Advise Please..New and nervous

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Hi everyone... I am writing because I am worried about my son who's

4. We have been on this diet-eliminating glutin, casien, and preservatives

and colorings, for about amost 2 months....When we started the diet we

noticed a big improvement within the first 3 days, he was connected, talking

more, ears clear, and happy..He then went through the withdrawal(actually

picking through the garbage looking for " his " food). He has been eating

rice puff cereal(nothing but brown rice), chicken(no additives or anything

bad), and orgainic potatoes..We tried introducing rice pasta w/ ok sauce,

fruits and veggies but we seen a difference. I took him off the phenol

foods, and the salisalytes(spell??). I am seeing my son now regress and I

am very worried..He has had a few infractions(couple of sips of soda, and

few bites of bread)but 2 weeks before he got them he was still

regressing..He is stimming so much more, visual and vocal, hes becomming

more agressive(my son was not agressive before this-hitting and biting

people-not often but enough)hes also got that fog back and his eyes go off

almost like hes on this high..

The other thing that he is doing is he will have these laughing bouts for no

reason and hes got a mild rash on his butt-raised small not all the same

size pink bumps). I also don't like how addicted hes gotten to the rice

puffs, he inhales these and asks for them all day long..

My questions are first do you have any suggestions about what else this

could be??Hes not on any other foods that I know of that could be a problem,

(again-rice puffs, organic potatoes, olive oil, sea salt, pear juice and

chicken, sometimes turkey or beef(both pure). Could he be allergic to

rice??or developed an allergy to rice??

The other question is I really would like to put him on Nystatin.. The

laughter and the rash have been talked about often on my journey through the

yeast research..Has anyone done this that can offer me any do's, don'ts,

side affects, or even just good/bad???

I am sorry this is so long, I just am going out of my mind seeing him like

this..I know he is having some kind of reaction to something, this is not my

son..Please let me know what you think, my heart is sick worrying about what

is affecting him....Thanks!!!--Jeanine

email: jconklin24@...

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Terry,

He has been on the diet for two years. He also doesn't have eggs, honey,

colorings, peanuts, chocolate, corn and many other things. I give him

pro-bio and TMG. He has always been a roller coaster in his progress. Lately

he is not as focused and seems to be in his own world allot more. His eyes

are red. One of them the lower lid is swollen and puffy. This weekend he

developed a rash all over and can't stop scratching. This morning he had

diarrhea. I am not sure if it is something he is eating or environmental. He

has been craving his rice/soy milk all day. I want to remove soy but am

looking for rice milk that doesn't have vitamin A palmitate. I am trying to

figure out what is going on and in the mean while my heart is breaking for

him. Thanks for your concerns.

Ellie

Re: Advise Please..New and nervous

Ellie

How llong has your son been on the diet? Could he be going

through withdrawals? My son Nik did this touch asd go thing for about a

month

or so they he settles right down and this past weekend he is totally toilet

trained day and night YAHOOOOOOOOO!!

Hugs, Terry.B

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Ellie

How llong has your son been on the diet? Could he be going

through withdrawals? My son Nik did this touch asd go thing for about a month

or so they he settles right down and this past weekend he is totally toilet

trained day and night YAHOOOOOOOOO!!

Hugs, Terry.B

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> before he got them he was still

>regressing..He is stimming so much more, visual and vocal, hes becomming

>more agressive(my son was not agressive before this-hitting and biting

>people-not often but enough)hes also got that fog back and his eyes go off

>almost like hes on this high..

>

>The other thing that he is doing is he will have these laughing bouts for no

>

>reason and hes got a mild rash on his butt-raised small not all the same

>size pink bumps). I also don't like how addicted hes gotten to the rice

>puffs, he inhales these and asks for them all day long..

Jeanne,

I have found that my daughter does similar " regressions " , for a couple of

reasons. One is yeast overgrowth, coupled with an increase in Colstridia

dificile bacteria overgrowth which takes place as the yeast dies-off and

allows room for the Clostridium to move in. It's a nasty aneorobic bacteria

which puts of neurotoxic elements during its life-cycle. The best way to

treat is with probiotics, lots of them, and lots of fresh, healthy foods high

in fiber, like celery, carrots, etc. so the intestinal tract is getting cleaned

out more efficiently and fecal matter doesn't have time to sit in there

forever.

It is also possible, if the yeast overgrowth-Clostidium cycle is what is

happening,

that the puffed rice is his source of sugar to feed the yeast. Puffed rice

will

break down pretty quickly in the system and convert to sugar.

The other factor could be an uncovering of other food intolerances. It sounds

like your little guy is still very self-limiting in his diet. Try to

introduce new

foods and get rid of the ones he is stuck on, especially the puffed rice.

Yes, he could have a problem with rice as an allergen. Try puffed millet

or puffed corn as a replacer and see what he does.

Marina

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Ellie, can your son have almond milk like Blue Diamond Almond Breeze? Or is he

off potatoes. There is DariFree nondairy milk.

Betty

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has been craving his rice/soy milk all day. I want to remove soy but am

looking for rice milk that doesn't have vitamin A palmitate. I am trying to

figure out what is going on and in the mean while my heart is breaking for

him. Thanks for your concerns.

Ellie

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His eyes

> are red. One of them the lower lid is swollen and puffy. This

weekend he

> developed a rash all over and can't stop scratching. This morning

he had

> diarrhea. I am not sure if it is something he is eating or

environmental.

I'm going through this at the moment. I get it from a particular

type of mold that grows on food (no one has traced the exact type

yet). It is miserable, and often includes painful stomach aches. I

use dye-free benedryl, double dose, which does knock me out, but it's

very effective. The diarrhea stops when the system is cleared of the

offending food. If your son is having a similar reaction, look back

over what he's eaten - any leftovers, slightly old bread, candy

starting to go stale? (My latest attack came from a nestle crunch

bar - that will teach me to go off the diet!)