Guest guest Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 We started the GAPS diet a week ago. I took the kids to our local park and my oldest (5yrs) had a reaction to something and her eyes swelled shut and she itched from head to toe. Needless to say, I didn't know what to do except give her Benadryl. After a week, she still has purple coloration under her eyes and it's still puffy. Is there anything I can do to get this under control. I hate that it happened just as we started the diet because her purple eyes have been there for months and it was an indication that her allergies were taking over. I was thankful for finding the GAPS book and starting this diet to get her allergies under control, but I'm still at a loss as to what to do when these acute things happen while on the diet. I hate giving her Benadryl or Claritin. My other fear is that she'll have an asthma attack or develop bronchitis. For the past year we were giving her raw milk and it has prevented any more attacks. Prior to that she was getting bronchitis every month. But since starting the GAPS diet we took the milk away and today, she's getting a runny nose again. In the past, a runny nose would develop into bronchitis within hours. The milk would prevent this. However, I don't know if maybe all the pollen in the air is causing the runny nose, since Spring is in full bloom here. She doesn't always have reactions to pollen, so it's hard to say. Most of her reactions are from food allergies. Does anyone have any advice? Kandee Mom to Hannah, Grace and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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