On Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:36:20 -0500 Heidi Loncosky <[log in to unmask]> writes: >>has anyone noticed that chocolate ... causes problems. >Chocolate was one of the first things to go ! I'm not totally sure >that you >could call Daniel reaction an allergic one but chocolate sure does >wind him >up. I thought it was the caffiene. > >Heidi :) > When I first put my younger son on the elimination diet and he reacted to sugar and milk, I chose not to test chocolate because I figured it would always be accompanied by sugar or milk. Whoops, several weeks later I sent some non dairy, no sugar pudding to school and got a call from his teacher. "What did you send in Scott's lunch? It was like he turned into the old Scott today." (Old Scott being the one who couldn't pay attention, or sit still or LEARN.) Well that solved the chocolate question!! Janine B.