Re: Is GFCF diet forever?

[Guest guest]

>I know this is a dumb question but everything I have read has not

>given me an answer. Is the GFCF diet for life or is there a point

>where the body has healed enough to start re-introducing dairy and

>wheat again. I have this picture in my mind of my son as an adult

>going to lunch with his co-workers and he is carrying his own food

>with him. It's one thing to eat like that as a 2 year old but what

>about as a 20 year old or a 40 year old. Will he have to go to

>Mcs when he is dating? Will his wife have to make him special

>meals? Will his kids question why daddy eats different foods? Two

>weeks into the diet and I am already thinking far ahead. Maybe the

>years of eating wheat & dairy has gotten to my head too!

From all that I have read on this list, yes, the GFCF diet is forever. I have

two boys, ages 10 and 6, on this diet, and I'm right now buying up more heavy

duty measuring cups and other kitchen implements because they are starting to

cook. My plan is for them to be used to cooking up all their meals from scratch

before they leave home, as I'd hate for them to get out in the world and think

it's " fine " to eat whatever they want, and really damage themselves in some way.

I'm also collecting recipes and developing my own so each boy gets a big

cookbook to take with him. I figure if I can make this diet second nature and

not something special, then they'll just continue on without problem when I'm

not there to cook for them.

Lis

who made french toast with the Gluten-Free Gourmet's cinnamon nut bread this

morning :-)

[Guest guest]

I answer I know is...maybe. There are lots of people recovering and

not having to follow special restrictive diets. I have corresponded

with several parents who completed chelation and now eat whatever.

There are others who completely heal a yeast infection or heal a

leaky gut as well. Also, there are many who use Peptizyde with

casein/gluten/soy foods with no problem. There are parents who use

ChemBalance + regular diet. So it definitely is possible. This makes

sense because there are many different reasons that people get on the

spectrum to begin with.

As for supplements such as enzymes and ChemBalance, the question

comes up, " Well do I have to take those for the rest of my life? " The

answer is again...maybe. Sometimes the gut is healed with these and

the nutrients processed (or the metal chelated out, or the yeast

controlled) and the body gets back in balance. Sometimes you still

need to eliminate or limit certain foods in spite of all of this.

My older son used to react to just a smidgeon of casein with 3 days

of misery. After being on Peptizyde for 4 months, he has now eaten 3

major (accidental) casein-containing foods with no enzymes at

different times with no reaction. Surprised the heck out of me. So

although I don't have a problem with giving enzymes forever, it is

nice to know that he doesn't have to be so rigid and live in fear of

being trashed for 3 days if he slips-up. Something in his system has

healed. In the end, he will be in charge of his own health anyway.

Oh course, many people are on special diets anyway, as another poster

described. And it depends on your personal comfort level and

preferences.

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