Adhd Gluten Intolerance
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Alternative Solutions for Kids with ADHD
Alternative Treatments for ADHD has been studied extensively and the results are quite impressive. One alternative treatment you can look into are food allergies which rate high on the list because of the association ADHD. Long term exposure to the same products over and over in the diet can cause negative reactions. There are many wheat allergies; it is in cereal, breaded coatings for children’s fish sticks and chicken nuggets and a myriad of other products. When the intestine is exposed to these proteins (wheat, rye, oats and barley) it can become damaged causing absorption and digestion problems.
If a child is not receiving vital nutrients they will not be able to concentrate or learn and have attention problems; does this sound like ADHD? Of course not all children have these food sensitivities, but it has been on the rise along with peanuts and dairy. You can be tested for gluten intolerance but since blood tests sometimes have a false negative the best way to test for this is a stool sample.
A simple test that you can do at home would be to omit gluten products from the diet. Gluten which is a protein in wheat, rye, oats and barley causes the damage, so if you eliminate those products you would probably see the change in your child within days.
Other alternative solutions for kids with ADHD associated with diet options would be the elimination of chemical additives like dyes and artificial sweeteners, sugar, nitrates in lunch meats, and dairy. The best way to see if any food is causing problems with ADHD is to eliminate the major foods that cause allergies for three months then, slowly add them back one at a time to see if there’s a reaction or behavioral issue.
There are nutritional supplements like Omega-3’s, GABA and homeopathic drops that can be added to juice, water or milk which can help balance the child’s system and have been shown to help, reverse or completely stop ADHD symptoms!
About the Author
R.T. Shelly is a health practitioner researching natural remedies to achieve wellness. Find out more about some of the most effective natural treatments for health conditions such as ADHD. A free E Book is available at Help for ADHD in Children.
What’s up with the gluten-free diet and ADHD?
My son and I both just recently discovered we suffer from gluten intolerance and researching has brought to my attention that a diet free of gluten may also benefit my daughter with severe ADHD. How could gluten negatively effect her?
Gluten intolerance seems to be genetic, as it runs in families. Given that you already know 2 relatives by blood of your daughter (you and your son) suffer from this problem, it’s not unlikely that she also has it, though not necessarily in the same form.
Many of the symptoms of gluten intolerance which are less well known relate to emotional/behavioral and/or mental disturbance. The theory is that people who are gluten intolerant do not digest gluten completely.
Normally, gluten is digested in a two-stage process. The first stage produces an opioid peptide called gluteomorphin or gliadomorphin. It has a structure and effect similar to opium, and due to leaky gut syndrome, which is often (possibly always) present in the gluten intolerant, this substance can leak into the bloodstream and cause any of a huge number of different possible effects.
Leaky gut was controversial until last June or July, when researchers in Maryland (I think) found the mechanism behind it. I don’t have the reference to hand, but this is a breakthrough, because much of conventional medicine was simply denying the possibility - and also denying that gluten could have any effect beyond celiac disease, even though it’s already known that celiac is associated with other disorders, including celiac ataxia (the shakes, similar to Parkinson’s Disease).
As you are obviously having to cope with a gluten free diet for the two of you, this should not be as difficult for you to try with your daughter as for other mums. And in general, many families find that it’s a lot easier for everyone to go gluten free than just some of the family, so as to avoid issues like cross-contamination.
Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance
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