melilley 11:41 AM 03-04-2014
What symptoms would a child have if they are gluten intolerant and they happen to eat it? How long does it take for the symptoms to be present if the child did eat it?
I have a dcf who says their children are gluten intolerant. I had their 3 yo ds last summer and currently have their 1 yo. Dcp's think that 1 yo dcb is gluten intolerant because older brother is (they also claim he has other allergies because big bro does).
I'm asking because there have been instances where dcd or dcm will make a comment about dcb's behavior (they still tell me about older bro.) and they blame what they do on gluten. They also say that they are allergic to red dye and blame some behaviors on that too, but mostly on gluten. I feel like it's kind of like the "teething" excuse. But the funny thing is, is when they say things referencing gluten to their behavior, the behavior is normal for their age. I finally stopped telling dcp's about some things because the excuse is always "he must have gotten into something".
I'm just curious if I'm wrong on what I think happens if they eat it, or if dcp's are using gluten as an excuse for certain behaviors-that to me are normal for their age because I think it does the opposite of what they say happens if they eat it. Dcm is one who thinks her kids have everything under the sun. She went to school for education, specializing in special education and I swear her children "have" everything that she has seen in her classes....