Saturday, September 20, 2008

The Lactose Intolerance that mislead us...

Ok, now we know William is lactose intolerant, no cheese, no milk, no pudding, even nothing with pure white flour in it. It was hard at first, especially when we would eat out at some friends' or family members'. We always had to make sure what was offered to him would not make him sick. Our family and friends came to know what was allowed for him and what wasn't.

As soon as we got the news of the lactose intolerance, we changed William's diet. Soy milk, tofu cheese, pudding was changed for jell-o, ice cream was changed to rice ice cream, drinkable yogourts were changed for soy based milkshakes, and so forth.... But something was wrong.... very wrong.... William was PICKY!! God, was he BAD!! At first his dad and I thought it was from always being sick from lactose intolerance not long after he had eaten and he was being careful in his food choices even if we thought he was young to think that way (he must have been about 13 months old). But it was a completely different reason.

He wouldn't try new stuff, there was no veggies, no fruits, etc. Only juices, cans of alphaghetti, home made spaghetti, chicken bouillon, sheppard's pie, granola bars and slices of bread with anything he could find that would spread on it nicely (peanut butter, jelly, nutella, caramel, etc.)

Everytime his dad or myself would get him to try something new, he would gag or just literally throw up from the texture on his tongue. We got discouraged after a while and just let him eat whatever he would ask for, as long as it was healthy enough considering he didn't like much stuff.

Some other things he was picky about:
- we could not brush his teeth, he would gag from the touch of the brush on his tongue and from the texture or taste of the toothpaste
- my mother and myself would have (and still do) a hard time making him stay still for a haircut. He cries and panics
- I have to wait until he's asleep so I can clean his ears, otherwise, he panics
- my husband and I have to hold him very very tightly so I can clean his nose when needed, otherwise, he panics
- he gags very badly whenever his hands are dirty or even only has a hair in between his fingers when he's taking his bath
- I could go on like this for a while...

..... you probably guessed now what William's first symptom of autism was that we didn't learn about until 3 years later?!?! HYPERSENSITIVITY

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