<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi guys: I just have had an interesting weekend - and wanted to share the preliminary findings. I wrote a couple weeks ago about my son having had a gluten-like reaction to quinoa, and just as he was recovering from that, he had a gluten-like reaction to amaranth, leading us to believe he is one of those celiacs who is also sensitive to these grains. When he first reacted to the quinoa, thinking he must have had some gluten, I borrowed some SerenAid by Klaire Labs from a friend whose daughters are also GFCF, like my son, but it made no difference. This is a digestive enzyme that is supposed to breakdown gluten and casein in the stomach. I do not know if nothing happened because a) the reaction had already begun, and the food was now in the intestines or b) the pills themselves were from the bottom of the bottle and therefore may not have been as potent as earlier pills or c) the product does not work, either for my son or anyone. When the amaranth reaction happened, I ordered some of a similar digestion aid from Kirkman Labs. I administered one of the capsules (by emptying the powder within the capsule into a drink, then flushing his mouth with another drink, then following it with a large meal) with each of a day's meals, but it didn't make a dent in his diarrhea. So, I had sort of written these digestive enzymes off. And then came this weekend. At church on Saturday (we have a Sat night service), his teachers were unable to keep him from getting a hold of other kids' pretzels and goldfish crackers at snack time. Grrrrrrr. I remembered the EnZymAid, and thought - well let's try it again, only this time before the GI reaction starts (the behavioral reaction had already started by the time we got home that night). We administered the first capsule, then gave him a late dinner and put him to bed. We continued to administer the capsules (2 a day, though I think you can give up to 3) Sunday, and yesterday. Sunday he had bowels that were the same before the gluten ingestion, much to our surprise, "normal-for-him" bowels which aren't proper stools, but they certainly aren't his "reaction" bm's. "Normal-for-him" is light colored (yellow or tan) mushy non-formed stools. Then last night, we saw one of the best bm's we'd seen in a long time, so much so that we whooped and hollered hoorays for him:)! It was soft, formed, and the color was marbled tan and light brown (gee, it almost sounds like a dessert the way I describe it, doesn't it?). It was a PIECE of poop. It could have rolled out of the diaper and onto the floor and we could have picked it up and put it back in the diaper; it was solid, not mush, and certainly not the liquid stream we expected to see coming from him after a confirmed gluten ingestion!!!!! Yes, we need to talk with the head of children's ministry at our church, and we will do so, to avoid this happening again, but it is so nice to know that something worked! Something went right! I have no ties to Kirkman, except as a grateful consumer of their DMG and now their EnZymAid. Here are some snippets of their product info, for your perusal: EnZymAid, multi-enzyme complex dietary supplement This highly anticipated formulation stands apart from other enzyme supplements and is on the cutting edge with potential for encouraging clinical response. EZA (my abbrev) is designed to address several important functions including impacting digestion, breaking down casein, gluten and gliadin, enhancing the digestion of soybean, grains and beans, along with providing greater absorption/bioavailablility of important minerals... Ingredients: #1 vegi-cap (vegetable/plant cellulose) caso-glutenase: has the ability to "digest" or break down casein and gluten more completely than other peptidases bromelain concentrate: proteolytic activity (from pineapple extract), safely breaks down casein acid fast protease: gives enzymes longer range of activity lactase: enough to digest the amount of lactose found in one glass or milk phytase: digests phytic acid (inositol hexakisphosphate) which is present in wheat, corn, rye, barley, beans, soybeans, etc. Phytic acid can negatively affect absorption of minerals such as calcium, zinc, copper, manganese, iron and magnesium. galactose(a genomeceutical): provides a potentially important nutrient for enhancing the crucial function of enzymes in the body (relates to increasing the expression of the Dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPIV) gene.) The only contraindication to this would be in the rare metabolic disorder galactosemia. plant cellulose L.leucine this is casein and gluten free. I ordered mine online, in the sample size for $3, I think at www.kirkmanlabs.com Hope this helps someone, and I will be sure to post if anything changes in his condition or tolerance of this product. In the meantime, I hope this helps avert disaster for some of you following accidental ingestion! Catherine in AZ