Bratty behavior

[Anonymous]

I think sometimes it is “normal” (I hate that word, BTW), behavior for this age trying to assert themselves, but also there is a definite intolerance piece for Dylan. If he has too much milk or soy products (hidden only), he will be more “out of sync” so to speak. Can’t focus, almost seeming more defiant, but I think is more not processing things as well. We think there is a processing disorder already although they will not specifically diagnose I think until age 7, but I can clearly see a difference if he gets into foods he doesn’t do well with.

We did the enterolab testing with Dylan and our insurance did not cover it. You wouldn’t believe all the foods they told us to avoid. I did not put much stock in what they said, but I did try him off certain foods, and from the differences in behavior I could identifiy the worst culprits.

[Anonymous]

heidi—there are other conditions that can cause gluten intolerance. a person might go off gluten, feel somewhat better, and then assume that that is the clulprit (even though they may still have some lingering problems) take candida, for example. candida can cause gluten intolerance. if a person were to clear up the yeast problem, the gluten intolerance could go away. without discovering the real cause of a problem, people could be avoiding all kinds of foods that they don’t need to be avoiding. (there is also controversy in the medical profession over whether or not candida is a real problem) also, enterolab does not check for total IgA serum. this is a necessary test because it can give a false negative for any tests which are IgA based—-some of enterolab’s tests are IgA based.

[Anonymous]

Christine, Yes, it is important to realize that symptoms of gluten or other food intolerances can occur with various other conditions. I try to always keep that in the back of my mind. My husband is always teasing me that I think everything negative is due to a food intolerance. Thank you for the IgA info!

[Anonymous]

Kaelyn does a lot of these things as well. Most of the time it seems like they are just “normal” toddler behavior, but there have been days when her behaviors seem way over the top. I never thought about it being related to food. Interesting…..

[Anonymous]

heidi—you seem pretty informed about food intolerances. that is funny that your husband teases you about it—-just like you see so many problems as being caused by food intolerances—-i have a tendency to wonder how many people with problems might actually have celiac disease!!LOL! i guess we all have our “areas” of specialty!LOL!

[Anonymous]

Christine: That’s one of the great things about this board, everyone has their own areas of expertise to bring to the table. I learn something new everyday from other parents on here.

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