HB has recently begun to improve when we have removed Rice Bubbles from his diet. They are sprayed with malt, which contains gluten. He has already had a blood test for coeliac disease but it came up negative. Apparently false negatives are rare. Praying that the Paediatric Gastroenterologist will have some answers.
In this process, I have removed everything containing preservatives and the dodgy artificial colours from our diets. Lucy is sleeping through most nights for the first time in her life! We had a visitor recently who asked me to list all the things I won't buy again because of what they contain.
they include -
Packaged breadcrumbs
Rice crackers (apart from the new Vita-Wheat ones, and plain Sakata ones)
Tortillas (all contain preservative 282)
Lollies containing anything artificial
Any soft drink other than Schweppes natural lemonade
Hi Helen,
ReplyDeleteI thought I delurk myself to say hi, and I'm glad you're finding some answers. And also, quite a few people who are not gluten intolerant have problems with malt. I think it may have something to do with the fermentation process, in which case you may have to look at other fermented foods too.
I was going to say more, particularly about our own experience with food intolerances, but Google ate my first two attempts and I have to pick up the kids. But if you're interested in further discussion I could try again later.
Best wishes,
Caroline
Have you found the "Fed up with food additives" website? Also you can react to gluten without having propper coeliacs... there is a difference between intolerance and allergy. This can be a difficullt road, I feel for you.
ReplyDeleteMargaret in MT G