SV: low gluten vs. non-gluten

[Guest guest]

The child's sensitivity to small quantities of offending protein must be

expected to increase: The longer the child has been GFCF, the higher I would

expect the sensitivity to be. The reason for this is ADAPTION / HABITUATION.

Small quantities of offending protein will often APPEAR to have a beneficial

effect in the short run. However, I must warn very sternly against believing

that they are, in fact, beneficial.

For a very close parallell, look at drug addicts. The heroin (which resembles

opoid peptides found in our children's urine samples) appears to be pleasant or

" friendly " at first. The longer the addict stays on the stuff, the larger doses

he will need to get the same effect. His sensitivity will increase as the

habituation wears off, and the " pain " associated with the wearing off, or with

the original problem that caused him to try the stuff in the first place, will

appear to be relieved by small quantities of heroin in the course of this

process.

n Klaveness

www.advimoss.no

www.advimoss.no/GFCF_results

www.advimoss.no/GFCF_survey

-----Opprinnelig melding-----

Fra: Jeannie simmerer simmerje@...>

Til: GFCFKids GFCFKids >

Dato: 10. mai 2001 11:02

Emne: Re: low gluten vs. non-gluten

>Hmmm... this puts a new twist on things. Are you guys saying that your

>children now have a more negative reaction to G&C than they did before

>the diet?

>The worst time had was the withdrawl symptoms that lasted two

>weeks after going G&C free. Now when there is an infraction

>(unfortunatly there are lots as he is sensitive to much more than G&C)

>he just resumes his 'old' ways. His behavior after eating an offending

>food isn't any worse or any better than it was pre-diet. It's exactly

>the same as far as I can tell. When he is free of food toxins it's like

>a light has been turned on in his little mind.

>If he gets a lot of a problem food it is much worse than getting a

>little bit. The more he gets the deeper he goes. In s case,

>there is no question that a little bit of gluten is not better than

>none.

>Is he a minority here or did I just misunderstand the question and

>responses?

>

>Jeannie

>

> Foland wrote:

>>

>> Maybe this will help, the rason they do not act like that pre gf/cf is

>> because they have built up a tolerance. Much like drinking alcohol, if you

>> drink regular you may be able to drink more before becoming drunk, but if

>> you have not drank in a long time and then have a drink , you really feel

>> the affects quickly. I really believe in the no gluten approach, because

>> even a small amount affects my son, and I actually see gluten and casein as

>> a drug to him so just like I would never let my son do drugs, he wont be

>> eating food that acts like drugs in his body. Have you read unravelling the

>> mystery of Autism and PDD by kathryn Seroussi? It was what I read that

>> helped me understand and really want to do the diet,I am so thankfull I did

>> My son still has ASD but functions so much better than before the diet.

>> F

>> low gluten vs. non-gluten

>>

>> > question here.

>> > i was wondering whether Lower Gluten would be better than No Gluten, ?

>> > And if not, why not? Does anyone know how this works?

>> > I'm wondering why kids who go GFCF " react " if they get gluten later

>> [cheat,

>> > accident], and why they weren't like that " before " going GFCF?

>> > This is so confusing to me.

>> > I'm wondering if this is the sort fo ting that just " works " and we don't

>> > quite know why yet. Thanks

>> >

>> >

>> >