Maintaining his special diet is very difficult, but not nearly as hard as living with a severely autistic child.
—Mother of a recovering autistic son
What is Gluten and Casein Free Diet?
A gluten-free casein-free diet (GFCF diet) or gluten-free dairy-free diet (GFDF diet) eliminates dietary intake of the naturally occurring proteins gluten (found in all products containing wheat, barley, rye, and commercially available oats), and casein (found most often in milk and dairy products) from a person's diet. Many gluten-free breads, pastas, and snacks are available commercially. Gluten-free cookbooks have been available for decades.
Casein is found in dairy products such as milk, butter or cheese, but is also present in smaller amounts in many substitute dairy products such as vegetarian cheese substitutes and whipped cream topping, which use casein to provide texture. Although advocates of the GFCF diet often recommend total elimination of dairy from the diet, whey protein is a different milk protein from casein.
Intake of gluten or casein can lead to food reactions in some people. Food reactions include food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerances, and they are not the same. The reactions that can cause ADHD or autism symptoms are food sensitivities and intolerances.
One of the most visible advocates for the GFCF/GFDF diet is the Autism Research Institute (ARI wiki page). The ARI recommends the GFCF/GFDF diet as a treatment for autism and related conditions. The organization believes that, "Dietary intervention is a cornerstone of an evidence-based medical approach, and there is convincing empirical evidence that special diets help many with autism."
What is the Science Behind the GFCF Diet?
The possibility of a relationship between autism and the consumption of gluten and casein was first articulated by Kalle Reichelt in 1991. Based on studies showing correlation between autism, schizophrenia, and increased urinary peptide levels, Reichelt hypothesized that some of these peptides may have an opiate effect. This led to the development of the Opioid excess theory, expounded by Paul Shattock and others, which speculates that peptides with opioid activity cross into the bloodstream from the lumen of the intestine, and then into the brain. These peptides were speculated to arise from incomplete digestion of certain foods, in particular gluten from wheat and certain other cereals and from casein from milk and dairy produce. Further work confirmed opioid peptides such as casomorphines (from casein) and gluten exorphines and gliadorphin (from gluten) as possible suspects, due to their chemical similarity to opiates.
Support for the Opioid Theory
According to the research of Kalle Reichelt, M.D.:
a) Food-source opioids have been reported in the cerebrospinal fluid, breast milk, blood, and urine, particularly in patients with autism, depression, and schizophrenia.
b) Addictive behaviors are present when on glutens and casein, and withdrawal symptoms can occur with removal.
c) Opioids decrease in the urine of those on a GFCF diet.
d) For those with autism, as with morphine users, their pupils are small while “under the influence” and large when going through a period of abstinence.
e) Constipation, self-absorption, and insensitivity to pain are markers for opiate use and autism.
Reichelt hypothesized that long-term exposure to these opiate peptides may have effects on brain maturation and contribute to social awkwardness and isolation. On this basis, Reichelt and others have proposed a gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) diet for sufferers of autism to minimize the buildup of opiate peptides. Reichelt has also published a number of trials and reviews concluding that this diet is effective.
Are There Any Helpful Tests to Do Before Starting the Diet?
Based on medical and nutrition expert's opinion that there are two types of tests that are often helpful to have at the beginning of this process:
a) For children with ADHD or autism: Blood testing for a disorder known as celiac disease.
b) For children with autism: Urine testing for opiate peptide residues caused by gluten, casein, and soy.
Lab tests provide important information regarding food reactions; however, the gold standard is still an elimination trial called “trial and response.”
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This is the complete directory of most popular gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) diet and allergy-based cookbooks ever.
1) Danielle Walker's Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime
2) Bestseller: Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great
3) The How Can It Be Gluten-Free Cookbook Volume 2
4) The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook
5) The Everything Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Cookbook: Includes Butternut Squash with Walnuts and Vanilla, Peruvian Roast Chicken with Red Potatoes, Lamb ... Pumpkin Spice Lattes...and hundreds more!
6) Gluten-Free on a Shoestring: 125 Easy Recipes for Eating Well on the Cheap
7) The Gluten-Free Bible
8) Gluten Free Cookbook for Busy People on a Budget: 50 Delicious 30-Minutes-or-Less Recipes for Weight Loss, Energy & Optimum Health (Your Guide to Optimum Health) (Volume 1)
9) The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook
10) The Healthy Gluten-Free Life: 200 Delicious Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free and Egg-Free Recipes!
11) 125 Best Gluten-Free Bread Machine Recipes
12) Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living
13) The Healthy Gluten-Free Life: 200 Delicious Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free and Egg-Free Recipes!
