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GFCF diet

jordanc
jordanc
I'm just starting to put my son on a GFCF diet, and I'm seeking advice from people who have already done this. I've found a couple pretty good websites that sell GFCF food items and a local grocery store has quite a bit in their health food section. So I pretty much know where to get the food (any more suggestions would still be appreciated). What I'm asking for are your experiences with this diet and what I may expect from putting my son on it. What was easy about it? What was the most difficult thing about it? How did you transition your child to this diet? I want to do what's best for my son. I love him too much to do any less, and any advice and help any of you could give would be appreciated more than you know. Thanks.
deleted_user
deleted_user
The diet worked really well for us. It was rocky at first(he actually went into withdrawl for about 2 weeks - think Excorcist) but then he slowly started getting better. Be advised that some children do not show improvements for 8 months to a year. My sons started showing improvements around 8-9 months into it. Their language doubled,and the meltdowns were a LOT less!
I know the diet can be very overwhelming at first (my brain wanted to explode!) but now that we are used to it, it has really been worth it. It is not a magic cure, but it can help tremendously. I highly recommend the book Special Diets for Special Kids by Lisa Lewis, and Unraveling the Mystery of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder by Karen Seroussi. The are excellent books and put things in layman's terms. If you have any more questions free free to email me. I hope this helps!

Rachel
deleted_user
deleted_user
I need to read that book, because I keep giving up on the diet.I always think am I buying cows milk and its really bad for my son.I hate all this stress about not knowing for sure. Its so tough to deal with.I hope you have success with the diet and I need to keep trying.I would suggest buying some mindlinx powder called HLC Mindlinx for the diet as well.It has to stay refridgerated.I have not accompoished the diet yet, but the bad bacteria can be destroyed before absorbed.Hope this helps a little.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hi, well have been doing the diet with my son for 3 years now. It wasn't very hard for me to start because Sean was so limited to begin with so I just went with it. He eats french fries, gfcf-chicken nuggets by bell and evans, I buy grcf pizza dough by guilians and put sauce on it and bake it and he thinks its pizza (well to him it is) He eats hot dogs from the health food store, fruits and vegtables. I noticed better eye contact initially and he seemed more alert. It is hard at birthday parties, but I make him his own cup cake and I will stop at Wendy's for him for the french fries. Good luck, really its not too bad they sell everything now, maplegrove farms makes really good pancake batter. Actually you put it together but my boys love them and I can't tell a difference. I also have bought dairy free powder. I have tasted it and its pretty good (milk substitute) I believe its made out of potatoe, but it has a kind of vanila taste to it like ice cream. Whole Foods market if you have one by you has everything and they will even have someone shop with you and help you. Good luck. Denise
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