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By: A Free Man

A Free Man — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:04:41 +0000

We had a similar experience with our boy and dairy. A huge change in a matter of days. We’re being very careful with #2. Glad you got this sorted out!

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:14:41 +0000

Wow, what a difference. Way to go, Detective Mom! Imagine if you were “checked out” and hadn’t connected the dots for another three years? What an incredible gift you’ve given your entire family!

By: witchypoo

witchypoo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:54:20 +0000

I figured she was a whole lot more of a handful than you had shared here. So happy you have a plan!

By: Petra

Petra — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:43:57 +0000

Ah, the joys of gluten-free living. It’s not that bad though.

And nausea/headaches are what led me to go GF when I did. You should give it a try. It might help.

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:32:47 +0000

perhaps you are allergic to tantrums

Good luck with the gluten free diet. Has it had any impact on her sleeping patterns?

By: katef

katef — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:51:32 +0000

yay for gluten free improvements!
I have a friend with a two year old who’s was the melt down queen and she NEVER slept.. until they went gluten free. Sometimes it’s a struggle but so so SO worth the effort when you can see the results!

By: Veronica

Veronica — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:37:58 +0000

For everyone that asked, I now suspect it’s all gluten rather than just wheat. I tried Amy on some porridge this morning and saw a huge downslide in her behaviour. 30 minutes after breakfast, she was telling me her tummy hurt. A little while after that, the tantrums begun. She’s curled up in the chair at the moment, looking miserable and randomly bursting into tears.

Gluten free, all the way. Sigh.

Strangely enough, after the porridge, I got a headache and started to feel ‘off’. Makes me wonder if my nausea/headaches have been gluten related all along.

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:44:04 +0000

that’s fabulous!! Hope it works out.
There are so very many people with gluten intollerances.

By: Hyphen Mama

Hyphen Mama — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:10:24 +0000

OMG! (do i start all my comments to you with this? i hope not)… YES YES YES!

I’m so glad you can finally put your finger on what makes Amy tick! Isn’t it such a relief?

And then… I’ve correlated the same types of behavior with my kids and red food dye (Red #40 especially), yellow food dye, and SUGAR. The problem? My kids go to their grandparents’ houses and are stuffed full of ice cream and candy and SUGAR! Then my kids come home and melt down. I KNOW what causes the problems, it’s just conveying to other people to NOT feed them this garbage–even if they see it as a special treat!

Also… we had Wynnie’s allergies tested a year or so ago, and blood tests came back completely negative to all sorts of foods. I need to find a different type of testing, because I am positive she’s “sensitive”. NOW you have me thinking I need to cut out gluten also!

By: SusanB

SusanB — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:03:46 +0000

Awesome! I’m so glad you found a solution to give you guys all a break. I have a friend whose son acts completely zombie-like if he gets any soy or dairy, and another whose son pukes for three days straight if he gets even a whiff of dairy. But it’s so satisfying to have a fairly straightforward solution for once! =)