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Originally Posted by Blessed_Mom
Would a negative on the blood draw for Celiac also rule out intolerence?
And - she exhibits none of the sensory seeking/avoiding behaviours you mentioned except she pinches me sometimes during nursing (co-incided with a bit of biting but probably its her molars).
If I remove gluten and reintroduce....how many weeks worth of trial would be satisfactory?
Supposing I removed it and saw no changes - say.....then when can I restart and conclude the trial done?
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You can be negative for celiac and still be gluten intolerant. For a gluten trial, I'd suggest 4 weeks, others might say longer. In your case, you'd be looking for growth, weight gain, appetite improvement - and those might take longer to see change than sleep issues, or behaviors.
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Originally Posted by Blessed_Mom
I was hoping for some supplements info or digestive enzymes or FEs names for my DD...to increase her appetite.
If I have to supp Zinc...what other deficiences should I be mindful of ? Do CaMg supps go hand in hand with Zinc or am I talking through my hat?
Please suggest.
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I think what you're hearing is that most of us think there are things to be trying other than supps or digestive enzymes - not that those might not be a good thing, but there are more obvious things that generally cause the symptoms you are seeing.
Supping zinc at anything under about 15mg/day isn't going to be an issue for any other nutrients - but she may not need it. Do you see signs of undigested food in her poop, or pink pee/poop after eating beets, or mouthing/chewing on things a lot?
It would make sense for you to take a good trace minerals supp, to make sure your breast milk is solid in mineral content - I like Thorne trace minerals, and then extra mag.
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Originally Posted by Blessed_Mom
Supplement Ingredients:
Multidec: Sorbitil Syrup, glycerin, propylene glycol, emulsifying agent (433), zinc sulphate, citric acid, disodium edta, vitamins, antioxidant(320), sodium benzoate and purified water.
Vit D3 (I take): soybean oil, gelatin, veg glycerin and pur.water.
EPO: gelatin, glycerin, pur.water
Caltrate: Calcium carbonate, pregelatinized corn starch, mag oxide
contains <2% of acaccia, cholecalciferol (D3), copper sulfate, corn starch, croscarmellose sodium, fd&c blue no 1 aluminium lake, red no 40 aluminium lake, yellow no 6 aluminium lake, hypromellose, mag stearate, manganese sulfate, medium-chain triglycerides, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, sodium borate, sucrose, titanium dioxide, tocopherols, triacetin, tribasic calcium phosphate, zinc oxide.
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The multidec has edta in it, that's a metals chelator. It also pulls minerals from the body, particularly calcium. I wouldn't give those to a small child. The sorbitol is most likely from corn, and also the citric acid. I don't know if you give them on an empty stomach, but zinc on an empty stomach can easily cause stomach upset (which causes my DS to stop eating).
For your D3, many people who react to soy also react to soybean oil (if it's an intolerance, vs. an allergy, when it's usually only soy protein that is the issue). I know lots of people say the oil is fine, but for most on this forum, it's not. The veg. glycerin could be corn, as well.
Your caltrate supp has several corn ingredients (corn starch) and food colorings, which my DS reacts very badly to. Also, it's a very poorly absorbed form of calcium - you'd likely find you get more benefits from one that isn't calcium carbonate. Same for the magnesium - oxide is a very poorly absorbed form, I'd take glycinate, malate, or citrate.
If you've been taking the D and caltrate for a while, it's possible your daughter's symptoms are as simple as a soy or corn reaction. You might try subbing those out for more allergen friendly replacements before you take any further steps, see if there is any improvement. And I'd stop the multidec drops.