Anyone else have a child that really cannot have sugar?

AngelPack

I have to be so careful with what I give Ben.  Sometimes we make special treats together and I want to let him have some because he helped make it, like Christmas cookies.  He goes absolutely insane if he has even a little bit of sugar though.  I mean, insane.  He runs around like crazy and is loud and is very quick to melt down over any tiny little thing.  Then he will not go to sleep because he cannot stop moving.  It is horrible and I know he can't feel good either, I would hate to be unable to stop moving when I am sleepy.  I can tell when they have had a sugar snack at daycare too because he is just totally different.

So, basically we don't feed him sugar (besides fruit, he can eat that all day with no problems).  Obviously this is not a bad thing, but like I said sometimes there are special treats I want him to enjoy with us.

Does anyone else have experience with this?  I mean, it really isn't a problem, but I guess it could be as he gets older and I don't have as much control over his diet.

sophabelle

i can't imagine how hard that must be!  i don't really have any advice, but have you mentioned this to the doc?  maybe they have some suggestions on ways to incorporate some sugar w/o it having that effect on him?

ECUGirl2004

That was basically me as a child.  I was very sensitive to sugar, as well as to artificial colors.  My mom had to restrict me from sugary foods, sodas, processed foods, etc.  Oh, and even benadryl would make me hyper.  I don't think it was a big deal when I was really young (at least I have no memory of it), but I do remember having sweets and then being completely INSANE when I was in elementary school.  It felt like being on drugs or something...  I was really silly, crazy hyper, etc.  I also had serious temper issues when I was little, and didn't really grow out of that until middle school.

Nate is a little bit sensitive to sweets, but not like me... at least, not yet.  If he has more than a small amount of sweets (like on a holiday where there are tons of treats around) he will definitely get kind of crazy.  And he has trouble sleeping too, and also gets incredibly emotional.  Usually I just try to limit him to 1 cookie or something, and he's okay. 

I grew out of most of my food sensitivies by middle school, in the sense that I could eat sweets or Kraft mac & cheese and not turn into a loon.  But even now I am aware that I react differently to caffeine and sugar than a lot of people do. 

AngelPack

ECUGirl2004:

That was basically me as a child.  I was very sensitive to sugar, as well as to artificial colors.  My mom had to restrict me from sugary foods, sodas, processed foods, etc.  Oh, and even benadryl would make me hyper.  I don't think it was a big deal when I was really young (at least I have no memory of it), but I do remember having sweets and then being completely INSANE when I was in elementary school.  It felt like being on drugs or something...  I was really silly, crazy hyper, etc.  I also had serious temper issues when I was little, and didn't really grow out of that until middle school.

Nate is a little bit sensitive to sweets, but not like me... at least, not yet.  If he has more than a small amount of sweets (like on a holiday where there are tons of treats around) he will definitely get kind of crazy.  And he has trouble sleeping too, and also gets incredibly emotional.  Usually I just try to limit him to 1 cookie or something, and he's okay. 

I grew out of most of my food sensitivies by middle school, in the sense that I could eat sweets or Kraft mac & cheese and not turn into a loon.  But even now I am aware that I react differently to caffeine and sugar than a lot of people do. 

Thanks for the insight.  It is really tough and I feel bad keeping him away from just about everything sweet but then I also feel bad when I give in and he loses his mind. 

Sophabelle- I probably do need to discuss with the dr.  just to get a better idea of what I am dealing with.

The bad part is that our daycare is the WORST for breakfast and I probably need to start sending him breakfast since I have become very aware of the sugar issue.  They frequently have sugary foods for breakfast but thank goodness they have started incorporating some fruit into their breakfast menu because he adores fruit and I know he will eat more of the fruit than the junk, for now.