my son

[Guest guest]

looks like adrenalAdrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome 

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:28 PM, MacGilchrist <s.macgilxrist@...> wrote:

 

Dear Steph and ,

I have tested my son using " Food detective " and it turns out that he

has anti-bodies for the following : Egg, cow's milk, gluten, wheat, rice, corn

and gluten.  This is very similar to me and obviously I am worried about how all

this could turn out, given how I have ended up!

He is sensitive to noise, smells, light and heat.

He has been complaining on and off for years about having pins and needles in

his fingers and has been prescribed magnesium by our doctor on several

occasions. (I think this may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency.  Because of the

mad cow business and a dioxine scare when he was little he never ate any beef

until he was about 10 when organic beef started to become readily available in

the shops.)

He is given to reacting violently to people who insult him, although I must say

his reaction always follows a provocation and is not gratuitous.  On the other

hand he is very demonstrative and affectionate. For me this is symptomatic of a

great emotivity.

He is often tired after eating.

He gets easily flumoxed in group situations and is not great at dealing with

problems through discussion.

He is around a 100 - 110 lb, just over 5 foot 7 inches (my height) and is 12

years old.  He has grown quite a bit this year, I think he started 2010 shorter

than me.

Puberty seems to be going along nicely.

He is a very talented student at school but gets stressed easily.

I am proud to say that as yet he has no fillings and never will have if I can

help it!

He has slight shadows under the eyes, like me.

He has similar behaviour to me at the same age.  I would like to deal with his

allergies and behavioural problems but I am not sure how to go about this.  I

think he may have been born with some sort of adrenal problem because he slept

15 hours a day until he was four (I was the envy of the village!). He was always

full on when he was awake and then pooped after lunch.  (May be I was pinching

his cortisol or something because I felt great when I was pregnant.)

Any way he is going on a gluten, cow's milk and egg free diet.  Could iodine

help with his allergies and behavioural problems?

The more I think about it the more I am convinced that I and some of the other

members of my family have undiagnosed food intolerance issues.  My sister has

had some very bad episodes with her health (endometriosis and polycystic

ovaries) and my Mum died of cancer at 51 (both breasts, I believe this is quite

rare).  My son takes after my side of the family physically.  I have a suspicion

that he might have a leaky gut or something, because of the number of " light "

allergies that he had on the test tray (light stains instead of dark ones

indicating low level of anti-bodies).  Is there something that I could do

to improve his gut flora?

Excuse me if this message seems to jump around a bit, but I don't know how to

approach this.  I am very concerned to see in this forum and in the other ones

that I frequent that the age at which people are getting thyroid disease and

iodine deficiency related issues seems to be getting lower and lower and that

many people in my position have teenage kids that are ill with thyroid disease

or gut or adrenal issues.  I am also seeing the same thing among our friends and

the kids my son goes to school with.  I strongly believe that this is the first

part of an epidemic.  My instinct tells me that to do nothing is not the

solution.

I have driven my very patient and understanding husband mad talking about iodine

but even he now thinks something is up and maybe we should give him some iodine

for his allergies or as a pre-emptive treatment.  I have only very vague ideas

how much to give him and what else he needs (except may be for the vitamin B12).

Any help gratefully received,

MacGilchrist

[Guest guest]

Many classic signs of magnesium deficiency. http://www.thewayup.com/newsletters/081501.htmhttp://www.ctds.info/5_13_magnesium.htmlLinn

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:28 PM, MacGilchrist <s.macgilxrist@...> wrote:

Dear Steph and ,

I have tested my son using "Food detective" and it turns out that he

has anti-bodies for the following : Egg, cow's milk, gluten, wheat, rice, corn

and gluten. This is very similar to me and obviously I am worried about how all

this could turn out, given how I have ended up!

He is sensitive to noise, smells, light and heat.

He has been complaining on and off for years about having pins and needles in

his fingers and has been prescribed magnesium by our doctor on several

occasions. (I think this may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency. Because of the

mad cow business and a dioxine scare when he was little he never ate any beef

until he was about 10 when organic beef started to become readily available in

the shops.)

He is given to reacting violently to people who insult him, although I must say

his reaction always follows a provocation and is not gratuitous. On the other

hand he is very demonstrative and affectionate. For me this is symptomatic of a

great emotivity.

He is often tired after eating.

He gets easily flumoxed in group situations and is not great at dealing with

problems through discussion.

He is around a 100 - 110 lb, just over 5 foot 7 inches (my height) and is 12

years old. He has grown quite a bit this year, I think he started 2010 shorter

than me.

Puberty seems to be going along nicely.

He is a very talented student at school but gets stressed easily.

I am proud to say that as yet he has no fillings and never will have if I can

help it!

He has slight shadows under the eyes, like me.

He has similar behaviour to me at the same age. I would like to deal with his

allergies and behavioural problems but I am not sure how to go about this. I

think he may have been born with some sort of adrenal problem because he slept

15 hours a day until he was four (I was the envy of the village!). He was always

full on when he was awake and then pooped after lunch. (May be I was pinching

his cortisol or something because I felt great when I was pregnant.)

Any way he is going on a gluten, cow's milk and egg free diet. Could iodine

help with his allergies and behavioural problems?

The more I think about it the more I am convinced that I and some of the other

members of my family have undiagnosed food intolerance issues. My sister has

had some very bad episodes with her health (endometriosis and polycystic

ovaries) and my Mum died of cancer at 51 (both breasts, I believe this is quite

rare). My son takes after my side of the family physically. I have a suspicion

that he might have a leaky gut or something, because of the number of "light"

allergies that he had on the test tray (light stains instead of dark ones

indicating low level of anti-bodies). Is there something that I could do

to improve his gut flora?

Excuse me if this message seems to jump around a bit, but I don't know how to

approach this. I am very concerned to see in this forum and in the other ones

that I frequent that the age at which people are getting thyroid disease and

iodine deficiency related issues seems to be getting lower and lower and that

many people in my position have teenage kids that are ill with thyroid disease

or gut or adrenal issues. I am also seeing the same thing among our friends and

the kids my son goes to school with. I strongly believe that this is the first

part of an epidemic. My instinct tells me that to do nothing is not the

solution.

