bloated tummy, skin stretching so tightly

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Hi, this is to respond to 's post

and to seek comments

my 2 boys used to have bloated " timpanic " (Dr's

description) " pregnant tummies

and I panicked so much over it

and wondered endlessly as to the cause(s)

SCD, pureeing the food, being strict with intro easily digested

foods by the stages (remaining long time on the lower stages) helped

alleviate the bloating/farting/discomfort

but still,

we saw the tummy does bloat on occassion

then we thought it was some sort of inflammation/allergies

lately my second son's preschool teacher

told me that I am overfeeding him

(I send SCD snacks and lunches) to school

they told me I should give him 1/2 the amount

I am packing

so I did (for months, my husband has been complaining

that I overfeed them, but I chose to disagree with

my husband, thinking that I am starving them

with so many dietary restrictions)

but since the preschool teachers said so,

I reduced the amount of foods/meal

and served my kids 4 small meals/day

instead of 3 larger ones

and slowed them down during meals

(teacher complained again than my son swallows food

too fast nonstop)

and stop at a fixed amount/meal regardless of protests

of wanting more

with this, my son's tummies look more normal

and not so tightly bloated and stretched skintight

feeling sorry for my " deprived " (no sweets, ice-creams, etc)kiddos

I hated to agree with my husband

that overfeeding is an issue

but I myself have a tendency to shove food into my

mouth quickly when I eat until I " hit the spot "

and I easily see that my kids, who do not chew well

shove food in their mouths too

granted, my kids are more hungry due to diets and enzymes

granted, their floras are not perfect and

poor digestions..thus the gas

perhaps inflammation too (someone comment on this)

causing the bloated gut

but in my case,

feeding them a lot per sitting

is a problem

due to my mommy instinct to want to feed my kids " well "

re: inflammation.

we do not know about it yet

currently Dr.Bradstreet suspects that my sons may have IBD

son #2 hasn't gained weight since I weaned him at 18 months old

we are doing intestinal permeability test to see if

further GI scoping is necessary

I appreciate insights and experiences/comments

thanks!

Jzin Teng

Dimiter, age 5, regressive autism, SCD since 12/03

Vihren, age 2.5, Aspergers, SCD restarted since 6/05

Elena, age 13 months, gloriously unvaccinated, SCD since birth