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DogtorJ · 09-11-2005, 06:41 PM

Hey Veggie,

I've "retired" from forum writing. Just swamped. Katrina didn't help.
But, I sent you a PM. Here it is. Since it was such a good question, I thought that I would share the answer.

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Hi Veggie,

I have "retired" from the forums. I'm pretty much swamped.

BUT....Wow! Someone really called him gluten intolerant, huh? Cool. I would love to talk to that person and see where they got that idea.

The question is what are you feeding now? It is not impossible that he has inhalant allergies at this age but it is unlikely. Other food allergies are more likely. When I was in school 26 years ago, they told us that it was uncommon to see inhalant allergies (trees, dust, moold, weeds, etc) before 1 year and RARE before 6 months. NOW we are diagnosing classic inhalants by 3 months of age. I am thoroughly convinced that this is because inhalant allergies are a SECONDARY phenomenon, occuring AFTER the food intolerances have gotten bad enough. And the foods of today are infinitely worse than they were 26 years ago (when all kibble was made of corn...the number 4 food allergen...rather than wheat, which is their number one allergen now.

If he truly is gluten intolerant (and/or dairy, soy, or corn intolerant), then he could be allergic to just about any protein going into his mouth. The first order of business is to eliminate all of the "big 4"...all gluten grains (wheat, barley, rye), all dairy products, soy and corn. Then, if the problem persists, have him food allergy tested to see if he has developed any secondary allergies (e.g. rice, lamb, beef, fish, eggs,turkey, pork, etc). The secondary allergies occur after the villi of the intestine have been damaged enough so that the body starts to react to other proteins passing through that gut.

Hope this helps,
John

09-11-2005, 06:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
DogtorJ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The South Posts: 16 Rep Power: 62	"Retired" Hey Veggie, I've "retired" from forum writing. Just swamped. Katrina didn't help. But, I sent you a PM. Here it is. Since it was such a good question, I thought that I would share the answer. *********************** Hi Veggie, I have "retired" from the forums. I'm pretty much swamped. BUT....Wow! Someone really called him gluten intolerant, huh? Cool. I would love to talk to that person and see where they got that idea. The question is what are you feeding now? It is not impossible that he has inhalant allergies at this age but it is unlikely. Other food allergies are more likely. When I was in school 26 years ago, they told us that it was uncommon to see inhalant allergies (trees, dust, moold, weeds, etc) before 1 year and RARE before 6 months. NOW we are diagnosing classic inhalants by 3 months of age. I am thoroughly convinced that this is because inhalant allergies are a SECONDARY phenomenon, occuring AFTER the food intolerances have gotten bad enough. And the foods of today are infinitely worse than they were 26 years ago (when all kibble was made of corn...the number 4 food allergen...rather than wheat, which is their number one allergen now. If he truly is gluten intolerant (and/or dairy, soy, or corn intolerant), then he could be allergic to just about any protein going into his mouth. The first order of business is to eliminate all of the "big 4"...all gluten grains (wheat, barley, rye), all dairy products, soy and corn. Then, if the problem persists, have him food allergy tested to see if he has developed any secondary allergies (e.g. rice, lamb, beef, fish, eggs,turkey, pork, etc). The secondary allergies occur after the villi of the intestine have been damaged enough so that the body starts to react to other proteins passing through that gut. Hope this helps, John