I have driven my very patient and understanding husband mad talking about iodine

but even he now thinks something is up and maybe we should give him some iodine

for his allergies or as a pre-emptive treatment. I have only very vague ideas

how much to give him and what else he needs (except may be for the vitamin B12).

Any help gratefully received,

MacGilchrist

[Guest guest]

It sounds like possibly a sensory processing disorder.  The question then becomes about whether it is constituational or driven by environmental factors like food, adrenal issues, thyroid issues, etc.  You might tackle both the food/supplmentation end as well as look into an occupational therapist office which specializes in sensory processing issues.  They have things they can do with kids (and adults) which are very helpful.

 

JM2C,

 

Jaxi

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 10:28 AM, MacGilchrist <s.macgilxrist@...> wrote:

[Guest guest]

Most iodine in the typical American diet comes from dairy and eggs. A dairy and

egg free diet could lead to an iodine deficiency if it is not being

supplemented.

-Zed

>

> Dear Steph and ,

>

> I have tested my son using " Food detective " and it turns out that he

> has anti-bodies for the following : Egg, cow's milk, gluten, wheat, rice, corn

> and gluten.  This is very similar to me and obviously I am worried about how

all

> this could turn out, given how I have ended up!

>

> He is sensitive to noise, smells, light and heat.

> He has been complaining on and off for years about having pins and needles in

> his fingers and has been prescribed magnesium by our doctor on several

> occasions. (I think this may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency.  Because of the

> mad cow business and a dioxine scare when he was little he never ate any beef

> until he was about 10 when organic beef started to become readily available in

> the shops.)

> He is given to reacting violently to people who insult him, although I must

say

> his reaction always follows a provocation and is not gratuitous.  On the other

> hand he is very demonstrative and affectionate. For me this is symptomatic of

a

> great emotivity.

> He is often tired after eating.

> He gets easily flumoxed in group situations and is not great at dealing with

> problems through discussion.

> He is around a 100 - 110 lb, just over 5 foot 7 inches (my height) and is 12

> years old.  He has grown quite a bit this year, I think he started 2010

shorter

> than me.

> Puberty seems to be going along nicely.

> He is a very talented student at school but gets stressed easily.

> I am proud to say that as yet he has no fillings and never will have if I can

> help it!

> He has slight shadows under the eyes, like me.

>

> He has similar behaviour to me at the same age.  I would like to deal with his

> allergies and behavioural problems but I am not sure how to go about this.  I

> think he may have been born with some sort of adrenal problem because he slept

> 15 hours a day until he was four (I was the envy of the village!). He was

always

> full on when he was awake and then pooped after lunch.  (May be I was pinching

> his cortisol or something because I felt great when I was pregnant.)

>

> Any way he is going on a gluten, cow's milk and egg free diet.  Could iodine

> help with his allergies and behavioural problems?

>

> The more I think about it the more I am convinced that I and some of the other

> members of my family have undiagnosed food intolerance issues.  My sister has

> had some very bad episodes with her health (endometriosis and polycystic

> ovaries) and my Mum died of cancer at 51 (both breasts, I believe this is

quite

> rare).  My son takes after my side of the family physically.  I have a

suspicion

> that he might have a leaky gut or something, because of the number of " light "

> allergies that he had on the test tray (light stains instead of dark ones

> indicating low level of anti-bodies).  Is there something that I could do

> to improve his gut flora?

>

> Excuse me if this message seems to jump around a bit, but I don't know how to

> approach this.  I am very concerned to see in this forum and in the other ones

> that I frequent that the age at which people are getting thyroid disease and

> iodine deficiency related issues seems to be getting lower and lower and that

> many people in my position have teenage kids that are ill with thyroid disease

> or gut or adrenal issues.  I am also seeing the same thing among our friends

and

> the kids my son goes to school with.  I strongly believe that this is the

first

> part of an epidemic.  My instinct tells me that to do nothing is not the

> solution.

>

> I have driven my very patient and understanding husband mad talking about

iodine

> but even he now thinks something is up and maybe we should give him some

iodine

> for his allergies or as a pre-emptive treatment.  I have only very vague ideas

> how much to give him and what else he needs (except may be for the vitamin

B12).

>

> Any help gratefully received,

>

> MacGilchrist

>

[Guest guest]

Since learning that I have lyme disease, I run everything through that screen

first. It is worth checking out. If you google lyme with any symptom you will

find lots of info that can benefit those without lyme even.

Incidentally, I believe iodine is our best treatment for lyme and the

co-infections that are often associated with it.

http://www.lymeinducedautism.com/images/mastersymptomlist.pdf

Joan

>

[Guest guest]

In addition, more than 95% of Americans are iodine deficient and I don't

know what the European figures are but probably not generally sufficient in

iodine. I do think, , that your son should have iodine. It is

required for the most basic functioning of the body, before many other things.

If I'd had iodine as a child I'm quite sure many of the difficulties I've

had would not have been issues. So whatever else may be going on with him

(and there have been several suggestions that bear looking into), iodine

supplementation seems a good idea. Try him on a small dose and see what

you experience. Many people with children who are suffering see instant

change. And remember, the body washes out any iodine it doesn't need.

I think it's great that you're moving forward for your son's health, .

--

>Most iodine in the typical American diet comes from dairy and eggs. A

>dairy and egg free diet could lead to an iodine deficiency if it is not

>being supplemented.

>

>-Zed

>

>

> >

> > Dear Steph and ,

> >

> > I have tested my son using " Food detective " and it turns out that he

> > has anti-bodies for the following : Egg, cow's milk, gluten, wheat,

> rice, corn

> > and gluten. This is very similar to me and obviously I am worried

> about how all

> > this could turn out, given how I have ended up!

> >

> > He is sensitive to noise, smells, light and heat.

