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[quote=Anonymous]Op I would start with trying to get your son to get healthier. I truly don't think it will be humanly possible for a child with the difficulties he has to manage an extremely restrictive diet. Food and meals are going to become a nightmare in your house and you will end up being driven to the edge of sanity.

I would start moving towards healthier eating. It may be a slow process given his issues but negotiate substitutions, start with him having to eat one healthy thing (he can choice one of 2-3 options)....slowly work towards that. Get the processed foods out first before you go extreme. Then you can start to eliminate one thing at a time to see if it makes a difference.

I have all kinds of food allergies / intolerances and it has made me a little skeptical of the testing process. I don't know a single person whose sensitivity testing hasn't come back positive for gluten. Also the last time I had testing done, it said I was sensitive to 30 food items...30! That is insane. I would have basically had to live on water!

I haven't gone extreme. I still eat foods I have tested positive for. I do believe that food and behavior and health are closely interconnected however I think everything has to happen in moderation. If eating becomes a big problem then you have just exchanged one problem for another.

Does he have anything that he actually had an IgE reaction to? Those would be the ones to avoid.

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