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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 387344" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Dairy is such a strange thing, at least in how our body tolerates it. Given his problems, it is likely that he will feel better off of all dairy whether he is lactose intolerant or not. If he IS lactose intolerant, it DOES NOT mean he has to avoid dairy forever. It means he has to take a lactose suplement with dairy. If he isn't lactose intolerant now, it is probable that he will be at some point in the future, and so will the rest of us. The supplements are tasteless and very portable, and apparently there is now even a long acting version, so there is no reason why dairy should be eliminated from his diet because this except for the 2 weeks the doctor recommended. </p><p> </p><p>Given the Crohns and IBS, dairy is NOT his friend anyway. Or it isn't to any of the other people I know who have either of them. If he can learn to take the enzyme pill regularly, it is quite likely that he will find that he feels DRAMATICALLY better.</p><p> </p><p>You analogy of losing 2 days pay is a good one, because that of course is what will happen when he is an adult. And if he ends up with an employer who calls all paid days off the same thing, these food choices could mean a MUCH shorter vacation. You may even think about putting some sort of financial incentive into his life so that if he makes decent food choices he gets an allowance based on days in school, and if he eats unwisely and is too unwell to go to school then he loses $$. </p><p> </p><p>I am NOT suggesting this as a way to punish your son, but instead as a way to get him to start seeing school as his job and to let him have some more "real world" consequences to his food choices. You would think that the pain and awful feelings would be enough to keep anyone from making those food choices, but either a food that is esp tempting or something at school he doesn't want to do/turn in/etc... could trigger unwise eating to get a postponement. With some financial incentive he might be more likely to resist those food indulgences. </p><p> </p><p>Esp if he is expected to pay for things like driver's ed, video games/tv time, or whatever motivates him and isn't a huge hassle for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 387344, member: 1233"] Dairy is such a strange thing, at least in how our body tolerates it. Given his problems, it is likely that he will feel better off of all dairy whether he is lactose intolerant or not. If he IS lactose intolerant, it DOES NOT mean he has to avoid dairy forever. It means he has to take a lactose suplement with dairy. If he isn't lactose intolerant now, it is probable that he will be at some point in the future, and so will the rest of us. The supplements are tasteless and very portable, and apparently there is now even a long acting version, so there is no reason why dairy should be eliminated from his diet because this except for the 2 weeks the doctor recommended. Given the Crohns and IBS, dairy is NOT his friend anyway. Or it isn't to any of the other people I know who have either of them. If he can learn to take the enzyme pill regularly, it is quite likely that he will find that he feels DRAMATICALLY better. You analogy of losing 2 days pay is a good one, because that of course is what will happen when he is an adult. And if he ends up with an employer who calls all paid days off the same thing, these food choices could mean a MUCH shorter vacation. You may even think about putting some sort of financial incentive into his life so that if he makes decent food choices he gets an allowance based on days in school, and if he eats unwisely and is too unwell to go to school then he loses $$. I am NOT suggesting this as a way to punish your son, but instead as a way to get him to start seeing school as his job and to let him have some more "real world" consequences to his food choices. You would think that the pain and awful feelings would be enough to keep anyone from making those food choices, but either a food that is esp tempting or something at school he doesn't want to do/turn in/etc... could trigger unwise eating to get a postponement. With some financial incentive he might be more likely to resist those food indulgences. Esp if he is expected to pay for things like driver's ed, video games/tv time, or whatever motivates him and isn't a huge hassle for you. [/QUOTE]
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