> > He has been complaining on and off for years about having pins and

> needles in

> > his fingers and has been prescribed magnesium by our doctor on several

> > occasions. (I think this may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency. Because

> of the

> > mad cow business and a dioxine scare when he was little he never ate

> any beef

> > until he was about 10 when organic beef started to become readily

> available in

> > the shops.)

> > He is given to reacting violently to people who insult him, although I

> must say

> > his reaction always follows a provocation and is not gratuitous. On

> the other

> > hand he is very demonstrative and affectionate. For me this is

> symptomatic of a

> > great emotivity.

> > He is often tired after eating.

> > He gets easily flumoxed in group situations and is not great at dealing

> with

> > problems through discussion.

> > He is around a 100 - 110 lb, just over 5 foot 7 inches (my height) and

> is 12

> > years old. He has grown quite a bit this year, I think he started 2010

> shorter

> > than me.

> > Puberty seems to be going along nicely.

> > He is a very talented student at school but gets stressed easily.

> > I am proud to say that as yet he has no fillings and never will have if

> I can

> > help it!

> > He has slight shadows under the eyes, like me.

> >

> > He has similar behaviour to me at the same age. I would like to deal

> with his

> > allergies and behavioural problems but I am not sure how to go about

> this. I

> > think he may have been born with some sort of adrenal problem because

> he slept

> > 15 hours a day until he was four (I was the envy of the village!). He

> was always

> > full on when he was awake and then pooped after lunch. (May be I was

> pinching

> > his cortisol or something because I felt great when I was pregnant.)

> >

> > Any way he is going on a gluten, cow's milk and egg free diet. Could

> iodine

> > help with his allergies and behavioural problems?

> >

> > The more I think about it the more I am convinced that I and some of

> the other

> > members of my family have undiagnosed food intolerance issues. My

> sister has

> > had some very bad episodes with her health (endometriosis and polycystic

> > ovaries) and my Mum died of cancer at 51 (both breasts, I believe this

> is quite

> > rare). My son takes after my side of the family physically. I have a

> suspicion

> > that he might have a leaky gut or something, because of the number of

> " light "

> > allergies that he had on the test tray (light stains instead of dark ones

> > indicating low level of anti-bodies). Is there something that I could do

> > to improve his gut flora?

> >

> > Excuse me if this message seems to jump around a bit, but I don't know

> how to

> > approach this. I am very concerned to see in this forum and in the

> other ones

> > that I frequent that the age at which people are getting thyroid

> disease and

> > iodine deficiency related issues seems to be getting lower and lower

> and that

> > many people in my position have teenage kids that are ill with thyroid

> disease

> > or gut or adrenal issues. I am also seeing the same thing among our

> friends and

> > the kids my son goes to school with. I strongly believe that this is

> the first

> > part of an epidemic. My instinct tells me that to do nothing is not the

> > solution.

> >

> > I have driven my very patient and understanding husband mad talking

> about iodine

> > but even he now thinks something is up and maybe we should give him

> some iodine

> > for his allergies or as a pre-emptive treatment. I have only very

> vague ideas

> > how much to give him and what else he needs (except may be for the

> vitamin B12).

