave me a few years ago, I will send you once I get them

scanned. I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please feel free to

contact me. I wish you all the best, and I will pray for you and your son, that

we can figure out what's going on. Please try what I recommend. This could make

a world of difference for your son.

P.S. I'm not a doctor, I'm just giving you advice and tips for the things that

have worked for my three year old.

Sincerely,

Jackie

July 23, 2010

Just a quick note - I want to add that in my house I keep a spray bottle of 1/2

vinegar 1/2 water to spray in the microwave, bathroom, or anywhere there might

be a bothersome smell. It tends to neutralize these odors.

Glenda

>

> Hello, I'm new to the group, and this is my first response. I mean no

disrespect, just want to share my heart with you. I hope this helps.

>

> When my son was 1, I noticed he would throw up his food a lot. I figured out

that he was highly sensitive to the smells of food. So I had to be careful of

everything I gave him. Each time I would try to introduce a new food, he would

gag, and he would throw up.. he would even throw up sometimes when he got mad,

because he would get so upset.

>

> But it wasn't until I started my small technical consulting company in

Sebastian, Florida that I learned a lot more. A client requested that I wear no

hair spray, no deodorant or anything with a smell. I thought that was kind of

strange, but I could relate because I stopped wearing perfume, hairspray and

other kinds of products years ago because they made me sick each time I wore any

of them.. So, I went to her house to fix her laptop and when she answered the

door, she had face mask covering her mouth and nose.

>

> My first thought was she had some kind of disease. She quickly educated me

about chemicals; perfumes and household products that make people sick. She

explained that she had been exposed to a variety of these things over the years

and now any smells made her really sick..

>

> For the first time in my life, I had met someone just like me. For many years

I would complain all the time about perfumes, cleaning products, candles, air

fresheners, laundry products, even toothpaste, but people would say I was

overreacting. Getting sick to my stomach, dizziness, headaches, shaking etc were

not just complaints. They were physical symptoms I would experience every time I

was exposed to a chemical.

>

> I don't know if you son is experiencing the same, but where he is non-verbal,