Comments on: Food allergies may cause your child’s bed wetting problems http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem Staying healthy in our modern world Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tomas Mackevicius http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-2322 Tomas Mackevicius Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:54:19 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-2322 Please read "<a href="http://healthy-family.org/safe-products#7" rel="nofollow">Flours, Flour Mixes, Brownie Mixes, Cake Mixes</a>" section of Caryn's Gluten and Corn free Products List. Please read “Flours, Flour Mixes, Brownie Mixes, Cake Mixes” section of Caryn’s Gluten and Corn free Products List.

]]> By: Deanna http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-2321 Deanna Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:09:24 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-2321 This is a very interesting article which has reinforced what I have read elsewhere. It is only just now, at my son's age of 6, that we have discovered that he has many true IgE allergies (including wheat and egg among others). Our allergist told us not to avoid these foods as they do not "seem" to cause a reaction. However, my son did show an allergic reaction on his skin test and my thoughts are if he does not show an obvious reaction when he encounters the trouble foods, perhaps the reaction is not as obvious as one would think. He has had nightly bedwetting his whole life. I intend to remove wheat from his diet and am very interested to see what happens. One question I have is if you could recommend a flour that is a good replacement in baking for wheat allergic people? I bake all my own breads, cookies, cakes and such. This world of wheat allergy is new to me. I have had egg and dairy allergic kids, but he is my first wheat allergy. Thanks again for posting such valuable information! This is a very interesting article which has reinforced what I have read elsewhere. It is only just now, at my son’s age of 6, that we have discovered that he has many true IgE allergies (including wheat and egg among others). Our allergist told us not to avoid these foods as they do not “seem” to cause a reaction. However, my son did show an allergic reaction on his skin test and my thoughts are if he does not show an obvious reaction when he encounters the trouble foods, perhaps the reaction is not as obvious as one would think. He has had nightly bedwetting his whole life. I intend to remove wheat from his diet and am very interested to see what happens.

One question I have is if you could recommend a flour that is a good replacement in baking for wheat allergic people? I bake all my own breads, cookies, cakes and such. This world of wheat allergy is new to me. I have had egg and dairy allergic kids, but he is my first wheat allergy. Thanks again for posting such valuable information!

]]> By: Dr. Shawn Soszka http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1709 Dr. Shawn Soszka Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:33:14 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1709 I have treated a number of children suffering from enuresis and have found that a significant amount of them were having delayed onset food allergies (IgG). Typically IgE tests either skin or blood tests will not reveal the entire picture as IgE usually reveals true allergic reactions - often manifesting as immediate and often strong reactions (i.e. respiratory symptoms etc). IgG tests (ALCAT as mentioned by Caryn is a good company, however there are many other companies such as Immunolabs, Neuroscience, Diagnos-Tech, etc that offer the same service. The advantage being you can shop around for the best test at the best price. It is often surprising how many health concerns are either caused or worsened by food intolerance. I cannot claim that everyone has food intolerance, but even after ten years of practice I'm still surprised at some the results that can be achieved. I have treated a number of children suffering from enuresis and have found that a significant amount of them were having delayed onset food allergies (IgG). Typically IgE tests either skin or blood tests will not reveal the entire picture as IgE usually reveals true allergic reactions – often manifesting as immediate and often strong reactions (i.e. respiratory symptoms etc). IgG tests (ALCAT as mentioned by Caryn is a good company, however there are many other companies such as Immunolabs, Neuroscience, Diagnos-Tech, etc that offer the same service. The advantage being you can shop around for the best test at the best price.

It is often surprising how many health concerns are either caused or worsened by food intolerance. I cannot claim that everyone has food intolerance, but even after ten years of practice I’m still surprised at some the results that can be achieved.

]]> By: Mindy http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1538 Mindy Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:54:59 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1538 Try the Elisa/ACT test www.elisaact.com They are in VA, if you call I'm sure they could help you locate and allergist or nutritionist who will help you get the test done. Good luck! I wish my mom had known about this when I was a kid! Try the Elisa/ACT test http://www.elisaact.com They are in VA, if you call I’m sure they could help you locate and allergist or nutritionist who will help you get the test done. Good luck! I wish my mom had known about this when I was a kid!

]]> By: Mindy http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1537 Mindy Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:52:37 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1537 6 months ago I had my son allergy tested with the Elisa/ACT test - which I hightly recommend. If your allergist will not do this test, a lot of nutritionists will. He came up allergic to 17 things, including dairy. We were told to keep him off the moderate reactions for 3 months, severe reactions for 6 months. The FIRST night he was dry! I asked my allergist if it was a coincidence and he said he heard that a lot from mothers - but not only food allergies, environmental as well. We retested him after 6 months and he is no longer allergic to 14/17 things but still reacted to dairy. He accidentally had something with milk in it the other night and wet. He's been dry for 6 months. I'm defintely a believer! Good luck to all of you - you know your child best, don't let the "doctors" doubt yourself. 6 months ago I had my son allergy tested with the Elisa/ACT test – which I hightly recommend. If your allergist will not do this test, a lot of nutritionists will. He came up allergic to 17 things, including dairy. We were told to keep him off the moderate reactions for 3 months, severe reactions for 6 months. The FIRST night he was dry! I asked my allergist if it was a coincidence and he said he heard that a lot from mothers – but not only food allergies, environmental as well. We retested him after 6 months and he is no longer allergic to 14/17 things but still reacted to dairy. He accidentally had something with milk in it the other night and wet. He’s been dry for 6 months. I’m defintely a believer! Good luck to all of you – you know your child best, don’t let the “doctors” doubt yourself.

