For this reason some researchers advocate removal of all species of dairy products and gluten based foods. They are both Zinc dependent, and some early work is now showing that they are replaced when the bowel begins to recover. Zinc is given following hair sample analysis. This protocol does not include an exclusion diet avoiding gluten and casein. This leads to a coeliac disease like malabsorption and failure to absorb food such as fats.
Stools are difficult to flush away and very smelly.
This may be a plant lectin - related condition, not specific to gluten. Most children recover gut function within this package and generally normalise within three to six months, without avoidance. Stool analysis frequently shows low populations of Lactobacillus species and higher fungal populations. Managing fungi using Nystatin, an anti fungal agent has been shown to improve behavioural activity. It is not used in this protocol which depends on using probiotics to re-seed the bowel.