Re: always wants Carbs

[Guest guest]

It's more likely that he's craving something he shouldn't be having in

the case of carbs. My little guy wants breakfast, so I don't have much

time this morning to explain the details of leaky gut...hopefully

someone else will but if you haven't already, you should look into

the effects of gluten (in wheat, oats, rye, and barley) and the

effects of yeast overgrowth. My little guy used to LIVE on the same

kinds of foods. we removed gluten with much improvement, but saw no

end in sight. Had a stool culture done, revealed high levels of yeast

in his stool (the theory is that yeast can cause the gut to be more

porous, allowing gluten molecules to slip through attach to opiod

receptors in the brain...like opiate drugs...causes the cravings,

which some compare to addiction) Yeast, themselves, could also be

causing the cravings as their main food source is sugar (which the

starchy foods become quickly as digestion occurs).

Hopefully someone will explain in more detail if you aren't familiar

with these concepts

Kari

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> Any thoughts as to why my son always wants to eat carbs? Is that a

craving for something he's lacking? His diet is bread, pizza, pasta

and hamburgers.

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[Guest guest]

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> Any thoughts as to why my son always wants to eat carbs? Is that a

craving for something he's lacking? His diet is bread, pizza, pasta

and hamburgers.

This is a gluten list, so consider intolerance to gluten.

It might also mean yeast overgrowth.

It can also mean B vitamin deficiency.

Dana

[Guest guest]

I had his food sensitivities tested and it showed no allergy to gluten or

wheat-just dairy, eggs and bran.

I am going to get his stool cultured for yeast. It's a DNA culture test so

it's accurate. Hopefully tis will shed some light.

I am in no position to start him on a gluten free diet unless he truly has to

be on one as he will only eat 5-10 food items. He won't try anything new. It

took me 6 months to get him to take a bite of a banana. He's gotten really thin

since I took him off the dairy a few months ago so I am nervous about changing

his diet again but if I have to then I will.

[Guest guest]

Gluten sensitivity can be for many reasons other than IgE or IgG

reactions. Extreme self-limiting of diet is, in my experience and

opinion, a big sign that the child is eating something that is causing

problems. So many parents report that their child began to eat many

more foods after the offending food was removed. If your son is

sensitive to gluten, it would make sense that he would crave carbs and

limit his diet. I know it is scary to think about removing foods

under these conditions, and if it doesn't work you can add them back.

If he doesn't have celiac, you could try enzymes to see if they help

first. Also, with my kids, once we treated the yeast they suddenly

began eating so many more foods, so that might be a great first step too.

-Sierra

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> I had his food sensitivities tested and it showed no allergy to

gluten or wheat-just dairy, eggs and bran.

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> I am going to get his stool cultured for yeast. It's a DNA culture

test so it's accurate. Hopefully tis will shed some light.

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> I am in no position to start him on a gluten free diet unless he

truly has to be on one as he will only eat 5-10 food items. He won't

try anything new. It took me 6 months to get him to take a bite of a

banana. He's gotten really thin since I took him off the dairy a few

months ago so I am nervous about changing his diet again but if I have

to then I will.

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