Food Allergy

Words that strike fear into many parents...especially ones with picky eating children. But really when you think about the problems that foods can cause your children and really realize what your getting into...it seems less scary. I've come to think of them as poisons...and I wouldn't let my child eat a chemical poison so why a "safe" food.

So over the last oh year probably I've been gathering info on food allergies, intolerance and sensitivities. Symptoms can range from your typical hives and breathing trouble to tummy upsets and wild behavior. So once I started paying attention I found that goldfish crackers make Martha go crazy...IE wild uncontrolled behavior a crazy look in her eyes. After she started having a dry diaper during quite a few nights I noticed that eating corn caused her to have a flood during the night. Then a few weeks ago she had more cows milk/ dairy than she probably has ever consumed at one time... almost an entire milk box from Panera Bread and a full bowl of potato soup...well an hour later her GI track was obviously jacked up...first plugged...then painful...then had a leaky spout. This is what really tuned myself in and I think opened up Dan's eyes that we might have something going on.

Today I took Martha to Dr. Shaw at JBS Wellness for EAV Testing in addition to our adjustments. Well turns out her digestive system has some serious issues with corn, trouble with cow milk/ dairy, and some issues with grains. So in addition to the general health supplements we were doing with her before we get more specific and some new ones. Look at the pic...seriously what would make a mother want to keep track of this many things for her 3 year old...well not eating, fussy eating, mood swings, refusal to nap or settle down for bed, nursing way more than is normal for a 3 year old and that's just a few... I finally came to the point that making a huge change in our diet no longer seemed as bad as dealing with everything else! That little spray bottle with the blue label is a homeopathic that is suppose to desensitize her body to the culprits.

So today when I quite racing around trying to get to the park I really though about food for Martha and I to eat...we ended up eating a baked potato loaded with olive oil (instead of butter), lots of salt, a little pepper and garlic powder, and some baby broccoli that came from Timber Creek as we arrived home. For a treat she had this really cool applesauce in a squeeze bottle. I know it's not going to be easy but Dr. Shaw said isn't not so bad that it should be permanent and her gut will heal and then she can eat in moderation these things! But for now we will be relearning how to eat for the next 2+ weeks.

Dr. Shaw is our chiropractor but offers much more than just spinal care check out the web site listed above. All us girls have been doing chiropractic care and I personally have old aches and pains that I though I would live with forever that are gone! Martha seems to be sleeping a little better and definably feels better...she was so cute today..."Dr Shaw you need to fix my back right here. I fell down at the spray park yesterday and it hurts. Look at my knee." She did get a nice scraped knee and such from a fall last night! And Ruth got over a nagging runny nose over night...coincidence or not I'm hooked!