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simpson · 10/06/2010 18:08

Hi

Just wondering if anyone has had this done to themselves or their DCs and whether they thought it was worth doing??

TIA

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bridewolf · 11/06/2010 10:48

no, total con.
esp not for children.

quacks often give children a long list of foods to avoid, without a careful dietary plan ............and there have been cases of children getting rickets from following such alternative practices.

has been calls from nhs immunologists to get these banned from this country, as they are in other countries.....

so, no , would not advise you to go to see one.

also, has been proved , countless times to be totally unreliable, and often such huge lists of food to avoid, is going to hit on some of the problem foods.

if you think you have food intolerance, go and buy a decent medical book on it, and follow a exclusion diet (if you are a adult) or if you suspect intolerance related to your child, get your gp to reffer you to a state registered dietian , and perhaps a allergy clinic/immunologist.

simpson · 11/06/2010 10:57

thanks bridewolf

It is regarding my 2yr old DD.

We already see a dietician at our local hosp and she is due to go there soon so maybe I will wait till then.

basically is is severely intolerant to lactose, soya & oats.

However recently she has been reacting to something else and I don't have a clue what it is

Have tried food diary but still can't work it out...

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ClaireOB · 11/06/2010 12:09

They are considered to be unreliable, see e.g this report of a controlled trial in BMJ - www.allergy.org.au/content/view/218/77/
A link to the BMJ article is given in the report.
Hope you get to bottom of DD's reactions,
Claire

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