Cutting out the Gluten

I have suspected that my son, who is now three, has a gluten allergy for some time now.  I have been wanting to cut out the gluten to see if his symptoms get better. Everytime I cut it out at home, he would always get fed gluten from someone else.  I don't think my family really understood. So this time, I explained to everyone that he cannot have ANY gluten for 7 days straight because I am trying to see if that is what is causing his red cheeks and his post nasal drip.  This time I think they really understand.  His cheeks have gotten really red here lately.  This past Sunday was his birthday party so of course he had cake and we had burgers and chips. This is what he looked like Monday night.

So we decided to start on Tuesday.  No more gluten.  Tuesday was not that bad. For breakfast he had bacon, eggs and cantelope. For snack he had grapes and raisins. For lunch he had pork loin and cucumbers.   I made some banana carrot muffins (which are Gluten free and taste great! I will post that recipe later) So he got to eat that for snack at the daycare I work at while all the other kids had chips. He didn't seem too upset because the muffins were really good.  And then for dinner he had grilled chicken and some more cucumbers. (This kid is CRAZY about cucumbers!)  And this is what he looked like at the end of the day.

Wednesday was a little rougher but still not as bad as I thought it would be.  Breakfast he had two pieces of bacon. Snack he had grapes. Lunch he had applesauce. I served chicken and cucumbers but he refused to eat it.  For daycare snack he had yogurt. All the other kids had those little cracker breadstick things that you dip in cheese. His favorite! He never asked to have one because he knew he couldn't eat it. But when the kids were getting them his lip started quivering and he started crying. He cried for a bit while I held him then he was better and ate his yogurt.  That was the hardest time so far.  He was so upset about that snack but I knew I couldn't cave in. But I wanted to so bad! So for dinner I made a huge veggie tray and they snacked on that while I made some Gluten free pizza. And this is what he looked like that night.

I plan on him eating gluten free for 7 days then on day 8 feed him gluten for breakfast, lunch and dinner and see how he reacts.  Our whole family is cutting out gluten.  Something we need to do anyway! I will continue taking pictures everyday to show the progress!