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Nutrition and Kids!

Hello....

08:02, Tuesday, September 5, 2006 .. Posted by marthaskitchen

A few months back I attended a talk by Australian food intolerance expert, Sue Dengate. Sue Dengate is a former high school teacher with a degree in psychology. As a result of her own children's experiences she is now a food intolerance counsellor who specialises in behavioural and learning problems in children.

Sue co-ordinates the Food Intolerance Network of Australia and through her work has helped many Australian families to deal with problems such as Asthma, Eczema , Dermatitis, learning difficulties and many others.

My own daughter suffered badly with Eczema where her whole body was one big strawberry rash and it would drive her crazy. Even thinking about the pain & itching she went through drives me to tears. After alot of prayer we were directed to a Christian Naturopath who determined what food my daughter could not eat. It wasn't till I eliminated all the foods she was intolerate too that we started noticing changes in her skin. Through Sue's cook book we also came to recognize what chemicals were hidden in alot of foods that also effected our daughter. The recipes were great and we could give her good meals without worrying. Now one year on you would not recognize my daughters skin to how it use to be. Aside from a few dry patches on her knees and elbows she is completely clear. Although if she has something she is not meant to eat you can actually see the eczema coming back.



A visit to Sue's website is well worthwhile:

www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info

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08:54, Thursday, December 28, 2006 .. Posted by mulberrylane

I thought I'd share that my 21 month old is about the same size as yours is (was). She has a soy allergy and just didn't put on weight. She started now growing a bit more as she has a bigger appetite. Children can grow out of their allergies as well and you may suddenly see improvement in growth or decrease in reactions. Anyways, I'm not sure why doctors think babies need to be so big, as none of my kids have ever been huge... and while this last one is smaller, it is most likely due to food allergies. She is gaining more lately, mostly because I am more conscious of what I give her and family and friends are also aware. Having my mother give her crackers with soy in them... would set her back a week with rashes, diarrhea, etc. so of course, growth would be affected... but she was still eating fine, short of the one bad meal... but absorption was then hampered and even if I fed her supplements it wouldn't help until her system was ready to accept the food. I guess I share because as a mom of petite babies... they are fine... especially the size and weight of your little one... don't fret over the size... they will eventually grow. I am 5 fot 2, but my petite babies are now taller than I around 5 foot 6 and 5 foot 4. Being small didn't hamper their growth... we are vegetarians for the most part and that also means slow growers, but it doesn't mean they will never grow... They do, just later than the average crowd (or child growth charts). Allergy babies tend to be smaller as well as the foods or allergies affect the digestive system and cause absorption problems until things calm down for them... and a one meal a week offense can be enough to cause a weeks worth (or even up to 3 weeks worth) of reactions. Just keep plugging away... sounds like you are alert to the irritants. A good book I found was either Food Allergies made Simple or Allergies made Simple by Agatha Thrash. I don't remember the name by heart... and I can't find my copy... but well worth the $4-5 dollars it cost for reference and just general information on allergies.
Good Luck! Warmly, ~Melissa