Re: Re: Would you recommend SCD for my son?

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>>>My DAN! told me not necessary to go with SCD since he has no chronic

> diarrhea problem. I'm not convinced either way.

>

> Any one of you has this kind of experience putting a not so obvious

> responder to the diet and seeing good result?<<<

My oldest autistic son never had a bowel problem that I could distinguish, nor

myself. However, SCD is curing him. Not having diarrhea does not mean the gut is

not over run with bad pathogens. Every pathogen, or yeast type has its own set

of expression. Not enough is known of these pathogens, yeast or bacterial, and

only a small percentage are even mapped out.

SCD does more than starve out pathogens, it takes alot of un-needed stress off

of the digestive system so it has a chance to heal. Only by healing, will the

unbroken peptides be prevented from entering the bloodstream, and thus,

affecting the nervous system. In my estimation, symptoms of leaky gut go beyond

simple bowel movements. Some signs of leaky gut in spectrum kids are:

hyperactivity, stimming, both visual and otherwise, spaciness, inability to

focus, tiredness and general lack of energy, inability to sleep, whining related

to undiagnosed/unknown stomach pains, curling the feet up to the body,

especially while sleeping, bed wetting, teeth grinding, excessive moodiness,

inability to understand or follow directions, no matter how simple, and

impulsiveness. When food proteins pass through the holey intesinal wall into the

blood stream, they continually activate the immune system and can cause general

inflammation. Furthermore, the body is unable to absorb nutrition as such, and

in its weakening state, the immune system gets weaker, the bad bugs have a hey

day with all this undigested food, and undigested food circulating the system

feeds even more starving blood, organ bugs, whether fungal, viral or bacterial.

The urine/fecal/blood tests available by any doctor do not show all pathogens,

there are too many unmapped, unknown pathogens, and the chemical imprints and

imbalances are not all known yet. People get tested for a handful of known

stuff. Yeast is a common example. There are so many strains of yeast, that feed

off different foods and environments, and they are not all known/understood yet,

one is not tested for all strains, it is inconceivable in practicing medical

science as of this date.

It sounds like your Dan doctor has personal preferance coming into play. Many

doctors shy away from diets that do not seem popular at the time, because it

could hurt their pocketbook...they want you to keep coming back. Many people do

not like the idea of cooking anything that is not ready made from a package...a

doctor going against this grain is really putting their practice in possible

jeopardy. The gains of this diet for spectrum folks stand on their own, its the

pubilicity factor that is lacking with SCD. It is the single best diet for

people on the spectrum, because it either cures, or vastly improves health and

pain/discomfort symptoms, and thats at the least.

Nothing worthwhile is extremely easy in the beginning, maybe not handed over on

a plate. But, I guarantee, over time, SCD becomes so easy, so managable...you'll

learn what your family likes and can handle, then you will learn how to be

creative with it, you will learn how to do your cooking in a short amount of

time, or while doing other things, and make large amounts for freezing.

Myself, since SCD 1st, then the addition of enzymes, I have saved time because

of the instant, complete potty training (6 years old, wouldn't even pee in the

toilet much less else), can understand more of what my kids want because they

can speak, and not only that, in sentences, able to establish house rules they

could never understand before, even have them doing chores. Hyperactivity

continues to improve with time, as also ability to follow two step instructions

and learning such things as when you take your shirt off, put it is the laundry

hamper. They brush their own hair, brush their own teeth (I still do it for them

twice a day for their own oral health), get themselves dressed, put their own

shoes on, wipe their feet before coming inside (I still have to remind

sometimes). Set the table, try new foods, ability to handle new textures and an

expanding ability to try and eat new foods (we had major food problems before).

This is just some of what my family is doing.

Last year, my sons could do none of this. Now they are learning to ride bikes on

their own. Forget physical therapy.

Again, my oldest son and myself had not a symptom of intestinal distress that

was observable by doctors or ourselves. Now, I know otherwise. The youngest was

a different matter, though, with constant diarrhea, to show the whole picture.

Summer

phashmall PHashmall@...> wrote:

According to Seroussi's book, wild giggling is often caused by

bananas in the autism community.

> Hi List members

> I'm new to this list but have an immediate question after I started

> reading the BTVC book:

>

> Should I put my 4 yo boy onto this diet?

>

> He has no diarrhea at all, no bloating, no sign of tummy pain, no

gas

> (I admit that's strange but he has NO gas). He has BM once a day,

firm

> and bit if dry, yellowish color. I'm not very convinced that he

would

> be benefiting from this diet.

>

> He's autistic, has a LOT of visual and verbal stimmings, wild

> giggling, difficulty getting into sleep, spacing out, distracting,

to

> me it sounds like a yeast problem.

>

> My DAN! told me not necessary to go with SCD since he has no chronic

> diarrhea problem. I'm not convinced either way.

>

> Any one of you has this kind of experience putting a not so obvious

> responder to the diet and seeing good result?

>

> Thank you and have a nice day...

> YL

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

>>>My DAN! told me not necessary to go with SCD since he has no chronic

> diarrhea problem. I'm not convinced either way.

>

> Any one of you has this kind of experience putting a not so obvious

> responder to the diet and seeing good result?<<<

One last word, latest research has most clearly shown that autism spectrum

people suffer from a carbohydrate malprocessing. SCD directly deals with this

aspect. Other diets absolutely do not. No one has time to lose. Every month that

goes by, is one more month of being behind in socialization and other areas of

life. There is no time. Be patient in the beginning. Things may be good, they

may get a little rough, but I always say, what seems hardest at first, ends up

being the easiest. I see people on other diets still struggling with what SCD

would take care of for them. Take a peek at how much GF/CF children on the other

boards struggle with food selectivity and moodiness, and you'll find ketchup,

french fries, and chicken fingers, all GF/CF in their diets. The sugar, complex

carbs and starches are feeding the guts bugs like mad, and it is just accepted

that it cannot be the case, not only by families, but by the doctors. One last

point, excluding wheat, milk and sugar will not heal

the state of the intestine, and food sensitivities, no matter how they express

themselves, will continue to affect the nervous and immune systems, preventing

the ability for self mastery of skills and progression.

Enzymes, are extremely important as well, but start SCD first, because it is the

ground you will build off of.

Summer

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I would like to know the answer to this parents question? regards

Chris

Re: Would you recommend SCD for my son?

> Hi List members

> I'm new to this list but have an immediate question after I started

> reading the BTVC book:

>

> Should I put my 4 yo boy onto this diet?

>

> He has no diarrhea at all, no bloating, no sign of tummy pain, no gas

> (I admit that's strange but he has NO gas). He has BM once a day, firm

> and bit if dry, yellowish color. I'm not very convinced that he would

> be benefiting from this diet.

>

> He's autistic, has a LOT of visual and verbal stimmings, wild

> giggling, difficulty getting into sleep, spacing out, distracting, to

> me it sounds like a yeast problem.

>

> My DAN! told me not necessary to go with SCD since he has no chronic

> diarrhea problem. I'm not convinced either way.

>

It could not hurt to give SCD a trial as it may help with the behaviors. Not

all DAN doctors

are on board with SCD but the number is increasing.

Carol F.

SCD 5 years, Celiac

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com