01-27-2008, 01:02 PM
GF/CF = Gluten- and casein-free diet
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"Casein CAN cause autism!"
(*shock*)
"You told about this boy who didn't react to quitting the diet, it might be that an infection in his gut had healed after being on the diet"
My mom who often seem to support GF/CF told that children who has been on the diet and then quitting it often regress later. When I look at the norwegian forum it seems to be common culture of thinking that diet-quitters are naive to think that they can manage without the diet.
"You just wont believe in people like DAN! and Dr. Reichelt because you've made up your own opinion already"
I'd rather say that I'm curious, but I'm kind of scared of this diet culture aswell.
"You've nothing to say against the diet before you've tried it yourself"
People who have tried medications, diets, supplements and alternative treatments all seem to say on the norwegian autism forum that they share a feeling of being "relieved" somehow.
I have actually been on casein-free diet since I was diagnosed at age of 13. My parents who have forced me on the diets say that I have become less depressed, which is according to this alternative doctor logical because "depression is a symptom of Aspergers". Less depressed maybe, but when I suggested that it might be because I got away from the bullying in primary, my parents unexpectedly denied that I had ever been bullied.
"It is proven that autism often have different causes from person to person with autism"
I'm currently just very sceptic to all this. Can't recall having seen anything like this on English sites, maybe I've just been protected from it by being on AFF. I don't want to be just a sceptic on this anymore, I want to have an informed opinion and know how to interact with this diet culture.
"After not having got any milk for two weeks, I took a Youghurt. I got dizzy, hid in a corner, found light painfull - I was more autistic"
The theory behind GF/CF presented by Dr. Reichelt (who is the one of the first to claim that GF/CF as something that might "relieve" symptoms of autism, and who resides in Norway) is that a lack of enzymes let undigested casein and gluten transform into peptides that enter the blood. It gets pumped up to the brain and cause damage to the brain and also addiction to gluten and milk. The alternative practioneer my parents visited made the analogy of me being a drug-addict for liking milk so much.
Another theory that has been mentioned on AFF, is simply that things that contain gluten and casein often cause digestive problems which causes uncomfortable sensory experiences. Autistic people are known to have sensory issues so it at leasts sounds logical. This theory is easier for me to accept, not sure if it is because it sounds more likely to me or if it doesn't demonize autism as much as the other theory does.
...
"Casein CAN cause autism!"
(*shock*)
"You told about this boy who didn't react to quitting the diet, it might be that an infection in his gut had healed after being on the diet"
My mom who often seem to support GF/CF told that children who has been on the diet and then quitting it often regress later. When I look at the norwegian forum it seems to be common culture of thinking that diet-quitters are naive to think that they can manage without the diet.
"You just wont believe in people like DAN! and Dr. Reichelt because you've made up your own opinion already"
I'd rather say that I'm curious, but I'm kind of scared of this diet culture aswell.
"You've nothing to say against the diet before you've tried it yourself"
People who have tried medications, diets, supplements and alternative treatments all seem to say on the norwegian autism forum that they share a feeling of being "relieved" somehow.
I have actually been on casein-free diet since I was diagnosed at age of 13. My parents who have forced me on the diets say that I have become less depressed, which is according to this alternative doctor logical because "depression is a symptom of Aspergers". Less depressed maybe, but when I suggested that it might be because I got away from the bullying in primary, my parents unexpectedly denied that I had ever been bullied.
"It is proven that autism often have different causes from person to person with autism"
I'm currently just very sceptic to all this. Can't recall having seen anything like this on English sites, maybe I've just been protected from it by being on AFF. I don't want to be just a sceptic on this anymore, I want to have an informed opinion and know how to interact with this diet culture.
"After not having got any milk for two weeks, I took a Youghurt. I got dizzy, hid in a corner, found light painfull - I was more autistic"
The theory behind GF/CF presented by Dr. Reichelt (who is the one of the first to claim that GF/CF as something that might "relieve" symptoms of autism, and who resides in Norway) is that a lack of enzymes let undigested casein and gluten transform into peptides that enter the blood. It gets pumped up to the brain and cause damage to the brain and also addiction to gluten and milk. The alternative practioneer my parents visited made the analogy of me being a drug-addict for liking milk so much.
Another theory that has been mentioned on AFF, is simply that things that contain gluten and casein often cause digestive problems which causes uncomfortable sensory experiences. Autistic people are known to have sensory issues so it at leasts sounds logical. This theory is easier for me to accept, not sure if it is because it sounds more likely to me or if it doesn't demonize autism as much as the other theory does.