]]> By: Kristi http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1469 Kristi Tue, 01 Mar 2011 03:44:34 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1469 My 8 year old daughter has been really struggling with bedwetting. She's very shy, and I think bedwetting may affect her self esteem. Our pediatrician said she'd outgrow it and that it was hereditary. My husband was 12 before he outgrew it. She tried the medication, but it didn't help at all. I stumbled across the feingold diet and started trying it for my 3 year old who seemed to focus so much better and had less temper tantrums while following the feingold diet. I mentioned that to the pediatrician and she thought I was crazy. I recently put my 8 year old on this diet to see if it would stop bedwetting and it did. For the first time in her life she was dry. She stopped drinking milk and eating anything with artificial flavors and dyes. Feingold also restricts on other types of foods as well. So now I have this pale, thin 8 year old who stays dry on a restrictive diet. I want to know exactly what foods are causing her problems but I don't know what kind of doctor or allergist to ask. Does anybody know who you see for what you think is a sensitivity to foods? She doesn't break out in hives or anything, I just really believe her bedwetting is food related. I really want to help her. My 8 year old daughter has been really struggling with bedwetting. She’s very shy, and I think bedwetting may affect her self esteem. Our pediatrician said she’d outgrow it and that it was hereditary. My husband was 12 before he outgrew it. She tried the medication, but it didn’t help at all. I stumbled across the feingold diet and started trying it for my 3 year old who seemed to focus so much better and had less temper tantrums while following the feingold diet. I mentioned that to the pediatrician and she thought I was crazy. I recently put my 8 year old on this diet to see if it would stop bedwetting and it did. For the first time in her life she was dry. She stopped drinking milk and eating anything with artificial flavors and dyes. Feingold also restricts on other types of foods as well. So now I have this pale, thin 8 year old who stays dry on a restrictive diet. I want to know exactly what foods are causing her problems but I don’t know what kind of doctor or allergist to ask. Does anybody know who you see for what you think is a sensitivity to foods? She doesn’t break out in hives or anything, I just really believe her bedwetting is food related. I really want to help her.

]]> By: Melissa http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1464 Melissa Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:06:46 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1464 I just found your site and your are confirming what I have just recently realized! Both of my boys underwent food sensitivity testing at the advice of our pediatrician. They went on a food elimination diet for 3 months and were healthier than they have ever been! However, I did not pay close attention and did not strictly elimninate casein for my 8 year old. He continued to wet the bed during the elimination phase although all of his skin rashes and chronic headaches cleared up. We totally eliminated casein 2 weeks ago and he has stayed 100% dry! I recently took the ALCAT IgG test and discovered that I am severely intolerant to casein and guess what? I too wet the bed until I was in the 5th grade. This is so exciting to me and it's encouraging to know that there are other people out there making the same discoveries! I just found your site and your are confirming what I have just recently realized! Both of my boys underwent food sensitivity testing at the advice of our pediatrician. They went on a food elimination diet for 3 months and were healthier than they have ever been! However, I did not pay close attention and did not strictly elimninate casein for my 8 year old. He continued to wet the bed during the elimination phase although all of his skin rashes and chronic headaches cleared up. We totally eliminated casein 2 weeks ago and he has stayed 100% dry! I recently took the ALCAT IgG test and discovered that I am severely intolerant to casein and guess what? I too wet the bed until I was in the 5th grade. This is so exciting to me and it’s encouraging to know that there are other people out there making the same discoveries!

