This is how I felt with my oldest son. We ate TF the whole time and yet we were kind of sickly-- him more so than me. After experimenting with a lot of things (very long story short), the thing that cured him (and me too) was the GAPS diet and lifestyle protocol, from the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome. It is very difficult to follow, very strict, and yes, it is grain-free. You say that she wouldn't eat anything (practically) if it weren't for grains-- this was my son, literally. This is one of the symptoms that you have GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome)! This is a reason TO do the diet, not a good reason NOT to. GAPS kids crave carbs, starches and sweets (more so than other kids) and will reject all or almost all forms of protein and most or all veggies.
So anyway, we did the diet for about a year or so, and "graduated" from it, and now we are not even eating very TF anymore. (So sue me, lol!) But we are cured so we don't have to. I can let both boys have a little candy or other form of refined sugar every day-- we could NEVER do that before, they would get so sick and have painful symptoms immediately-- and now they are fine with it, in moderation, just like other normal kids. Furthermore, my oldest son is growing so much faster now, and his cheeks and body have filled out (he used to be really skinny-- on a good TF diet.) He has barely gotten sick at all (a sniffle or two?) since he was cured which has been some 8 or so months now. I still have him on the probiotic supplement and I still have to limit/monitor his carb intake-- he would still overeat on carbs if he could-- but he does eat protein now, so that helps. If your child follows the GAPs diet, it will be hard at first, but she will start eating more things as her gut heals.
My son almost lived off of "banana smoothies" during the diet, especially at first. (Bananas, raw egg yolk, coconut oil.) At first, it was pretty much the only thing on the diet I could get him to eat. But even with his diet restricted to that, he THRIVED. It was real food for him, that allowed his gut to finally heal.
Well, anyway, good luck whatever you do. I know how tough and frustrating it is.
So anyway, we did the diet for about a year or so, and "graduated" from it, and now we are not even eating very TF anymore. (So sue me, lol!) But we are cured so we don't have to. I can let both boys have a little candy or other form of refined sugar every day-- we could NEVER do that before, they would get so sick and have painful symptoms immediately-- and now they are fine with it, in moderation, just like other normal kids. Furthermore, my oldest son is growing so much faster now, and his cheeks and body have filled out (he used to be really skinny-- on a good TF diet.) He has barely gotten sick at all (a sniffle or two?) since he was cured which has been some 8 or so months now. I still have him on the probiotic supplement and I still have to limit/monitor his carb intake-- he would still overeat on carbs if he could-- but he does eat protein now, so that helps. If your child follows the GAPs diet, it will be hard at first, but she will start eating more things as her gut heals.
My son almost lived off of "banana smoothies" during the diet, especially at first. (Bananas, raw egg yolk, coconut oil.) At first, it was pretty much the only thing on the diet I could get him to eat. But even with his diet restricted to that, he THRIVED. It was real food for him, that allowed his gut to finally heal.
Well, anyway, good luck whatever you do. I know how tough and frustrating it is.








). and my mind is spinning as if we never had that month of solid poo. (i have a plan, tho, but will report back only if it works.)
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I was skeptical too at first, with dh. but then it all really made sense. I know the house we live in now is terribly old, but there are so many types of mold and bacteria- some of them really deadly and some not so much. Whatever this house may have isn't that toxic apparently. Old houses can be weird
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