Re: Wondering what I should do?

October 27, 2005

This is just a guess, but I wonder if you saw some improvement when you went

on the diet, but his gut was still leaky enough that by now he has

sensitized to the SCD foods. I'm wondering if the dark circles, tantrums,

etc. are a sign of having recently sensitized to something or several

things on the SCD. That wouldn't mean that SCD is bad for him, or that he

should eat grains, but that you need a way to handle the sensitivities.

You could try rotating foods and giving more variety, although I know that

might be tough if his diet is limited.

You might also consider exploring the alternative treatment called NAET

(Nambudripad Allergy Elimination Technique). That treatment can eliminate

allergies/sensitivities, although you still need to continue to heal the gut

so that they don't recreate. The only caution is that if you decide to try

it, don't give up if the first practitioner you try doesn't work. The first

one I tried gave me and my son no improvement, but with the second

practitioner, my son's eczema cleared up in one day.

Hope some of this helps,

Marilyn

leaky gut, low thyroid/adrenal, SCD 3 weeks

Wondering what I should do?

> Hi there,

>

> My son has been SCD for a little over 5 mos now. His stools are

> really the only change that I have noticed with SCD, which I know is

> BIG. He is having formed stools, although they may be green tinged

> sometimes. The dark circles under his eyes went away but have now

> returned. His appetite has gone way down the past 2 weeks and he

> doesn't want to eat but one thing (chicken salad) or anything mixed

> with fruit (ie eggs and pear or banana). The past two weeks he has

> slowly started to regress (ie script, tantrum, edgy, constipated, and

> echo). I am concerned because he use to be a great eater, but now I

> pretty much have to force him to eat even his favorites (except

> breakfast of egg and banana). He is always asking for bananna.

>

> Is it possible his body may need the grains to be healthy? He just

> doesn't look healthy (pale and dark circles). I don't want to give

> up on the diet and will only do what is best for him, but I am

> wondering if you don't see changes by now...... if it is something I

> should consider or not? I don't want to confuse him by allowing

> grains and then taking them away because his stools go to mush again.

>

> I am also wondering if anyone has noticed that there is less stool

> once the stool is formed? My son is still in diapers but he use to

> fill that thing up and now it's a formed ball in there so it seems

> like less. I know he has been constipated, can this cause him to not

> eat well? He has been drinking a ton and I have been loading him up

> with magnesium to get him to go and he did today (still formed, but

> not pebbly).

>

> Thanks for any advice in advance,

> Darci

> Will 3 SCD 5 1/2 mos

>

> 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

>

October 27, 2005