14) Gluten-Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread: (Biscuits, Bagels, Buns, and More)
15) Everyday Grain-Free Baking: Over 100 Recipes for Deliciously Easy Grain-Free and Gluten-Free Baking
16) Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Baking Revolution Continues with 90 New, Delicious and Easy Recipes Made with Gluten-Free Flours
17) Cooking Light Gluten-Free Baking: Delectable From-Scratch Sweet and Savory Treats
18) The Allergy-Free Pantry: Make Your Own Staples, Snacks, and More Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Soy or Nuts
19) Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living
20) The Beginner's Ultimate Autism Diet Cookbook: Gluten-Free Casein-Free Recipes for Autistic Children and Their Families
21) The Gluten Free Casein Free Soy Free Cookbook
22) The Super Allergy Girl Cookbook; Gluten-free Casein-free Nut-free
23) Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults, Second Edition
24) The Spunky Coconut Cookbook: Gluten Free, Casein Free, Sugar Free
25) No Gluten, No Dairy, No Problem!: Your Success Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet
26) Everyday Classics: Essential Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Egg-Free Recipes
27) Autism Cookbook: 101 Gluten-Free and Allergen-Free Recipes
28) Whole Food Dump Dinners: 30 Day Food Fix - Clean Eating With One Pot (Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Legume Free)
29) Gluten-Free & Vegan for the Whole Family (EBK): Nutritious Plant-Based Meals and Snacks Everyone Will Love
30) Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats From Around the World: Fantastic, Allergy-Free Ethnic Recipes
31) Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic: Eat (and Live!) the New French Way with Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Season
32) #1 Best Sellerin Baby Food Cooking: The Baby and Toddler Cookbook: Fresh, Homemade Foods for a Healthy Start
Dumke, Nicolette
33) The Ultimate Food Allergy Cookbook and Survival Guide: How to Cook with Ease for Food Allergies and Recover Good Health
34) Allergy Cooking with Ease: The No Wheat, Milk, Eggs, Corn, and Soy Cookbook
35) Easy Bread making for Special Diets: Use Your Bread Machine, Food Processor, Mixer, or Tortilla Maker to Make the Bread YOU Need Quickly and Easily
Fenster, Carol, Ph.D.
36) 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes: Quick and Delicious Mouthwatering Dishes for the Healthy Cook
37) 100 Best Quick Gluten-Free Recipes (100 Best Recipes)
38) Cooking Free: 200 Flavorful Recipes for People with Food Allergies and Multiple Food Sensitivities
39) Special Diet Celebrations: no wheat, gluten, dairy, or eggs
40) Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, or Refined Sugar
41) Gluten-Free Quick & Easy: From Prep to Plate Without the Fuss - 200+ Recipes for People with Food Sensitivities
42) 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes (1,000 Recipes)
Hagman, Bette
43) The Gluten-Free Gourmet: Living Well without Wheat, Revised Edition
44) The Gluten-Free Gourmet Bakes Bread: More Than 200 Wheat-Free Recipes
45) The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy: Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free with Less Fuss and Less Fat
46) The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods: Creating Old Favorites with the New Flours
47) The Gluten-free Gourmet Makes Dessert: More Than 200 Wheat-free Recipes for Cakes, Cookies, Pies and Other Sweets
48) Everyday Gluten Free Cooking: Living Well without Wheat
49) More from the Gluten-free Gourmet: Delicious Dining Without Wheat
Hammond, Leslie and Rominger, Marie
50) The Kid-Friendly Food Allergy Cookbook: More Than 150 Recipes That Are Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Egg-Free, and Low in Sugar
Hills, Hilda
51) Good Food, Milk Free, Grain Free
Jackson, Luke
52) A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and ADHD
Korn, Danna
53) Wheat-Free, Worry-Free: The Art of Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Living
Kruszka, Bonnie
54) Eating Gluten-Free with Emily: A Story for Children with Celiac Disease
Lewis, Lisa
55) Special Diets for Special Kids: Understanding and Implementing a Gluten and Casein Free Diet to Aid in the Treatment of Autism and Related Developmental Disorders
56) Special Diets for Special Kids, Two: New! More Great Tasting Recipes & Tips for Implementing Special Diets to Aid in the Treatment of Autism and Related Developmental Disorders
57) Special Diets for Special Kids, Volumes 1 and 2 Combined: Over 200 REVISED and NEW gluten-free casein-free recipes, plus research on the positive ... ADHD, allergies, celiac disease, and more!
Matthews, Julie
58) Cooking to Heal
Prasad, Ramen
59) #1 Best Seller in Cystic Fibrosis: Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: The Grain-Free, Lactose-Free, Sugar-Free Solution to IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, Cystic Fibrosis, and Other Health Conditions (Healthy Living Cookbooks)
Robertson, Robin
60) 366 Simply Delicious Dairy-Free Recipes
Segersten, Alissa and Malterre, Tom
61) #1 Best Seller in Low Cholesterol Cooking: The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook: Over 300 Delicious Whole Foods Recipes, Including Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, and Egg-Free Dishes
Semon, Bruce and Kornblum, Lori
62) Feast Without Yeast: 4 Stages to Better Healthy
Vess, Sueson
63) Special Eats: Simple, Delicious Solutions for Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Cooking
OTHER COOKBOOKS WITH EASY-TO-ADAPT RECIPES
Barnes, Lisa
64) The Petit Appetit Cookbook: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture Your Baby and Toddler
Fallon, Sally, and Enig, Mary
65) Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats
Katzen, Mollie
66) Salad People and More Real Recipes: A New Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
Olson, Cathe
67) Simply Natural Baby Food: Easy Recipes for Delicious Meals Your Infant and Toddler Will Love
Vann, Lizzie
68) Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook
Yaron, Ruth
69) Super Baby Food
Young, Nicole
70) Blender Baby Food: Over 175 Recipes for Healthy Homemade Meals
Reference:
Compart, Pamela, M. D., and Dana Laake, MS, LDN. 2009. The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, Updated and Revised: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet. Winds Press. ISBN-10: 159233394X
Kaskel, Larry, M.D. and Michael Kaskel R.N. 2014. Dr. Kaskel's Living in Wellness, Volume One: Let Food Be Thy Medicine. Lulu Publishing Services. ISBN-10: 1483407144
Wahls, Terry, M.D. and Eve Adamson. 2014. The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles. Avery. ISBN-10: 1583335544
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