food intolerances

[Brooklyngirl]

anyone had any tests done on children for this? I am very confused. DS, 5, most of time great but has behaviour swings and can be very silly and refuse to cooperate. Have had test in health food shop for intolerance. Came back wheat and dairy intolerant but GP says not to worry. Only way to really test is elimination diet, but that would mean no more school dinners, which could affect his behaviour as he'd be separated from his peers. Continues to soil daily and still not toilet trained in that way, but again health professionals say no link to food intolerance and soiling and just is a slow learner with toileting ( although not with anything else). Has anyone tried just cutting down and seen any benefit?

What makes you think it is related to his food? Its only that being silly and refusing to cooperate sounds pretty right for a 5 year old!

I think if you have narrowed it down to his food though then the GP is right, an elimination diet is the only way to really check. I know that medical friends of mine snorted and laughed at me when I mentioned health food shop intolerance tests so I think they aren't held in very high regard.

What Chandeler said.

You could always do an elimination diet over the school holidays and see if you get results.

If you explain to the school that DS is doing dairy/wheat elimination diet at GP's suggestion, I see no reason for him to miss out on lunch times with his friends - cant you request that he eat a dairy/wheat free packed lunch with them!

thanks for that- he's not just silly and uncoperative, but hard to keep brief! Teachers at school trying hard to help with his toileting issues and they suggested checking food intolerances. often feel torn between teaching professionals and health professionals as pulled two separate ways.

I tried the elimination thing with DS. Although I was lucky as it turned out to be the first thing I tried - wheat!

It didn't make him hyper or anything, he was just sick a lot and had really runny nappies that were also causing bad nappy rash.

In saying it's wheat, he can still eat lots of things containing wheat, but I have to steer clear of weetabix (the worst culprit), and whole foods such as brown bread and brown pasta etc. So, it's been quite easy to deal with, luckily.