Gluten. March 2011

We have taken Alex to a private hospital which specialises in biomedical treatment. After five years trying to findand answers with the NHS as to why he is riddled with eczema, has constant constipation, asthma, ear and throat infections and balanitis, we have finally come to the conclusion that we have wasted our time.
We have been told that he has Leaky Gut and multiple allergies. Indeed we took him for allergy testing yesterday. He was tested for some main foods ie. wheat, milk, cheese, sugar, rice, soya as well as histimine. He reacted against soya and wheat. They measure the heart rate before and after the substance is given under the tongue. If the heart rate changes it indicates reaction to the substance. His behaviour changed immediately it was administered. He became hyperactive, loud, reactive and could not listen. This is the exact behaviour that is characteristic of him and stops him focusing and accessing school.


I read this on a blog today and it seems to explain a lot;
"Thanks to genetic engineering the wheat we eat today has four times the amount of gluten the wheat our grandparents ate.
Most people can benefit considerably from a gluten-free or reduced-gluten diet. Gluten and wheat are blamed for a variety of health problems, including depression, fatigue, weight gain and behavioral problems.

We have been given drops for him to take every day to desensitize him from wheat and soya. Until then he has to stay off both and milk because of his aczema. How we are supposed to do this i am still wondering. Is this the answer we have been searching for and will reduced allergy help his infections, asthma, eczema and constipation? Only time will tell.