> >

> > Any help gratefully received,

> >

> > MacGilchrist

> >

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

First of all, I agree with you that we are looking at an epidemic. Our children are becoming sicker by the year. In a 6-year period, autism went from 1 in 151 kids to 1 in 101 kids & the newest projections are for 1 in 91 kids. Many schools are prohibiting peanut butter on the premises, because there are so many life-threatening peanut allergies. Rates of asthma are skyrocketing. One in 6 American children now has a special education plan, & millions of children are being drugged. Everywhere you look, there are indications our kids are getting sicker & less functional.Food allergies are an auto-immune disorder. (Shiners under the eyes are often caused by food allergies, & could subside if you get him on the right diet.) Autism & asthma are auto-immune disorders. A lot of the things you describe are things commonly seen in kids on the ADD/autistic spectrum. (Not saying that your kid is autistic, but that more & more kids are being affected with these associated issues. We are turning our children's own immune systems against them. Autism is only one manifestation of the problem.)Optimal nutrition is very important (especially the basic nutrients on the iodine protocol), but most of our kids have unhealthy guts, so even when you are providing optimal nutrition, it is hard for them to benefit. He probably needs everything on the iodine protocol, & then some, but he probably also needs probiotics, enzymes, & HCL to help his gut use them. (Fatigue after eating suggests to me that he is having trouble digesting.) Gut health is a whole huge issue of study ( & off-topic) but if you don't improve the health of the gut, the nutrients won't do their job. (He is probably low on magnesium, but could also well be low on the stomach acid to break down the magnesium, to that even what he gets cannot be used.)My advice is always to do EVERYTHING. His sensitivities are classical sensory integration dysfunction. A neurodevelopmental therapist or OT with specific sensory integration training can give him a program of exercises that will moderate this sensitivity. (Beware. Sensory integration is the flavor of the month, & a lot of folks claim to offer it without the proper training. Training at the Ayres Clinic is generally a sign of somebody more knowledgeable in this country, though I imagine there are other good training centers, & I have no idea where to go in Europe. I know that there was a neurodevelopmental training center in Germany, at one time, but I don't know how you find its graduates. I think the teacher was Florence ? You want somebody who has more training than just a few stray lectures on the subject.)A lot of our kids seem to have chronic, low-grade infections. Lyme is often cited, but so are other things. Anything that helps the immune system to fight these chronic issues can reap benefits. The problem isn't just that the immune system has been diverted to attack itself, but also that it has become ineffective at attacking invaders.Biomed autism moms also try to clean up environmental factors in their homes -- get rid of chemicals in cosmetics & cleaners, get rid of items that outgas a lot of chemicals, reduce EMF exposure. With the proliferation of cell phones, WIFI, etc., it is hard to get away from EMFs. But some kids are really sensitive to them. (I know people who shut off the circuit breakers to all the bedrooms in their house at night, & they swear that they all sleep better. There are companies that sell EMF blocking fabric to cocoon your bed. I don't know if this is justified for all kids, but it is an avenue to explore. Some kids seem to be a lot more sensitive to EMFs than others.) Cleaning up the personal environment at least gives a child a break from the toxins in the larger community.Some of my friends have made an effort to do some cleaning up in their child's school. This tends not to be greeted with much sympathy, but some persist because the school environment is so toxic, & school lunches are so poor. The industrial cleaners used in many schools are enough to put a lot of us chemically sensitive folks into a near coma. The flickering fluorescent lights are really hard on the hypersensitive neurological system.There are books out on autism & related issues that can give you some information to work with. Even though your kid does not have an autism diagnosis, he does have the auto-immune markers so that much of the advice will apply.http://www.amazon.com/Healing-New-Childhood-Epidemics-Groundbreaking/dp/0345494512/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1289938399 & sr=8-1This is an uphill battle, for all of us. But since our children are smaller & more vulnerable, they are experiencing the worst symptoms.You are right to be wanting to get to work on this ASAP. Good luck.AnneOn Nov 16, 2010, at 8:28 AM, MacGilchrist wrote: Dear Steph and , I have tested my son using "Food detective" and it turns out that he has anti-bodies for the following : Egg, cow's milk, gluten, wheat, rice, corn and gluten. This is very similar to me and obviously I am worried about how all this could turn out, given how I have ended up! He is sensitive to noise, smells, light and heat. He has been complaining on and off for years about having pins and needles in his fingers and has been prescribed magnesium by our doctor on several occasions. (I think this may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency. Because of the mad cow business and a dioxine scare when he was little he never ate any beef until he was about 10 when organic beef started to become readily available in the shops.) He is given to reacting violently to people who insult him, although I must say his reaction always follows a provocation and is not gratuitous. On the other hand he is very demonstrative and affectionate. For me this is symptomatic of a great emotivity. He is often tired after eating. He gets easily flumoxed in group situations and is not great at dealing with problems through discussion. He is around a 100 - 110 lb, just over 5 foot 7 inches (my height) and is 12 years old. He has grown quite a bit this year, I think he started 2010 shorter than me. Puberty seems to be going along nicely. He is a very talented student at school but gets stressed easily. I am proud to say that as yet he has no fillings and never will have if I can help it! He has slight shadows under the eyes, like me. He has similar behaviour to me at the same age. I would like to deal with his allergies and behavioural problems but I am not sure how to go about this. I think he may have been born with some sort of adrenal problem because he slept 15 hours a day until he was four (I was the envy of the village!). He was always full on when he was awake and then pooped after lunch. (May be I was pinching his cortisol or something because I felt great when I was pregnant.) Any way he is going on a gluten, cow's milk and egg free diet. Could iodine help with his allergies and behavioural problems? The more I think about it the more I am convinced that I and some of the other members of my family have undiagnosed food intolerance issues. My sister has had some very bad episodes with her health (endometriosis and polycystic ovaries) and my Mum died of cancer at 51 (both breasts, I believe this is quite rare). My son takes after my side of the family physically. I have a suspicion that he might have a leaky gut or something, because of the number of "light" allergies that he had on the test tray (light stains instead of dark ones indicating low level of anti-bodies). Is there something that I could do to improve his gut flora? Excuse me if this message seems to jump around a bit, but I don't know how to approach this. I am very concerned to see in this forum and in the other ones that I frequent that the age at which people are getting thyroid disease and iodine deficiency related issues seems to be getting lower and lower and that many people in my position have teenage kids that are ill with thyroid disease or gut or adrenal issues. I am also seeing the same thing among our friends and the kids my son goes to school with. I strongly believe that this is the first part of an epidemic. My instinct tells me that to do nothing is not the solution. I have driven my very patient and understanding husband mad talking about iodine but even he now thinks something is up and maybe we should give him some iodine for his allergies or as a pre-emptive treatment. I have only very vague ideas how much to give him and what else he needs (except may be for the vitamin B12). Any help gratefully received, MacGilchrist

[Guest guest]

another good book for autism with many  treATMENTS FOR GUT AND IMMUNE SYSTEM.THEE ARE WITH DR MCCANDLESSChildren With Starving Brains: A Medical Treatment Guide for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Baker <vbaker@...> wrote:

 

In addition, more than 95% of Americans are iodine deficient and I don't

know what the European figures are but probably not generally sufficient in

iodine. I do think, , that your son should have iodine. It is

required for the most basic functioning of the body, before many other things.

If I'd had iodine as a child I'm quite sure many of the difficulties I've

had would not have been issues. So whatever else may be going on with him

(and there have been several suggestions that bear looking into), iodine

supplementation seems a good idea. Try him on a small dose and see what

you experience. Many people with children who are suffering see instant

change. And remember, the body washes out any iodine it doesn't need.

I think it's great that you're moving forward for your son's health, .

--

>Most iodine in the typical American diet comes from dairy and eggs. A

>dairy and egg free diet could lead to an iodine deficiency if it is not

>being supplemented.

>

>-Zed

>

>

> >

> > Dear Steph and ,

> >

> > I have tested my son using " Food detective " and it turns out that he

> > has anti-bodies for the following : Egg, cow's milk, gluten, wheat,

> rice, corn

> > and gluten. This is very similar to me and obviously I am worried

> about how all

> > this could turn out, given how I have ended up!

> >

> > He is sensitive to noise, smells, light and heat.

> > He has been complaining on and off for years about having pins and

> needles in

> > his fingers and has been prescribed magnesium by our doctor on several

> > occasions. (I think this may be due to vitamin B12 deficiency. Because

> of the

> > mad cow business and a dioxine scare when he was little he never ate

> any beef

> > until he was about 10 when organic beef started to become readily

> available in

> > the shops.)

> > He is given to reacting violently to people who insult him, although I

> must say

> > his reaction always follows a provocation and is not gratuitous. On

> the other

> > hand he is very demonstrative and affectionate. For me this is

> symptomatic of a

> > great emotivity.

