Gluten free diet blog

I started to give my son (4 yro) 1/4 recommended dose of SNT(hypoallergenic, without vit. A & D, with P5P) 3 days ago. Since theSNT, he doesn’t talk as well as he could. But some days could bebetter than other days, so I don’t want to make an association yet.But he definitely urinates a lot more frequently since the supplement.For instance, yesterday (24 hr after the 1st dose), he urinated 5 timesby 11am, and 3 more times by 2pm. I’m wondering if anybody elseexperienced this. Does this indicate any intolerance of the high doseof P5p/Vit. B6/Vit. B12?

My daughter is consistently low in zinc even though we supplement atweight +20. Has anyone out there had this problem and been able toremedy it by switching to a different brand?. My daughter was takingKirkman zinc capsules and we recently added in kirkman liquid zinc buthaven’t tested after that addition. Any info would be great.

My son had difficulty tolerating oil based suppliments. Afterstarting EFA’s he was having trouble controlling his behavior. Wediscontinued the EFA’s. His pdoc suggested that it probablyinterefered with the absorbtion of his other meds. A friend suggestedgiving EFA’s midday at noon since the other meds are given at 7am &7pm. It stopped the intereference.

Just a bit of information for Canadians. If you’re having troublefinding supplements, you might want to try spectrumsupplements.comThey carry a number of things we often use with our asd kids and theservice is excellent. It makes things so much easier to order anumber of different supps from a number of different manufacturers inone shot. Anything that makes this process easier is always welcome.

I found calcuim lactate in my sons orange juice, does anyone know ifit is gfcf?thanks in advance?

My 3 yr old son is impossible to get supplements into. But this is what hasworked for us. We have mixed the kirkman labs Tropical Punch mix in his waterbottle w/ SNT-P5P. He is not allowed to drink ANYTHING. Everytime he says hewants juice…we give him the water bottle. The first time it took all day; buthe finally drank it. He will usually hold out a couple of hours before drinkingit; but he is learning that once he drinks it he can have something “good” todrink.

Another think that we experiementing with is a mixture of 3/4 grape juice and1/4 carbonated water (Seltzer water). We tell him it’s grape soda…..it’sworked so far. We are hoping this works long term (Declan can change games onyou after a few days of drinking something…all of a sudden he won’t drinkit.)….the Kirkman mix is a bit expensive. But we only use it for supplementmixing since it is pricey.

My son is 4 years and 4 months old. He is almost completely non-verbal. Generally he is happy and loving, however he does stim quieta bit physically and verbally. So much, that I don’t even notice itanymore. Anyway, I have my son on a daily dose of 1 tsp of fish oil.I also gave him olive leaf extract in the first months of autismdiagnosis, almost 1 year ago. My main problem is we can’t afford manydifferent types of supplements. Can anyone suggest somemore “important” supplements I can add to his diet to help with speechissues? There are times that I’ve forgotten to give my son fish oil,and I honestly don’t see a difference in him. Am I wasting mytime/money giving it to him? Since putting him on the GFCFSF diet,his bowel issues have been completely solved (aside from the few timeshe got something he shouldn’t have).

Can you guys tell me your thoughts and ideas on this :My son’s intestine is healing great (per his 2nd stool analysis) after 4 monthsof diet and yeast fighting.

Unfortunately, his 2nd blood test results show that his zinc and calcium levelsare EVEN LOWER than before we began supplementing!!! Moreover, his copper levelis now way too high (inverse relationship to Zinc).

We are discouraged but determined. By the initial looks of these blood testresults, it appears that supplementing is doing more harm than good = ????!!!!

I have the mag from Kirkman’s. How do you give it to your child. Thepowder in the capsules is so gritty I can’t hide it well in anything.

If you read the other message I just posted, you’ll know that myown son is doing pretty well, but I’m kind of ignorant about thechemistry/biology of what we do.

Anyway, this time I’m writing about my friend’s teenaged son with AS.They haven’t done the GFCF diet–well maybe they tried it for a shorttime, but they didn’t think benefits were worth the effort so theystopped. They haven’t been to a DAN dr either, just traditional MDs.

This kid is doing pretty well except for one thing. He thinks abouthis “special interest” 24/7 and it’s interfering with his life. Hecan talk about little else and has difficulty concentrating on schoolwork because of it. A neurologist or psychiatrist put him on sometype of med to help with this, but it gave him seisures.

Does anyone have some general suggestions that I can share with hismom? She is at her wit’s end. I think she’s willing to try somethingnew, but doesn’t have a lot of $$ to spend and is skeptical thateliminating foods will help HER son.