]]> By: Caryn Talty http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1367 Caryn Talty Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:26:58 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1367 Mandie, The only difference between organic milk and conventional milk is the way the cows are treated and fed. Conventional milk comes from cows that eat mainly corn, soy, and wheat nuggets. Organic cows are mainly grass fed but may also get nuggets from organic sources. Conventional cows are allowed antibiotics and growth hormones which can enter into the milk supply. Organic cows cannot produce milk if they are given antibiotics and are not given any hormones to stimulate milk production. The scientific side of me thinks you should test your hypothesis a couple more times. If you see a pattern then you are definitely on to something. My hunch is that your son may be dealing with a threshold issue. Is it possible that he has a low threshold for milk and when his 'bucket' gets overfilled it will spill over so to speak and cause bed wetting issues? Sometimes when an allergen is removed from the diet and then reintroduced later it will cause the person to react more severely to it. There are lots of theories about this phenomena. Have you thought about testing him for allergies and food intolerance? If he has other symptoms besides bed wetting and sleep issues you may want to consider doing it. If he is otherwise healthy, I would just try to lower the amount of dairy he is exposed to until the bed wetting stops again. He may be becoming more sensitive to it. And it is possible he is lactose intolerant or casein intolerant and may have developed a milk allergy of some kind. Also, dairy is a hidden ingredient in a lot of foods that you wouldn't think have it. Mandie,
The only difference between organic milk and conventional milk is the way the cows are treated and fed. Conventional milk comes from cows that eat mainly corn, soy, and wheat nuggets. Organic cows are mainly grass fed but may also get nuggets from organic sources. Conventional cows are allowed antibiotics and growth hormones which can enter into the milk supply. Organic cows cannot produce milk if they are given antibiotics and are not given any hormones to stimulate milk production. The scientific side of me thinks you should test your hypothesis a couple more times. If you see a pattern then you are definitely on to something. My hunch is that your son may be dealing with a threshold issue. Is it possible that he has a low threshold for milk and when his ‘bucket’ gets overfilled it will spill over so to speak and cause bed wetting issues? Sometimes when an allergen is removed from the diet and then reintroduced later it will cause the person to react more severely to it. There are lots of theories about this phenomena. Have you thought about testing him for allergies and food intolerance? If he has other symptoms besides bed wetting and sleep issues you may want to consider doing it. If he is otherwise healthy, I would just try to lower the amount of dairy he is exposed to until the bed wetting stops again. He may be becoming more sensitive to it. And it is possible he is lactose intolerant or casein intolerant and may have developed a milk allergy of some kind. Also, dairy is a hidden ingredient in a lot of foods that you wouldn’t think have it.

]]> By: Mandie http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1366 Mandie Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:56:54 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1366 We have been researching bed wetting for our 7 year old son for a couple years now. Milk seems to be his trigger and it's interesting to see how many others there are out there. He has always had what one doctor called "toddler diarhea" and though I don't know if it's as often as it used to be (since I don't have to monitor those goings on anymore) I know he still has intestinal issues. Never thought they might be related. We were drinking regular milk and he could drink it for breakfast and as long as he didn't drink it the rest of the day he would stay dry at night. That worked almost 100% for a few months. Then recently he started wetting more again. The only thing my husband and I can think of is that we started drinking milk from a milk store (organic). I'm having trouble finding what the differences are ingredient wise (vitamins etc) and wonder if that might be making the difference. We cut out milk completely for the last 2 weeks and he's been wet once. Anyone know how the organice milk could be affecting him differently? And for those who cut out milk, for a son who loves it what are some alternatives that still taste similar? We have been researching bed wetting for our 7 year old son for a couple years now. Milk seems to be his trigger and it’s interesting to see how many others there are out there. He has always had what one doctor called “toddler diarhea” and though I don’t know if it’s as often as it used to be (since I don’t have to monitor those goings on anymore) I know he still has intestinal issues. Never thought they might be related. We were drinking regular milk and he could drink it for breakfast and as long as he didn’t drink it the rest of the day he would stay dry at night. That worked almost 100% for a few months. Then recently he started wetting more again. The only thing my husband and I can think of is that we started drinking milk from a milk store (organic). I’m having trouble finding what the differences are ingredient wise (vitamins etc) and wonder if that might be making the difference. We cut out milk completely for the last 2 weeks and he’s been wet once. Anyone know how the organice milk could be affecting him differently? And for those who cut out milk, for a son who loves it what are some alternatives that still taste similar?

]]> By: Lila http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139/food-allergies-may-cause-your-childs-bed-wetting-problem#comment-1351 Lila Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:32:03 +0000 http://healthy-family.org/caryn/139#comment-1351 Caryn- We've gone dairy-free starting Monday morning and this morning (Friday) he woke up completely dry!! For the first time in months! We've cut out the dairy, no drinks after 7-ish, desmopressin at 9, and bathroom break and bedtime at 9:30. *If* this keeps up, I will cut out the desmopressin to see if we can do without it. I honestly don't think he needs it since he's been on it for nearly 3 weeks with no results (until we stopped milk products), but we'll see. However, we'll certainly continue the desmopressin if it does prove necessary. Caryn-
We’ve gone dairy-free starting Monday morning and this morning (Friday) he woke up completely dry!! For the first time in months!

We’ve cut out the dairy, no drinks after 7-ish, desmopressin at 9, and bathroom break and bedtime at 9:30. *If* this keeps up, I will cut out the desmopressin to see if we can do without it. I honestly don’t think he needs it since he’s been on it for nearly 3 weeks with no results (until we stopped milk products), but we’ll see. However, we’ll certainly continue the desmopressin if it does prove necessary.

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