Food sensitivities and intolerance's are common among children suffering with neurobehavioral disorders. Unlike food allergies, sensitivities come on quite slowly and produce symptoms that you would never think to blame on food. One clue that can be considered a red alert for possible food sensitivity is erratic behavior. The kind of behavior where a child is as good as an angel one day and the exact opposite the next. Or perhaps, the child is acting quite normally and then an hour or so after a meal, all heck breaks loose.
Taking just a moment each day to note foods eaten and the behaviors demonstrated later, may show a pattern correlating diet and behavior. Reactions can take anywhere form 2 hours to 3 days after a particular food is eaten. It may take several weeks of notation before a pattern is demonstrated.
Key foods to watch out for:
anything containing wheat (gluten or gliandin)
apples
all dairy and milk products (casein), including goat milk
chocolate
tomato
corn
citrus fruits and juices
eggs
legumes (peas, peanuts, beans, soy)
refined sugar
bakers and brewers yeast
soy
Note: The protein components in milk (casein) and wheat (gluten/gliandin) are more often a concern than sugar. These proteins can form morphine-like chemicals in susceptible children.
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