Should we have done testing for yeast and other bugs?

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We started SCD 2/05 for what I assumed was yeast. He had been on 13

antibiotics in his first 18 months of life. His main symptoms were

severe diaper rash, 8-10 DBMs per day and irritability which I

assumed was stomach pain. If his bm touched his skin for more than a

couple of minutes, he was blistering and bleeding. We pasted him

with criso to attempt to keep the bm off of him when he did go. He

did improve some with topical nystatin and athletes foot medicine but

he had bms so frequently they could never clear up.

When I read BTVC everything made since so we began the diet the next

week. Within a couple of weeks he was having only 1-2 soft bms per

day (yeh!!!) and they did not make the rash as they had before. He

had some die off the first 2 weeks then started talking more and was

over all a more happy child.

But my concern now is that we did not do and OAT or any other testing

before we started. Should we test now to see what he is growing in

his gut (good or bad)? Is there anything else we sould do? Was I

wrong in assuming that he was growing yeast when it could have been

some other organism causing the d?

Thanks.

mother of Caden 2.5 years, SCD since 2/05

This is what I was reading to make me think about this. It is from

autismanswer.com

" Loose stools are an issue for a number of individuals, and I do

understand that the SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) has made a big

difference in these cases... "

" Excess stomach acid in the system can cause loose stools and severe

stomach pain. Ammonia that is generated from excessive protein is

alkaline. This may help to neutralize the stomach acid and would make

the stools and gut pain better.

***However, using a high protein diet to address loose stools is not

dealing with the root of the problem, if it is caused by excess

stomach acid. Creating high ammonia levels via diet to neutralize

acids treats the symptom but not the underlying imbalance in the

body. Stomach acid is triggered by histamine reacting with H2

receptors in the stomach. So, a high protein diet may be increasing

ammonia which is neutralizing the stomach acid and improving the gut

issue.

***However, it is not addressing why you have excess acid in the

first place nor is considering why there may be high histamine in the

system (histamine is related to methylation function). In addition it

is important to evaluate ammonia levels and to consider the

consequences of high ammonia. I am not suggesting that individuals

abandon the SCD diet, especially as it has made a positive difference

for many people. However, I would suggest a test for Helicobacter

pylori as that is often a causative agent for excess stomach acid.

***(I DO NO THINK THIS IS SCD LEGAL) The use of mastic gum is

reported to be very helpful for addressing this organism. I would

suggest ½ mastica gum, Stomach pH and Bowel support with meals. I

would also suggest that you consider running a DDI urine amino acid

test so that you can look at ammonia levels and amino acids while on

the SCD diet.

Dr.Amy "