http://www.lifewithoutglutenandallergies.com/research-status-of-the-gfcf-diet/ Gluten free recipes, gluten free medical news, celiac disease, food allergies Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.lifewithoutglutenandallergies.com/research-status-of-the-gfcf-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 Daniela Magozzi Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:52:43 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutglutenandallergies.com/?p=325#comment-1043 Thanks for the research update! There are so many anecdotal reports out there about positive results of the GFCF diet with children, I am thrilled that clinical research is product (mostly) similar results so that more and more docs, parents, and other clinicians will be open to using the diet as an intervention. It is so true that the diet and monitoring of the diet and behavior take significant commitment on the part of the family, but there are not really any treatments for ANY disease or disorder that don't take commitment. My most significant suggestion: find ways to make the new diet fun for everyone in the family. Instead of looking at a new diet a limiting, see how many new foods are GFCF and make it a family activity to try new foods out every week. Just my two cents. Thanks for the research update!
There are so many anecdotal reports out there about positive results of the GFCF diet with children, I am thrilled that clinical research is product (mostly) similar results so that more and more docs, parents, and other clinicians will be open to using the diet as an intervention.
It is so true that the diet and monitoring of the diet and behavior take significant commitment on the part of the family, but there are not really any treatments for ANY disease or disorder that don’t take commitment.
My most significant suggestion: find ways to make the new diet fun for everyone in the family. Instead of looking at a new diet a limiting, see how many new foods are GFCF and make it a family activity to try new foods out every week. Just my two cents.

]]> http://www.lifewithoutglutenandallergies.com/research-status-of-the-gfcf-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Jackie ferraro Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:32:12 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutglutenandallergies.com/?p=325#comment-1033 My son has been GF/CF/EF for over 3 years. He has shown great improvement in all areas of behavior and health. He began to sleep through the night during the first week of being on the diet, which he had never slept more than 4 hrs at a time before implementing the diet. This in itself was a huge step in his recovery process. He is currently 9 yrs old and sleeps about 10 hrs a night. His food choices have widened to include more healthy choices, more vegetables and fruits, less cravings for snacks and junk food, better tolerance of food textures. HIs receptive language and cognitive skills improved, as well as his expressive communication through the use of sign language, PECS, and typing. He has much less stimming and rarely ever tantrums. His immune system has improved, gets ill less frequently and for shorter periods of time, and his labwork has shown increased improvement in his overall health. Changing my son's diet was the best thing we ever did for him! My son has been GF/CF/EF for over 3 years. He has shown great improvement in all areas of behavior and health. He began to sleep through the night during the first week of being on the diet, which he had never slept more than 4 hrs at a time before implementing the diet. This in itself was a huge step in his recovery process. He is currently 9 yrs old and sleeps about 10 hrs a night. His food choices have widened to include more healthy choices, more vegetables and fruits, less cravings for snacks and junk food, better tolerance of food textures. HIs receptive language and cognitive skills improved, as well as his expressive communication through the use of sign language, PECS, and typing. He has much less stimming and rarely ever tantrums. His immune system has improved, gets ill less frequently and for shorter periods of time, and his labwork has shown increased improvement in his overall health. Changing my son’s diet was the best thing we ever did for him!

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