In my quest to have healthy children and a healthy home I have gained so much knowledge and I was asking myself
'Why didn't I know this and why didn't anyone tell me sooner?'
Our History
Both
of my girls have been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease around Christmas
2010, the change to a Gluten Free diet has been great. Initially it was
overwhelming as I cook because we need to eat not because I have a
passion for cooking.
Breanna would have terrible pain in the tummy
several times a day to the point she would tense up from it. Since
removing Gluten it improved a lot but did not disappear. A doctor
advised me she would have to learn to control it. Breanna suffers from
ulcers quite regularly and in my research I found that as they are
reoccurring she may have vitamin deficiencies, including iron
deficiency, and folate, zinc, or vitamin B12 deficient. When I asked the
doctor about this I was advised that her latest blood tests showed
nothing lacking other than a slight lacking in Protein. Breanna also has
a mild case of Cerebral Palsy and has accomplished so much in her young
life that if I can do anything to make the rest of her health better I
will.
Tashy has various allergies and would break out in HIVES
several times a week in the warmer months, a blood test revealed dust
mites allergies but due to it being around more in the warmer months I
believe it's also seasonal. There would be days I found no reason at all
so I believed some foods would set it off also. Trying to narrow down
why this happens is really hard. A doctor advised me that since it
wasn't life threating as in not causing any breathing problems then this
is just how it is. Tashy has eczema as well and if not managed she will
be constantly scratching and breaking out. Tahsy also has so much
energy and doesn't sleep well. I love her energy that's what makes her
Tashy but she needs to sleep. She just can't settle and go to sleep but
once she is asleep she goes OK most of the time but this is a recent
change she used to wake all night long as well.
I refuse to accept that all of these health concerns is just how it should be.
What I do now - Coeliac
I
have removed Gluten from the girl's diet and found a big change so I
researched as much as I could and this leads me down many paths.
There
is lots of talk around why so many are now being diagnosed with Coeliac
Disease and I have asked so many the question and done so much
research. Here are the main opinions:
1. Too much wheat in our
diets, wheat is in so much of our food products, such thickening agents
the list goes on. (There is now beginning to be a shift and more and
more Gluten free products are becoming available) The reason there is
wheat in so much is it is cheap for companies to use. (A little like
what is happening with our Personal Care Products and Cleaning Products,
I'll get to this shortly)
2. Diagnostic methods these days are far better than in the past so more are being diagnosed.
I can't say for sure why but I believe it's a mixture of the both of the above.
Other Ingredients
In
my journey I was left wondering if Gluten has made such a difference
and I didn't realise it was in so much then what else am I missing. If I
look at other ingredients maybe there will be other significant changes
to our lives.
I looked more at foods and found there's lot I need
to avoid and that they may make a difference with Tashy and her sleep
and much more, I have a handy card that I carry with me so whenever I'm
shopping I can check the ingredients.
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