Casein free = rash on bum?

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Casein free = rash on bum?
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Sat, 10-22-2005 - 1:23pm

My son had been on a casein free diet for about 2 weeks now (with great success, I might add.) He has had a red rash on his bum (obviously not diaper rash) that comes and goes. Does this have something to do with the diet?

Thanks,

Alicia, mommy to Coleman, 3.5 PDD-NOS

  
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Sat, 10-22-2005 - 1:58pm
it's possible. is it a pimply type of rash? if so, it's probably yeast due to diet change. or, is something you are using as a milk substitute causing it--ie rice milk, soy. is it around the opening or more on the cheeks?
valerie
~Valerie
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Sat, 10-22-2005 - 6:08pm

It's actually more on the cheeks and not really bumpy at all. He is having enriched soy milk as a substitute. Could that be it?

-Alicia

  
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Sat, 10-22-2005 - 8:26pm
i doubt it. anything else new or different? new diapers or soap?
~Valerie
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Sun, 10-23-2005 - 12:59pm

I just thought I could share my experience. My daughter experienced the very same thing when we eliminated casein. Many people would tell you it is a yeast rash. I believe this happened to my daughter (yeast outbreak). What I learned about yeast and other things (like viruses) is that their food source is iron. Calcium happens to inhibit iron. I don't know exactly why, but it seems the yeast must be having a picnic with the more available iron (since calcium has been reduced). When we are sick with a virus, the body will put will sequester iron and put it into its storage form as a way to help defeat the virus. I don't get sick very often or my illnesses last very briefly because I am high in sulfur and low in iron. The higher sulfur keeps the iron from being available. (On the other hand, my sulfur is too high which causes other issues for me that I won't bore you with.)

Anyway, you might consider trying to find more food sources of calcium if you decide to maintain casein free. I ended up allowing my daughter to have dairy again for various reasons (using enzymes, her gut health seeming to be better, etc., no obvious signs of a reaction like some other kids have). Then the rash went away immediately.

I would avoid soy. Soy is higher in protein than most other vegetables and you often hear it touted as well-rounded protein as meat. But it's not. Unlike meat, soy contains no taurine which counteracts the glutamates. ASD kids tend to be high in glutamines, which can become excitatory glutamates...and that's not a good thing.

I can tell more about that if anyone were interested so I don't bore anyone not interested in the dietary stuff. Not that I believe have all the answers, of course. LOL
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