Potato intolerance
Anyone’s child have a potato intolerance. My daughter was completelyaddicted to them once we started the diet. I realized she hadn’teaten anything that way since we took away wheat (she could eat awhole bag of goldfish if we let her!) She had been off them for 3days and her rash started to clear up and she was eating baout aquarter of what she was eating. I decided to check and make sure thatit was potatoes that affected her soI gave her some fries tonight.She was like a wild animal. Giggling and laughing all over theplace. She was totally oblivious to us calling her-Suddenly, shecrashed. She laid on the floor and started to fall asleep! IS thiscommon? I realize we have to give up potatoes, but can it reallyaffect her that much…This diet is already so hard and she refusesall corn and rice things unless I mask them in tomato sauce.Another quick enzyme question…I gave her acidophilus yesterdaymorning and she drooled really bad all day. I saw some white flakesin her drool and she was real irritable. Could this be a sideeffect?What can you feed them if they can’t have potatoes?
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Lyle Farrington said,
Wrote on December 31, 2006 @ 12:27 pm
There is such a thing as potato intolerance. I know someone whose child isintolerant in the same way as yours. Whenever he has them, the world stopsexisting, with the exception of that plate full of fries. He is able totolerate them with Houston enzymes.
You should invest in some IgG testing to see what other foods your child isintolerant of. Seehttp://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/food-allergy.htmlfor a reallygood overview of food allergies and intolerances.
Regarding the acidophilus you gave your child… what brand was it? Is itcasein-free? If it is derived from milk, that might be the explanation forthe drooling.
Ali Hunsberger said,
Wrote on December 31, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
My son is intolerant to potatoes but it is a yeast issue. He doesfine on the red potatoes if I home fry them. They are lower in sugarthan the white potatoes. But he goes off on potato chips, even thelays that are supposed to be gfcf.
Have you considered it may be yeast issue?
Tressie Flatness said,
Wrote on January 2, 2007 @ 2:24 am
It is definitely a yeast issue. She has a horrible diaper rash and sudden sleepproblems. She is so much more spacey than usual. The MD (not a DAN dr) gave me spectrizole (sp?) cream (which I haven’t used)and I have been giving her grapefruit seed extract. Do you recommend anythingelse? She fits all the signs of yeast overgrowth- She refuses to eat meat(never has) and without potatoes, I am at a loss- Rice feeds yeast, too?
Ofelia Kordiak said,
Wrote on January 3, 2007 @ 6:34 am
I did the IGG blood panel test. What is the IGG food panel test?
Ali Hunsberger said,
Wrote on January 4, 2007 @ 11:35 pm
We are just starting to address my son’s yeast intolerance. Hisnutritionist said that the enzymes help in that they predigest thefood and it does not stay in the intestines as long. Reducing thetime the yeast has to feed and in doing so killing some. She alsosuggested bromelain to reduce the swelling caused in the body fromthe yeast die off.
There are several ways to address yeast, but from what I have heardand read the best still seems to be oral meds. I would request yourDr. treat for internal yeast. If he/she denies it could be presentinsist on a test to rule it out.
I am fixing to go this route with our Dr. She would not prescribeoral yeast med. since my son was having a heart arrythmia. We justfinished with the Cardiologist who found that it was not anarrhytmia but an additional heartbeat. Something she says is verycommon in boys his age and not a problem. Now we go back to the pcmwith this info and will again request some nystatin or similar med.If she refuses I plan to request she test to prove she is right. Ifthe test comes back neg. great, if not she will have to treat forit. If she refuses to test, we will change Dr. I have found anotherone that takes our insurance who tests and treats yeast.
I hope you find your answer in treating the yeast problem.
Melisa Schumpert said,
Wrote on January 6, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
I can personally attest to the fact that Lays potato chips are VERYBAD yeast feeders. I can still remember the yeast headache I had thelast time I ate them, and it was more than two years ago.
Florentino Birchler said,
Wrote on January 7, 2007 @ 7:34 pm
My son is sensitive to potatoes…white, red and sweet. We found outby doing an IGg food panel blood test. As much as it stinks, he’sjust now allowed to have them or the other things that he’ssensitive to. We keep them out of the house or we put them up in apaper bag…the things he can’t have.
Edmond Hanshaw said,
Wrote on January 8, 2007 @ 9:16 am
My daughter’s tests came up with white potato and was told that redwas also considered a white potato.
Is the distinction made with the color of the flesh?
I know my daughter can tolerate sweet potatoes/yams (different foodall together), but stayed away from red, blue and purple potatoes asI assumed they were in the same family as the traditional whitefleshed, brown/yellow skinned potato.
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