Are we doing something wrong?

[Guest guest]

My daughter has been on SCD now for 7 weeks and we are still

struggling with constipation, major sleep problems and eating issues.

We will hang in there if it takes longer, what have people's

experiences been with the time frame of these things improving?

She is eating pureed pears, pureed avocados and pureed organic

chicken. Drinking organic chicken broth. She is getting calcium

citrate 800mg/day ( I know this may be an issue but what else can I

do, she's 16 months old and she needs calcium). She is getting

magnesium glycinate (400mg/day), doesn't seem to tolerate the

magnesium citrate--aggravated her reflux? She's on Diflucan, getting

EFA's, SCDophilus, and melatonin. We just started her on low dose

naltrexone. She is still on Prevacid, I know this can be a problem

too but her reflux is so bad that if we take her off she really won't

eat and we can't afford that.

I feel like I am stuck in the vicious cycle (no pun intended) and

can't get out? Please help me understand this????? Does it just

need more time???? We are getting no sleep and really starting to

lose it--

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to let you know. We're experiencing many of the same issues.

We've been doing SCD for six months. One child is doing dynamite and the

other is doing poorly. Still have sleep, constipation and little behavior

gains.

He just must have such a leaky gut things must need more time to heal. I'm

hoping. I've heard from most others miracles of this diet and I see it with

my daughter!!! Maybe someone with more experience will respond with a better

answer. , mom to Cameron 4 and Peyton 23 months

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for writing. What do you do for the constipation and sleep

problems?

Thanks,

>

> Just wanted to let you know. We're experiencing many of the same

issues.

> We've been doing SCD for six months. One child is doing dynamite

and the

> other is doing poorly. Still have sleep, constipation and little

behavior gains.

> He just must have such a leaky gut things must need more time to

heal. I'm

> hoping. I've heard from most others miracles of this diet and I

see it with

> my daughter!!! Maybe someone with more experience will respond

with a better

> answer. , mom to Cameron 4 and Peyton 23 months

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for writing. What do you do for the constipation and sleep

problems?

Thanks,

>

> Just wanted to let you know. We're experiencing many of the same

issues.

> We've been doing SCD for six months. One child is doing dynamite

and the

> other is doing poorly. Still have sleep, constipation and little

behavior gains.

> He just must have such a leaky gut things must need more time to

heal. I'm

> hoping. I've heard from most others miracles of this diet and I

see it with

> my daughter!!! Maybe someone with more experience will respond

with a better

> answer. , mom to Cameron 4 and Peyton 23 months

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for writing. What do you do for the constipation and sleep

problems?

Thanks,

>

> Just wanted to let you know. We're experiencing many of the same

issues.

> We've been doing SCD for six months. One child is doing dynamite

and the

> other is doing poorly. Still have sleep, constipation and little

behavior gains.

> He just must have such a leaky gut things must need more time to

heal. I'm

> hoping. I've heard from most others miracles of this diet and I

see it with

> my daughter!!! Maybe someone with more experience will respond

with a better

> answer. , mom to Cameron 4 and Peyton 23 months

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Sorry I haven't been online in a few days. For constipation we use

magnesium. We've tried Magnesium taurate, but had more success with magnesium

citrate. Though I've read that some think citrate may feed yeast. All I know

its a

God send for Cameron. We give him 1.5 capsules two times per day, plus one

tsp. cod liver oil and a vitamin c. We've had to use suppisitories and

enemas on and off in his life. For sleep, we did nothing for first three and

half

years. We've tried melatonin and have great success to get him to fall

asleep. However, it does not do a good job keeping him asleep. We are now

using

an herb called Valerian, which does keep him asleep MOST of the time.

Others are using a prescription drug called Remeron which was awesome for both

falling asleep and keeping him asleep (we tried a few days after borrowing a

few pills from a friend). We may end up with this drug but are trying what

we're doing first. Hope this is helpful. What have you been doing for these

issues if anything?

[Guest guest]

,

Sorry I haven't been online in a few days. For constipation we use

magnesium. We've tried Magnesium taurate, but had more success with magnesium

citrate. Though I've read that some think citrate may feed yeast. All I know

its a

God send for Cameron. We give him 1.5 capsules two times per day, plus one

tsp. cod liver oil and a vitamin c. We've had to use suppisitories and

enemas on and off in his life. For sleep, we did nothing for first three and

half

years. We've tried melatonin and have great success to get him to fall

asleep. However, it does not do a good job keeping him asleep. We are now

using

an herb called Valerian, which does keep him asleep MOST of the time.

Others are using a prescription drug called Remeron which was awesome for both

falling asleep and keeping him asleep (we tried a few days after borrowing a

few pills from a friend). We may end up with this drug but are trying what

we're doing first. Hope this is helpful. What have you been doing for these

issues if anything?