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I also have a kid with attention issues. We recently did some testing for Celiac which was negative, but he clearly feels better, both in terms of focus and gas

I also have a kid with attention issues. We recently did some testing for Celiac which was negative, but he clearly feels better, both in terms of focus and gastrointestinal issues, when he lays off the gluten/wheat. Try it out, worth a shot. Also, it definitely makes it easier when you give it up as a family and, in my experience, pretty much all of the gluten free bread products taste like crap, so find ways to avoid things with bread in general.

newobj 12y ago
Has your child had any genetic testing? Any mutations in A1298C or C677T?
- fasteo 12y ago
  Nope. Worth doing ? Incidentally, I did the 23andme test and I have just checked mine[1]: A1298C: no SNP of MTHFR C677T: heterozygous for MTHFR [1] http://blog.stickyrice.net/archives/2013/decode-23andme-for-mthfr-genes/ http://blog.stickyrice.net/archives/2013/decode-23andme-for-...
  - newobj 12y ago
    Mainly asking you for my own data, but I certainly think so (given how easy/cheap it is now). My son was non-verbal till he was 3 and as we later discovered, mutated on both 1298/677 due to bad genes from both my ex-wife and I. When we gave him an injection of methyl-b12 (the primary course of supplementation for these mutations), he literally started talking the next day. I've heard this story so. many. times. in the autistic community. So at this point I always ask people about it.
fasteo 12y ago
Actually, we did try GAPS for a couple of weeks with no results at all and the burden and family stress was just too high. My son - as many ADHD kids due to their lack of impulse control - had an extremely sweet tooth and it was just impossible to stick with the diet. Now, 3 years later, I have slowly managed to reduce his cravings and we could give it another try. thanks.