Re:Anyone using Prebiotics with gut kids???/SCD Diet

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I wish I had that answer to on the weight. My guy gained 4 pounds and grew

2.5 inches in one year. I was so happy. He is now 50 pounds and 50 inches.

He is 8 years old, but still wears slims. One year he had gained 1/2 pound

and grew 4.5 inches. Not very good!

Judy

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Hi ,

Please share the negatives of the SCD diet for your son. We just started

it on my daughter (4 yo) and I have noticed less bloating now that I've

taken out all the grains and potatoes. I'm guessing it was hard for her to

digest those complex carbohydrates. But it's hard to know what's going on

for sure.

Another question I have, if there is an average for most kids and if

anyone knows, how many pounds a year is a child supposed to gain?

Thanks for your help,

Jena

adoptinggrace wrote:

Hi.. all kids are different of course. SCD was really a bad

experience long term for my son though it helps many. FOS has been in

some of the products we have tried and it has been really good for my

little boy so far. I found many positive reasons to try it in

research-but it won't work for all that's for certain. These guts are

a mystery even to the top doctors in many cases so I guess the only

thing we can do is find what works for our child and use the best

guidance and common sense we can use. One thing I learned while on

SCD is to look at my child's reaction more than anything. I left him

on it far too long trying to be " legal " and for him it was not the

right diet at all. Anything I try like FOS or anything else I am very

cautious of and I do not at this point stay with anything that

creates ongoing negatives even if it is supposed to be

an " adjustment " or temporary side effect. That may not be the " right

answer " but is what I feel comfortable with after several diet

experiences that have caused negatives long term. We stick to some

gf/cf/sf still which has proven for us to be safe for him and with it

there is along history of use with the kids. For some children the

restrictions of SCD produce great results and in that case I would

continue... for others this is not the case. It's all so individual

and I think is true of all diets, including gf/cf for some children.

I have found that a combination of approaches sometimes is best for

my son and I continue to be open to giving anything deemed safe a

trial if there is evidence it might help and at times hit on a gem

that seems to be beneficial for him.

Best of luck to everyone in finding the right answer as far as diet

and gut interventions goes! It can be a challenge for sure!

All the best,

> >>

> >> HI,

> >> From what I have read it decreases the appetite and we can't

> > afford that

> >> here. It promotes a feeling of fullness. That is all I know about

> > it.

> >>

> >> Judy

> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> > Listamtes... have any of you used any " prebiotics " on any gut

> > kids? I

> >> > had used some of these things a while back before it was talked

> > about

> >> > much but have been looking more into it and have had some good

> > luck

> >> > with some I've been trying. I've used some of the ones we did

> > before

> >> > and also a few new ones I've ordered. The jury is still out but

> > we are

> >> > seeming to be on the right track.

> >> > I am using them and high potency probiotics (probiotics in

> > rotation)

> >> > and the extra support seems to be helping the good flora to

> > get/stay

> >> > established. Just wondered if anyone has any pros or cons on it

> > and

> >> > which ones you have used if you are also doing this.

> >> >

> >> > BTW, you can google prebiotic and come up with a lot of info-

> > that's how

> >> > I got started. It is basically providing " food " for the good

gut

> > bugs

> >> > from my understanding.

> >> >

> >> > Best,

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > Many frequently asked questions and answers can be found at

> >> > <http://forums.autism-rxguidebook.com/default.aspx>

> >> >

> >> >

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Initially things were OK. Then we saw weight loss, lethargy, gray

coloring, gray teeth, disconnected, low energy-- to mention the ones

that come to mind. All resolved with stopping the diet.

> > >>

> > >> HI,

> > >> From what I have read it decreases the appetite and we can't

> > > afford that

> > >> here. It promotes a feeling of fullness. That is all I know

about

> > > it.

> > >>

> > >> Judy

> > >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >>

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> > Listamtes... have any of you used any " prebiotics " on any gut

> > > kids? I

> > >> > had used some of these things a while back before it was

talked

> > > about

> > >> > much but have been looking more into it and have had some

good

> > > luck

> > >> > with some I've been trying. I've used some of the ones we did

> > > before

> > >> > and also a few new ones I've ordered. The jury is still out

but

> > > we are

> > >> > seeming to be on the right track.

> > >> > I am using them and high potency probiotics (probiotics in

> > > rotation)

> > >> > and the extra support seems to be helping the good flora to

> > > get/stay

> > >> > established. Just wondered if anyone has any pros or cons on

it

> > > and

> > >> > which ones you have used if you are also doing this.

> > >> >

> > >> > BTW, you can google prebiotic and come up with a lot of info-

> > > that's how

> > >> > I got started. It is basically providing " food " for the good

> gut

> > > bugs

> > >> > from my understanding.

> > >> >

> > >> > Best,

> > >> >

> > >> >

> > >> >

> > >> >

> > >> > Many frequently asked questions and answers can be found at

> > >> > <http://forums.autism-rxguidebook.com/default.aspx>

> > >> >

> > >> >