> > He is often tired after eating.

> > He gets easily flumoxed in group situations and is not great at dealing

> with

> > problems through discussion.

> > He is around a 100 - 110 lb, just over 5 foot 7 inches (my height) and

> is 12

> > years old. He has grown quite a bit this year, I think he started 2010

> shorter

> > than me.

> > Puberty seems to be going along nicely.

> > He is a very talented student at school but gets stressed easily.

> > I am proud to say that as yet he has no fillings and never will have if

> I can

> > help it!

> > He has slight shadows under the eyes, like me.

> >

> > He has similar behaviour to me at the same age. I would like to deal

> with his

> > allergies and behavioural problems but I am not sure how to go about

> this. I

> > think he may have been born with some sort of adrenal problem because

> he slept

> > 15 hours a day until he was four (I was the envy of the village!). He

> was always

> > full on when he was awake and then pooped after lunch. (May be I was

> pinching

> > his cortisol or something because I felt great when I was pregnant.)

> >

> > Any way he is going on a gluten, cow's milk and egg free diet. Could

> iodine

> > help with his allergies and behavioural problems?

> >

> > The more I think about it the more I am convinced that I and some of

> the other

> > members of my family have undiagnosed food intolerance issues. My

> sister has

> > had some very bad episodes with her health (endometriosis and polycystic

> > ovaries) and my Mum died of cancer at 51 (both breasts, I believe this

> is quite

> > rare). My son takes after my side of the family physically. I have a

> suspicion

> > that he might have a leaky gut or something, because of the number of

> " light "

> > allergies that he had on the test tray (light stains instead of dark ones

> > indicating low level of anti-bodies). Is there something that I could do

> > to improve his gut flora?

> >

> > Excuse me if this message seems to jump around a bit, but I don't know

> how to

> > approach this. I am very concerned to see in this forum and in the

> other ones

> > that I frequent that the age at which people are getting thyroid

> disease and

> > iodine deficiency related issues seems to be getting lower and lower

> and that

> > many people in my position have teenage kids that are ill with thyroid

> disease

> > or gut or adrenal issues. I am also seeing the same thing among our

> friends and

> > the kids my son goes to school with. I strongly believe that this is

> the first

> > part of an epidemic. My instinct tells me that to do nothing is not the

> > solution.

> >

> > I have driven my very patient and understanding husband mad talking

> about iodine

> > but even he now thinks something is up and maybe we should give him

> some iodine

> > for his allergies or as a pre-emptive treatment. I have only very

> vague ideas

> > how much to give him and what else he needs (except may be for the

> vitamin B12).

> >

> > Any help gratefully received,

> >

> > MacGilchrist

> >

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think you are astute in considering adrenal disease.

Food allergies are common in hypo (low) adrenals because cortisol is responsible for suppressing the immune system, so low cortisol = hyper immune system. My DD ate eggs in reckless abandon until she got adrenal disease. My dd has the same sensitivity to light, smell, sounds, heat and cold. Sick adrenals affects the central nervous system. Adrenal disease is known as the "great Imitator", as is Lyme, because it affects so many body systems.

Pins and needles in fingers, and periodical outburst of anger/aggression is a symptom of low blood sugar. Intolerance to stress, even low levels, clearly shows low adrenal hormones.

Children need to get vit A from animal fat/red meat, because they cannot make the conversion to retinol from the beta carotene in fruits/vegs. It is good you have him eating some red meat. don't limit it too much.

Gail

[Guest guest]

Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.

I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way.

There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

Amen, Gail

iodine From: gailski@...Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:12:04 -0700Subject: Re: My son

Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.

I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way.

There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

Nor is everything adrenal. ;-)LinnOn Nov 18, 2010, at 7:57 AM, Klasi Lady wrote:

Amen, Gail

iodine From: gailski@...Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:12:04 -0700Subject: Re: My son

Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.

I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way.

There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

So if it is adrenal, what can be done.I ask because my son huffed at 12 years old..paint thinner and worse. He is bipolar dx at 13 after a year of hell.. meds do not help him with the side effects so he will not take them. He is now 26, I feel so badly for him and have tried so many alternative things, natural lithium, omega 3 oils, energy healing, GEO Tran..holy basil

Amen, Gail

iodine From: gailski@...Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:12:04 -0700Subject: Re: My son

Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.

I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way.

There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

bipolar is thyroid.

you must find a doctor that know to treat thyroid and adrenal if needed with hc.

there are

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 5:12 PM, peggy schlayer <schlayerpeggy@...> wrote:

 

So if it is adrenal, what can be done.I ask because my son huffed at 12 years old..paint thinner and worse. He is bipolar dx at 13 after a year of hell.. meds do not help him with the side effects so he will not take them. He is now 26, I feel so badly for him and have tried so many alternative things, natural lithium, omega 3 oils, energy healing, GEO Tran..holy basil

 

Amen, Gail  

iodine From: gailski@...

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:12:04 -0700Subject: Re: My son 

Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.

 

I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles  generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,)  to the point of even making children sick.  Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today.  Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way.

 

There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

This subject has gotten away from Iodine; please continue this on the IodineOTGroup, thank you. Kathleen

Re: My son

Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.

I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way.

There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

Peggy,

Here's an interesting link,

The eighteen overlooked symptoms of adrenal fatigue:

http://www,canaryclub.org/home-test-kits/single-hormone/lutenizing-hormone/497-eighteen-overlooked-symptoms-of-adrenal-fatigue-glands.html

Use 'saliva cortisol' if you need to test him.

Hypomagnesemia is sometimes seen in asthma (because the various adrenal diseases cause imbalances of certain vitamins/minerals.) and almost always benefits asthma. It might be worth a shot to supp with some MG and see if it helps somewhat. This should be used in conjunction with adrenal support, if it is needed, and not in place of it.

