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To those parents who have children who are reacting to fast food that

is supposedly gfcf and other foods that are supposed to be gfcf or

might possibly be cross-contaminated but other gfcf kids are doing

fine on them, please consider the possibility of a corn reaction. My

own daughter was one who was reacting to all sorts of things that

other gfcf kids were eating with no problems and we finally figured

out that she can't have corn either. If your child is having fits of

hyperactivity or anger or other problems that you can't seem to

pinpoint, then I would at least try a more aggressive diet to see if

that clears it up. It can be a royal pain, but it would let you see

what you need to do. If it doesn't help, well then you know. But if

it does help, then life is much easier than you can imagine right

now.

My daughter is gluten, casein, corn free, reduced sugar, and

extremely reduced soy, dyes, preservatives, or phenols and she is

doing spectacularly well. The items that are extremely reduced are

things that once or twice a month she may get something with a small

amount in it. She eats a balanced and very broad variety of things.

I was satisfied with just gfcf for quite some time even though she

had violent outbursts and seemed to prefer some foods over others

unreasonably at times. I don't know what these other foods/additives

do to the child over the long term if they do anything, but the short

term gains were huge for us when we got the hang of it. Life is so

much easier now even with the extra stuff we have to avoid.

I tend to ramble and nag, but I hope some of that made sense. I hope

that if you are having problems with foods that others are not having

problems with, then you will consider taking a little more away to

see if it helps. Even if it seems to over-whelming to do right now,

think about it for later.

I haven't been on the list a lot lately because my food research goes

beyond gfcf, but I do try to check in at least once or twice a week

and read up on what I've missed. If you want to say something to me

or ask me a question, I would recommend sending me a direct e-mail at

sarahschaffer@....