Naturopath-what can I expect?

I'm taking Clodagh to a naturopath today, the appointment was made several weeks ago and was initially for her excema, however we squeezed in a dermatologist since then and it has improved in leaps and bounds.

*However*....I would still like to know his take on her excema and slow-to-heal nappy rash, but I've been wondering if naturopaths deal with sleep issues/wind/general disposition?  Clodagh's gone from being a happy and gregarious wee girl to really a bit of a sh!t alot of the time (I still adore her totally lol), and I am SURE it's something in her diet that I can't pinpoint  (as well as an age thing!). I think her tendancy is be windy is a big part of it cos she is probably in a bit of discomfort sometimes and I really want to help her....so those things I mentioned above I'm sure are all inter-related IYKWIM?

My question is- what can I expect from the naturopath? Is it appropriate to address these issues with him? And what is he likely to do to get to the bottom of it?

TIA

Well we're back...and the news isn't great

He said he thought Clodagh was highly gluten intolerant (as well as egg and dairy intolerant but we kind of suspected that)...and that he thinks she will most likely become cealiac later .  As well as this I am raising her vegetarian, which for me he said was ideal as I have 'a remarkably low need for protein', but that Clodgah's constitution was very different to mine adn she would greatly benefit from non wind inducing forms of protein...ie meat . sigh. So we have agreed to try her on fish a couple of times a week until she outgrows her egg allergy (which he thinks is very likely).

For now though we'll have a very strict no gluten, no egg and no dairy 10 days or so then go back to him and see if it's helped her wind and digestion...and sleep!

At least the good news is there's nothing I'm allergic or intolerant to and therefore nothing in my breast milk is affecting her, plus he's hopeful if we are very careful now she may well outgrow all of these 'problem' foods.

Grrrrrrrr and bugger though. ESP the protein thing. It's such an important part of my life, it's gutting to learn it may not be as beneficial to the one thing (Clodagh) that's even more important to me

sweetpea wrote: Have you tried taking pro biotics like inner health plus i have read they are very good for helping with allergies for littlies. You can get a dairy free one.

Yes I've had her on that for a while- it's good isn't it?

SpecialK- yeah you're right, just like the others! We've had a good start today, she LOVES tuna , not so keen on rice pasta but the gluten free bread w/almond butter is going down ok and her favourite-avocado- is 'allowed' anyway lol

And OMG she *loves* millet porridge!!  hmmm a child with a good range of taste (and lets not mention the 3 bananas she's had today and the untold seaweed crackers...