Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 In a message dated 2/14/01 4:39:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, ndibra@... writes: > Really I am thinking.. Am I CAUSING him to be allergic by doing this > diet. Am I making him susceptable to having reactions to foods . He > never threw up on the cheese before.. HE LIVED off of cheese..I am > getting a bit confused now... > This doesn't really answer your question, but I have to say that I have had many lay people and one dietician tell me that by putting my kid on a GFCF diet I will make him unable to tolerate these foods in the future. I find these type of comments alarming. Has anyone else had something similar said to them and if so, what is an appropriate response? The old MYOB that I am using isn't working. Thanks, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2001 Report Share Posted February 14, 2001 What I have learned is that if you are consistently eating a food that you have an allergy or intolerance to, your body may stop reacting as strongly to it because it overwhelms your immune system. Your body " shuts down " its strong reaction to the allergen. Many people initally react strongly to getting a cat/dog with symptoms of itchy eyes, sneezing, etc.-classic allergic reactions. But if you keep the animal, eventually your symptoms may go away, because you developed a " tolerance " to the allergen. If the animal ran away and came back some time later, say 4 months(who knows how long), you may have the symptoms again. When our kids eat dairy/gluten every day and take them away, many see dramatic improvements. But then the symptoms may come back, which is a sign that another food allergy is showing its face. It was suppressed by the allergy of the dairy/gluten. My point is, if you take away the food which didn't seem to be a problem until your child was off it for a while and ate it again, it means he/she does have a problem with it and definately shouldn't be eating it. If you take away a food that is not a problem and reintroduced it, it still wouldn't be a problem. You can't CAUSE an allergy by taking it away and reintroducing it. It was always a problem and affecting you in ways you may never know (illnesses, depression, irritability, constipation, stimming,etc etc) Hope this helps and isn't too long winded! Carla > In a message dated 2/14/01 4:39:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ndibra@o... writes: > > > > Really I am thinking.. Am I CAUSING him to be allergic by doing this > > diet. Am I making him susceptable to having reactions to foods . He > > never threw up on the cheese before.. HE LIVED off of cheese..I am > > getting a bit confused now... > > > > This doesn't really answer your question, but I have to say that I have had > many lay people and one dietician tell me that by putting my kid on a GFCF > diet I will make him unable to tolerate these foods in the future. I find > these type of comments alarming. Has anyone else had something similar said > to them and if so, what is an appropriate response? The old MYOB that I am > using isn't working. > > Thanks, > M > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2001 Report Share Posted February 15, 2001 you can't get an allergy by not being exposed to something. You usually have to be exposed at least once to something in some form before you will develop an allergy to it. My son cannot tolerate these foods NOW. The nebulous " future " isn't worth a hoot if he is spending his time in lala land because he is all junked out on opium. I've been fortunate, I've not had anyone tell me these things. The proof is in the pudding for us, but for those who are still in the try it and see timeframe window I'd politely tell these people who are worried that my son won't eat pizza in the future for what we are trying now that the diet trial is for a year, if it has no benefits then we will discontinue it, but for right now adherence is important. The problem is, this may or may not be a true allergy issue. For many, it is really just the opiate issue. One year of not eating something will not cause the allergy. Look at all the kids who don't touch a green veggie for years and years, but can still eat salad and stuff when they get over this phase. good luck (sorry for the ranting, sometimes people criticising us for trying to do the right thing for our kids gets under my skin....) alice Re: Cheese reaction > In a message dated 2/14/01 4:39:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, > ndibra@... writes: > > > > Really I am thinking.. Am I CAUSING him to be allergic by doing this > > diet. Am I making him susceptable to having reactions to foods . He > > never threw up on the cheese before.. HE LIVED off of cheese..I am > > getting a bit confused now... > > > > This doesn't really answer your question, but I have to say that I have had > many lay people and one dietician tell me that by putting my kid on a GFCF > diet I will make him unable to tolerate these foods in the future. I find > these type of comments alarming. Has anyone else had something similar said > to them and if so, what is an appropriate response? The old MYOB that I am > using isn't working. > > Thanks, > M > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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