[Guest guest]

Please move this discussion to the IodineOTGroup, link is at the bottom of this page. Thank you. Kathleen

My son

Hi,You are probably going to be shocked but not only is corn RoundUp Ready, but soybeans, cotton, used to be potatoes but they were not tasty and low producing-so we were saved, tried to make alfalfa GMO legal twice but so far has failed. Who knows what else!I saw a field of weeds that was volunteer Roundup Ready cotton from last year. Guess what? Round Up will not kill it. Jean********************* Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues. Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic receptors.I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect the endocrine system in a bad way. There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

[Guest guest]

Evidence indicates autoimmune problems are stimulated by lack of critical

nutrients due to demineralization of the soil and poor diets, combined with

environmental toxicities, combined with other environmental and genetic

factors. So the fact that we live in a toxic world, imo, in no way negates

the FACT that autoimmune diseases are skyrocketing. We live in a chemical

bath, chemicals such as BPA which everyone has stored in their fat, which

interfere with hormone production. The body under assault breaks

down. The myth of autoimmune is that it is the body attacking

itself. It's actually because of a weak immune system that is

haywire. The cure for the longterm is to build the immune system, not shut

it down as Western medicine wants to do.

Again, one of the best defenses we can muster against the toxic bath we

live in is to get iodine sufficient in our bodies. We've seen a number of

women who had trouble getting pregnant (an epidemic directly related to BPA

and other hormone-disrupting chemicals) become pregnant following the

iodine protocol. That is a very serious indicator of the power of the

iodine protocol.

--

>

>Anne, Asthma is not necessarily an auto immune syndrome. Nor is all

>ADD/bipolar. Asthma and bipolar has been linked to adrenal issues.

>Abuterol, what they use to treat it, is a catecholamine affecting drug if

>I remember correctly. Catecholamines affect adrenals as it has nicotinic

>receptors.

>

>I think that there has been deliberate public think tanks and online

>articles generated to lead people to beleive that much disease is our own

>body attacking itself. I personally disagree with that theory. I know that

>many people will want to agree with the common public theory, and that is

>fine. But here is another option: A rash of toxins and chemicals that

>affect the delicate endocrine system, (the organs where most blood

>saturation occurs,) to the point of even making children sick. Roundup

>is one of the worst offenders, (it's damage is irreversable) and sprayed

>on corn crops. They have actually devised a corn seed that can be sprayed

>with roundup and not die and that is the corn used in the food indistry

>today. Even many prescription drugs are catecholamine blockers and affect

>the endocrine system in a bad way.

>

>There are cases of autistic children being cured with Lyme therapy, heavy

>metal chelation, and adrenal support. I beleive, autism, like most

>disease, is a form of pathogenic overload, toxic burden and deficiency.

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

Some AS kids do have issues like this. My daughter has always

had outbursts with transitioning from something preferred to

something less preferred. And at 9 she too become aggressive

toward me, almost always after about 3pm. I always noticed

my daughter more irritable later in the afternoon and the

stress of school just made it so much worse.

We did have a neuropsychological evaluation for her at age 9

and found out that she (like many kids with AS not all) have

a high verbal skills but very low processing speed and executive

skills (organization, transitioning and attention). This explained

the daily stress build up for us.

Zoloft is a good medication (most kids have the ability to metabolize it) to

reduce panic attacks. At 25 mg my daughter's panic stopped

flat. Amazing. For us though, it didn't reduce irritability

and aggression. I wish it had. Now we have to figure out

what else to use or trial another anti-depressant.

I would have him trial a anti-depressant if it is offered to you.

Your doctor may suggest an anti-psychotic drug such

as rispedal but I would ask to trial zoloft first. There

are more side effects with rispedal why do that if the

anti-depressant helps.

I really don't think a kid should suffer with panic through their

whole childhood. There is a good chance he will have a

good response at a low dose of zoloft.

Pam

>

> Hi I,ve just joined this group in the hope of getting some advice from other

parents who have a child with aspergers syndrome. My Son is 9 yrs old and was

diagnosed with aspergers in Nov '10, although I knew from when he was little he

acted differently to situations than my older son, for example, he hated

crowds,loud noises, would only play with green toys, had an exeptionally good

memory, and would and still will only eat foods that are bland, He panics over

change, this ranges from changing class rooms to giong out for the day, I could

go on forever, my problem and reason for joining this group is my Son is

becoming very aggressive and even violent towards me and his brother, he seems

to change from the loving funny little guy he is into a child Idon't recognise,

he says terrible things and has started punching and kicking me, has anybody

else experienced this with there child with aspergers or am Idealing with

something else. Our peadiatrition has referred us to a mental health team, and

this has scared the life out of me, can anybody help.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi my name is and I'm very new to this, I dont really know what I'm

doing, My 9yr old son was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome in Nov'10, but feel

as though i've struggled with him for a long time, from being a todddler

actually, giong for days out is a nightmare, he is so anxious about places he

doesn't know, change to routine, stufff i'm sure you are all too familiar with?!

The situation has got worse over the past 6mths, he has 'violent episodes'

towards me and his older brother, its as though he cannot respond to a sitiution

or deal with something rationally (which i guess goes for any child) so he

lashes out instead, when we get to the bottom of it its because hes worried

about something ie; a change in the school day, or a trip hes heard his class

are going on, something trivial to anybody else but a massive ordeal to him, I

really dont know how too handle these situations and its very upsetting, we see

the peadiatrition next month so am hoping for some answers onm management skills

for us, but has anybody been in the same situation, and how did you handle it,

Iknow every child is differnet and responds differently but Ihave to start

somewhere! Thankyou.

[Guest guest]

My 7yr old daughter was extremely violent and aggressive until I took her off of gluten, casein, and soy. We first removed casein.. She stopped stimming and raging and climbing walls, running off, that sort of thing within 3 days.. Then we removed gluten.. We continued to see improvements in her behavior, eye contact, social interaction, etc. But she remained aggressive, impulsive, and just plain mean at times. So we went for the soy. As soon as I got all the soy out, her aggression completely went away. We were no longer being assaulted on a daily basis. She wasn't screaming and raging over the slightest change in routine or because her little brother pronounced a word wrong.. It was amazing!

