Severe Iron deficiency in 3.5 year old

[Arcadia]

I think it's important to remember eating equals pain for your son, so it's little wonder he doesn't want to eat. I would really look seriously at the GAPs diet, because it is nourishing without all the possible allergens.

[mrs thomo]

I think it's important to remember eating equals pain for your son, so it's little wonder he doesn't want to eat. I would really look seriously at the GAPs diet, because it is nourishing without all the possible allergens.

I have never heard of this, but will google it now. To be honest any diet would be an improvement. This is a list of what he eats and even then its not that much.
- dry cerial
- soy milk
- dry gluten, egg, nut and dairy free biscuits
- choc oreas
- maybe a sandwich (white bread) he wont eat gluten free bread with choc mud (not free alternative to nutella)
- 2 min noodles
- lollies
Weekends are the worst as he eats barely anything. He goes to pre-school 5 days a week mainly because he will at least eat something there, not a cooked meal like the others, but some noodles or some sanwich.

He does not eat dinner at all!
Will look at this GAP diet and hope the peadi and dietition have some answers!

[meow]

If you join the GAPShelp yahoo group you can find other parents who have gone through the same thing with their children and you might find that really helpful.

His food preferences are completely inline with a candida overgrowth and you can overcome this and heal his gut with GAPS. I agree that his gut is in pain from eating so that will be why he's not eating much. My son has created a strong anxiety around food and is still a very picky eater but he eats well now so I'm hoping that in more time he will be able to feel less anxious about eating more food.

Before my son started GAPS he had been dropping foods off his menu at a rapid rate. He was down to:
- Apples
- Corn thins
- Salt & sugar free peanut butter
- Sometimes strawberries and avocado

[Olive]

Will they do iron injections or infusions then?

[mrs thomo]

Will call the dietition on Monday as ask her about GAPS, it looks great although she is not keen on encouraging children to eat by offering bribes, sometimes its the only thing that works though. P.S. I like the sounds of that diet for me too as I have IBS.

Iron injections looks like a very real option now. Will get some Supatone today and try that and when we see peadi in a couple of weeks I will push for the injection. I know its not nice, but he needs this, he is not sleeping well, very clingy and starting to get sick. I think he is feeling very yucky.

You guys are great, I can not tell you how much I appreciate your comments and advice!

[surprised]

I think I'm just confused, but it would appear some of what he's eating would have dairy in, which you said he's allergic to? Have I got it wrong?

Hugs Hun. You sound like you're having a rough time of it.

[meow]

Also eggs and gluten. I assumed you are still in the process of actually cutting everything out that he can't eat. Just doing that alone will really help his body to be able to absorb the iron.

[Razzberry]

I don't have a any ideas to help you with giving him iron but my daughter (2.5years) is having her first endoscopy next friday as she still suffers from gastro reflux though we can't pinpoint what it is that is triggering it. Now she can talk she complains of "yucky bits" in her throat and "tummy hurts" We are hoping to get some answers about why she is still suffering at this age. When we saw the gastro aped he said he thinks her reflux is because she had a milk protein intolerance as a baby when I was breastfeeding (that is why my 11 week old son has started on neocate formula to try and prevent all of whats happened to my daughter with him). and now he thinks the reflux is allergic esophigitis or "EE". Shewas on zantac (which did nothing) then losec and now nexium - they have only ever taken the edge off the reflux for her. Are you in sydney? what doc do you see? Is iron deficiency common in reflux babies? My daughter has never had her iron tested (or any bloodiest for that matter) and she is a very fussy eater who doesn't really eat any meat.