How long to stay on SCD before trying to get off???

September 19, 2005

My son has been on SCD for 8 months now. HIs history was chronic ear

infections, 13 antibiotics (and I didn't know anything about

probiotics) and as a result chronic yeast with dbms 8-10 times per

day. The yeast shows as a severe diaper rash that blisters and

bleeds if BM is left in contact with the skin too long and possibly

an increase in temper tantrums. He is not on the spectrum and shows

typical development.

His old pediatrician suggested that we potty train him so that the bm

would not stay in contact with his bottom. :-( But that does not

fix the problem. He is almost potty trained and has bms 2-3 times

per day that are now normal consistancy.

On SCD he had an almost immediate responce with die off and then with

2 weeks talking more and was less irritable. He has been doing

wonderful on the diet. We used garlic, digest, candidase and

probiotics with the diet. We still continue the digest and

probiotics.

My question is....how long does it take to get rid of the yeast and

restore the gut to a " normal " state??? I know that Caden will never

be able to go back to the sugar, white bread and cookie times but my

hope is that he can return to fairly normal diet soon. How do you

know when it is the right time to add some things back into the diet

to see if he will tolerate and digest it??

My husband and I have been very strict on the diet and have been

talking about adding things back into his diet. Then last night,

daddy gave him a few french fries with ketchup and today he has a

mild diaper rash after he had a bm and there were peas undigested in

it. He has not had undigested food in his bm for 6 months!!! The

other that that has happened yesterday morning is that he had an

allergic reaction (rash on face with puffy eyes) after eating eggs

for the first time (he did test positive for a mild egg whote allergy

8 months ago then negative 5 months ago). So... I don't know if it

is the eggs of the french fries or both.

Thanks for your time!

andrea mother of Caden SCD 8 months, chrinic yeast and Emmalynn 9.5

months old

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