We did do blood testing to confirm these food sensitivities before we removed them. She tested highly sensitive to all 3 foods and no others (we tested for 93 different foods).

Right now I feel like we are back to square one because her teacher gave her gluten 2 weeks ago (2 donuts!).. She has been a stimming, raging, screaming, aggressive mess ever since. She has developed her irrational fears again and her OCD has come back (even though she's on zoloft for her OCD!). It's been a nightmare 2 weeks for me. She hasn't acted like this since before I took her off of these foods over a year ago. She has been attacking us anytime things don't go her way. I truly have not seen these behaviors in over a year! She can no longer function at school so we have removed her and she is homeschooling again.

Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.

Misty

From: kirkhamrachael <kirkhamrachael@...> Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 3:45:10 PMSubject: ( ) my son

Hi I,ve just joined this group in the hope of getting some advice from other parents who have a child with aspergers syndrome. My Son is 9 yrs old and was diagnosed with aspergers in Nov '10, although I knew from when he was little he acted differently to situations than my older son, for example, he hated crowds,loud noises, would only play with green toys, had an exeptionally good memory, and would and still will only eat foods that are bland, He panics over change, this ranges from changing class rooms to giong out for the day, I could go on forever, my problem and reason for joining this group is my Son is becoming very aggressive and even violent towards me and his brother, he seems to change from the loving funny little guy he is into a child Idon't recognise, he says terrible things and has started punching and kicking me, has anybody else experienced this with there child with aspergers or am Idealing with something else. Our peadiatrition has

referred us to a mental health team, and this has scared the life out of me, can anybody help.

[Guest guest]

Oh gosh, I know what it is like to be hit. It is so demoralizing.

I hope you can try a low dose of an anti-depressant to see

if this helps him. Something like zoloft start low 25mg.

You can even break it smaller to make sure it does not

increase aggressive behaviors.

What I am doing now is that my daughter has to earn computer

time by not hitting me. She gets 1 hour for good behavior

up to dinner time and including her taking a shower. Then

she gets 1 hour (7pm-8pm) and she can have the TV on too.

Then she needs about 2 hours to calm down to go to bed,

she can read ...mostly she yells and argues that school

is boring etc. It would be easier to let her stay on the

computer but it wouldn't stop her from hitting me. And

I am so tried of all this.

Sleep is so important too, and this is another battle

we have. I am trying melatonin tonight, as I see the

Mayo Clinic recommends it for Asperger kids with sleep

latency issues. She has always been hard to get to sleep

and hard to get up.

I hope this helps,

Pam

Pam

>

> Hi my name is and I'm very new to this, I dont really know what I'm

doing, My 9yr old son was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome in Nov'10, but feel

as though i've struggled with him for a long time, from being a todddler

actually, giong for days out is a nightmare, he is so anxious about places he

doesn't know, change to routine, stufff i'm sure you are all too familiar with?!

The situation has got worse over the past 6mths, he has 'violent episodes'

towards me and his older brother, its as though he cannot respond to a sitiution

or deal with something rationally (which i guess goes for any child) so he

lashes out instead, when we get to the bottom of it its because hes worried

about something ie; a change in the school day, or a trip hes heard his class

are going on, something trivial to anybody else but a massive ordeal to him, I

really dont know how too handle these situations and its very upsetting, we see

the peadiatrition next month so am hoping for some answers onm management skills

for us, but has anybody been in the same situation, and how did you handle it,

Iknow every child is differnet and responds differently but Ihave to start

somewhere! Thankyou.

>

[Guest guest]

I'm fighting my sons allergist to do food testing. He only wants to do the 8 most common allergy foods. We too removed all the gluten, casein and soy. He had been GF for some time but struggled with the casein because of the milk. Long story short, once we removed the casein he started sleeping! Going on 4 months now:)He still had crazy erratic behavior that we can't get a handle on. Last night his temper tantrum lasted almost 3 hours! I'm still exhausted from it. Any advice on the rages?From: md l <dontblinkhs@...> Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 8:31:33 AMSubject: Re: ( ) my son

My 7yr old daughter was extremely violent and aggressive until I took her off of gluten, casein, and soy. We first removed casein.. She stopped stimming and raging and climbing walls, running off, that sort of thing within 3 days.. Then we removed gluten.. We continued to see improvements in her behavior, eye contact, social interaction, etc. But she remained aggressive, impulsive, and just plain mean at times. So we went for the soy. As soon as I got all the soy out, her aggression completely went away. We were no longer being assaulted on a daily basis. She wasn't screaming and raging over the slightest change in routine or because her little brother pronounced a word wrong.. It was amazing!

We did do blood testing to confirm these food sensitivities before we removed them. She tested highly sensitive to all 3 foods and no others (we tested for 93 different foods).

Right now I feel like we are back to square one because her teacher gave her gluten 2 weeks ago (2 donuts!).. She has been a stimming, raging, screaming, aggressive mess ever since. She has developed her irrational fears again and her OCD has come back (even though she's on zoloft for her OCD!). It's been a nightmare 2 weeks for me. She hasn't acted like this since before I took her off of these foods over a year ago. She has been attacking us anytime things don't go her way. I truly have not seen these behaviors in over a year! She can no longer function at school so we have removed her and she is homeschooling again.

Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.

Misty

From: kirkhamrachael <kirkhamrachael@...> Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 3:45:10 PMSubject: ( ) my son

Hi I,ve just joined this group in the hope of getting some advice from other parents who have a child with aspergers syndrome. My Son is 9 yrs old and was diagnosed with aspergers in Nov '10, although I knew from when he was little he acted differently to situations than my older son, for example, he hated crowds,loud noises, would only play with green toys, had an exeptionally good memory, and would and still will only eat foods that are bland, He panics over change, this ranges from changing class rooms to giong out for the day, I could go on forever, my problem and reason for joining this group is my Son is becoming very aggressive and even violent towards me and his brother, he seems to change from the loving funny little guy he is into a child Idon't recognise, he says terrible things and has started punching and kicking me, has anybody else experienced this with there child with aspergers or am Idealing with something else. Our peadiatrition has

referred us to a mental health team, and this has scared the life out of me, can anybody help.

