Heaven save our family from all the gluten in the world!
Ty and I got "gluten-ed" this last weekend and I guarantee you- it has been the pits getting it out of our system. I read on Google that it can take up to 14 days to get it completely out of your system. TWO WEEKS!!! Now- whether that is complete hogwash or not- I don't know... you'll have to do your own research.
And here's the rub- I have actually had a ton of conversations with a lot of different people in the last couple of weeks about gluten and behavior... I am NOW a COMPLETE believer in the connection between my kid and what he eats. I'm the first to admit that Ty can be difficult- but since his diet change- he has been a more mellow, easy going kind of guy.
Enter gluten.
It's like something from an alien predator movie. Monday morning (two days after his unfortunate meeting with wheat) I asked him to change his shorts into something more appropriate for school (he was wearing gym shorts with cowboy boots and a too small Star Wars t-shirt... I'm all for personal expression- but I figure we keep these kind of "expressions" for Saturdays), and you would have thought I had asked him to chew his own arm off. He FLIPPED out!
And really- our day spiraled down from there. And it's been this way since Friday. Today is Wednesday and I finally feel like we're getting back on track. Is that crazy??
What have we been feeding our kids?! The interesting thing to me is how much worse the reaction is NOW verses when he was ingesting it all the time. Is it because his body is trying to heal? Or it's on it's way toward healing?
It's times like these that I wish I was a dr and had all the answers. Sigh. Back to Google I guess...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Gluten-ed
Posted by The Kidds at 8:51 PM
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3 comments:
I want to know what google tells you! It is seriously crazy - and the not just behavior but also how you felt after you ate it. It is seriously like your body freaks out with the stuff after having not had it. Glad you and Ty are both feeling back to normal. Love you Jess!
I totally believe you Jess. I'm sure it can effect his behavior. When Chris blood sugar is high, low, or changing rapidly he is NOT himself! It's hard to remember as a parent at times when he's throwing a fit that it MIGHT be his blood sugar, because it's sometimes just a tantrum. But we have the joy I guess of wondering is he just being a kid, or is there something wrong? Good Luck! We still need to get together.
Oh Jess, I'm so sorry to hear about you and Ty! That is awful :( My girl is such a handful nearly all the time, I can't imagine how she'd be on G! It happened once (that we know of) but it didn't seem to outwardly effect her, but every kid is different. I've def heard lots about connections bw G and behavior. Hoping things go back to normal for you all very soon.
-Dana
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