Symptoms That May Relate to Biochemical Abnormalities

Biochemical Abnormalities With Typical  Symptoms

Phenols

Oxalates

Kryptopyrrole

Methylation

Specific clusters of symptoms may indicate possible biochemical abnormalities that can be corrected with dietary intervention or by adding in specific nutrients that can correct the biochemical disorder.

Listed below are some of the symptom clusters that have been noted in individuals that have been shown to have such biochemical abnormalities. Note that not all symptoms need to be present to indicate that there may be a problem.

Symptoms Associated With Problems Processing Phenolic Foods

•    Dark circles under the eyes

•    Red face / ears

•    Diarrhoea

•    Hyperactivity

•    Aggression

•    Headache

•    Head banging or other self-injury

•    Inappropriate laughter

•    Difficulty falling asleep at night

•    Night waking for several hours

•    Night sweats

Symptoms Associated With Problems Processing Oxalate Foods

•    Frequent urination

•    Insatiable appetite/thirst but no weight gain

•    Sudden outbursts of bad behaviour or GI or other pain within minutes to within a couple of hours of eating. Foot, heel and joint pain particularly noted.

•    Problems with expressive speech

•    Problems with glycine (DMG, TMG)

•    Constipation or diarrhoea unresponsive to other therapy

•    Doesn't tolerate sulphur foods

•    New problems developing whenever nuts, legumes or soy are introduced to the diet.

•    Craving high oxalate foods

•    Craving salt

•    Bloated belly unresponsive to other treatment or diet

•    Growth delay (even that which is responsive to growth hormone therapy)

•    Bumpy skin like acne

•    Obsessive behaviour

•    Odd reactions to calcium like stimmy behaviour

Symptoms Associated With Kryptopyrroluria

•    Intolerance to stress, poor stress control, symptoms aggravated by stress

•    Fearfulness

•    Episodic anger

•    Light sensitivity

•    Tend to be loners

•    Anaemic

•    Pale skin that burns easily (face often referred to as "china doll" appearance)

•    Upper abdominal pain brought on by stress

The challenge is to differentiate as to whether the symptoms are associated with kryptopyrroluria or over-methylation.

Symptoms Associated With Over-Methylation

•    Anxiety

•    Depression

•    Chemical and food sensitivities

•    Upper body pain

•    Intolerance to serotonin enhancing substances such as SSRI's, SAMe, St John's wort, etc

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