Maybe time to move on?

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I think it may be time for us to accept that this diet may not be

something that will help our daughter, or maybe I'm doing something

very wrong--any thoughts would be very much appreciated She is 5

years old and has been strict scd since the middle of August.

Everything she eats is still cooked, for breakfast she has peanut

butter pancakes with just pb, egg and honey cooked in safflower oil.

For lunch she has a hamburger or turkey burger patty (s and

Applegate farms), carrot chips(fried in safflower oil), peanut butter

brownie (again just pb, egg, baking soda and honey--pan lined with

organic butter). For dinner she has either what she had for lunch,

or homemade chicken soup made with spring water, chicken, carrots,

onion and salt. Snacks and dessert in between is usually pb

brownies, or homemade popsicles made with pressure cooked pureed

pears and honey. The changes we've seen have definitely been in her

bowels, and it has been a change for the better. And there are many

times when she seems to be a lot more focused and understands us

better. But for the most part her behavior seems not a lot

different, and there hasn't been any improvement in her speech. She

is still home with me 100%, so I know she isn't getting anything

anywhere else, and my husband is very much in support of helping her

this way. Is there a chance it hasn't been long enough to see better

results? Thank you for reading and any advice:)

Shellie

[Guest guest]

>

I'd like to try bananas again, too because she really

> likes them. Thanks for your reply

> Shellie

>

Bananas are very well tolerated as a rule. It was a food Dr. haas 9who

originated SCD)

found infants tolerated. The bananas must be ripe with brown spots which means

the fruit

sugar has been converted to a more easily difested form.

BTW: Bananas should not be eaten by thosewith Latex Allergy.

Carol F.

Toronto, Celiac, SCD 5 years

[Guest guest]

Hi Shellie,

> Hi, We have tried Houston enzymes in the past, and actually still

> have all 3 here. We just didn't see any difference and stopped,

but

> I am willing to try again. She does have phenol issues, but I

didn't

> know carrots were high, so we'll definitely have to consider that,

> and that is why we're using pears instead of apples.

Some find golden delicious apples better...but it depends on the

child.

> Would it be a

> better idea to switch to cashew butter instead, or just forget

baked

> goods right now?

If you stop all baked goods for a bit and then slowly try one you'll

get a clearer picture if she tolerates them. Peanuts and cashews

are more complex and are harder to digest than almonds and pecans.

> We have tried the yogurt, but it didn't go well,

> even with the enzymes. There weren't any behavioral problems with

> it, but the cramps she got were awful.

Did you start small with the yogurt and gradually ramp up the

amounts? We generally suggest starting with 1/8 tsp and depending

on the reaction slowly increase. It is very good, but very powerful

and can cause quite a bit of die off.

I should have said the other

> veggies she gets in her soups, I only said carrots because that's

> what we use in the recipe to make the chicken broth, but when she

has

> soup she eats it sometimes with green beans, sometimes with peas,

and

> once in a while with broccoli cut up in it.

If she is still having gastro problems you might want to avoid

broccoli for a while. It is part of the cabbage family and can

cause trouble for those not ready for it.

Sheila