[Guest guest]

An allergist is not going to do the correct testing.. They will test for IgE-mediated allergies (anaphylactic-type allergies) and then only for the top 8 allergens and maybe some seasonal and household allergies just for good measure. My daughter was negative for all of those things.

Our kids are having an IgG-mediated response to gluten.. So you would need a blood test that looks for IgG antibodies. Allergists simply will not run these tests and even if they did, the lab would be inexpererienced and likely botch the entire test.

Celiac testing is also inaccurate as it looks for IgA antibodies.. And even if you have full blown celiac disease, the celiac tests usually do not detect it.. Many celiacs are IgA deficient! And anyway, most of our kids who are sensitive to gluten are non-celiac gluten intolerants, which means they are having an IgG response to gluten. They would never test positive on a celiac test no matter how many times you run it.

We tested through Great Plains Labs http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com with great results.

Misty

From: Abatangelo <stephanie.abatangelo@...> Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 2:13:04 PMSubject: Re: ( ) my son

I'm fighting my sons allergist to do food testing. He only wants to do the 8 most common allergy foods. We too removed all the gluten, casein and soy. He had been GF for some time but struggled with the casein because of the milk. Long story short, once we removed the casein he started sleeping! Going on 4 months now:)He still had crazy erratic behavior that we can't get a handle on. Last night his temper tantrum lasted almost 3 hours! I'm still exhausted from it. Any advice on the rages?

From: md l <dontblinkhs@...> Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 8:31:33 AMSubject: Re: ( ) my son

My 7yr old daughter was extremely violent and aggressive until I took her off of gluten, casein, and soy. We first removed casein.. She stopped stimming and raging and climbing walls, running off, that sort of thing within 3 days.. Then we removed gluten.. We continued to see improvements in her behavior, eye contact, social interaction, etc. But she remained aggressive, impulsive, and just plain mean at times. So we went for the soy. As soon as I got all the soy out, her aggression completely went away. We were no longer being assaulted on a daily basis. She wasn't screaming and raging over the slightest change in routine or because her little brother pronounced a word wrong.. It was amazing!

We did do blood testing to confirm these food sensitivities before we removed them. She tested highly sensitive to all 3 foods and no others (we tested for 93 different foods).

Right now I feel like we are back to square one because her teacher gave her gluten 2 weeks ago (2 donuts!).. She has been a stimming, raging, screaming, aggressive mess ever since. She has developed her irrational fears again and her OCD has come back (even though she's on zoloft for her OCD!). It's been a nightmare 2 weeks for me. She hasn't acted like this since before I took her off of these foods over a year ago. She has been attacking us anytime things don't go her way. I truly have not seen these behaviors in over a year! She can no longer function at school so we have removed her and she is homeschooling again.

Let me know if you have any questions about any of this.

Misty

From: kirkhamrachael <kirkhamrachael@...> Sent: Fri, February 11, 2011 3:45:10 PMSubject: ( ) my son

Hi I,ve just joined this group in the hope of getting some advice from other parents who have a child with aspergers syndrome. My Son is 9 yrs old and was diagnosed with aspergers in Nov '10, although I knew from when he was little he acted differently to situations than my older son, for example, he hated crowds,loud noises, would only play with green toys, had an exeptionally good memory, and would and still will only eat foods that are bland, He panics over change, this ranges from changing class rooms to giong out for the day, I could go on forever, my problem and reason for joining this group is my Son is becoming very aggressive and even violent towards me and his brother, he seems to change from the loving funny little guy he is into a child Idon't recognise, he says terrible things and has started punching and kicking me, has anybody else experienced this with there child with aspergers or am Idealing with something else. Our peadiatrition has

referred us to a mental health team, and this has scared the life out of me, can anybody help.

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Hi ,

It sucks when our kiddo's freak out.....and when you know they're worried and anxious or scared - it seems like it should make it easier, but it doesn't. Cause,.....no matter what the reason for the freak-out, they're still doing it.

How to make it stop...hmmm......

Not that meds are always the answer, but is he on any or anxiety?

My daughter has big-anxiety. She wouldn't get physical, but she'd get verbally mean. I mean, reallly brutal. Freak out over eveyrhing. I remember wondering if I made her that way by expectiing too much or asking for her help too much. Come to find out, she needed to feel in control of things. When she didn't, she freaked out on everyone.

Meds can calm them..............

Anyway, you're gonna get some good replies, here. It's a good bunch of people,

Hugs.

Robin

Karmageddon (n):

It's, like,

when everybody is sending off all these

really bad vibes, right?

And then, like,

the Earth explodes and it's, like, a serious bummer!

From: kirkhamrachael <kirkhamrachael@...>Subject: ( ) my son Date: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 8:34 AM

Hi my name is and I'm very new to this, I dont really know what I'm doing, My 9yr old son was diagnosed with aspergers syndrome in Nov'10, but feel as though i've struggled with him for a long time, from being a todddler actually, giong for days out is a nightmare, he is so anxious about places he doesn't know, change to routine, stufff i'm sure you are all too familiar with?! The situation has got worse over the past 6mths, he has 'violent episodes' towards me and his older brother, its as though he cannot respond to a sitiution or deal with something rationally (which i guess goes for any child) so he lashes out instead, when we get to the bottom of it its because hes worried about something ie; a change in the school day, or a trip hes heard his class are going on, something trivial to anybody else but a massive ordeal to him, I really dont know how too handle these situations and its very upsetting, we see the peadiatrition next month so

am hoping for some answers onm management skills for us, but has anybody been in the same situation, and how did you handle it, Iknow every child is differnet and responds differently but Ihave to start somewhere! Thankyou.

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