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We started our failsafe journey almost 6 years ago (initially for our son and then later our younger daughter). For us, discovering our children’s intolerance(s) and learning how to manage them has had a hugely positive impact on their lives (and ours).

Most people we know are incredibly supportive and go out of their way to support us in helping us provide our children with the right foods/environment. However *understandably* not everyone always understands why we are so particular about the children’s diet or what the consequences are if they have the "wrong" things.

Quite often (usually out of genuine interest) people ask me - what happens if they eat those foods? Given that (most of the time) we get things right these days or if we make mistakes they are minimal so the reactions are far more mild than they once were, I sometimes "forget".

Recently, we have been having quite a few reactions happening and so I thought I would take the time to share some of the things we are seeing atm:

• Bedwetting
• Red eyelids
• Excessive hunger at night
• Making "silly" noises
• Fidgetty/restless
• Difficulty sleeping
• Bad dreams/waking in the night
• Not listening to instructions (or listening, accepting the rules and literally repeating the behaviour as soon as the instruction is over. The information just doesn't register and when you tell them again it is as though they are hearing it for the very first time).
• "Silly" behaviour - annoying siblings to get a reaction.

Other symptoms that can happen (but we usually prevent getting to this stage) include:

• blood noses
• mood swings (highs and very low lows), anger, easily upset/emotional
• rash
• impacts on ability to do school work

There are likely others I have missed but I hope this list helps give those new to this process (or friends and family that are curious) some insight into some of the ways that these intolerances can impact, firstly the individual, but also on their relationships with others and their experience with all aspects of their life. Good luck with your FAILSAFE journey.

(PS: if your child is displaying symptoms even after starting FAILSAFE don't give up too easily, it is VERY easy for mistakes to be made, they may be coming into contact with something you haven't realised) – Rebecca