Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Kelli, and whoever else this speaks to, If it makes you feel any better...we are always hungry too! I hope that it passes! Thank God for those who know what to tell us to help us feel better! Thank God this HUNGER will pass. Antoinette (SCD entire family day 18) Re: extremely hungry I remember responding to you on this subject a very long time ago! lol It is normal! This is one possible symptom of die off. The yeasts and other pathogenic bugs are hungry and many of them are dying, upsetting the stomach to no end. This will pass. Your son, even though maybe eating less, is still eating enough, so don't worry. The tantrums will end. His nervous system is completely aggravated right now. The beginning is very hard, I know. Remember, the nervous system lines the digestive system, and the two body systems that share the same brain chemicals...the nervous system and digestive system, are going through an upheaval. Even adults get emotional, when they have bad fungal/bacterial die off at the beginning of SCD. Some people get physically sick, some get the emotional symptoms. Take care and give your son big hugs for being such a trooper! Summer Kelli Kelliston@...> wrote: My son has been extremely hungry and begging for food (basically emotionally falling apart at every mealtime). He seems to be eating a fair amount of food so I am pretty sure he is getting enough calories. He is 3 ½ and average in height and healthy weight. He is on the INTRO.day 2. Breakfast: 3 chicken/egg pancakes, 2 cups of jello Snack: 2 chicken/egg pancakes and 1 cup jello Lunch: 2 hamburger patties and 1 chicken/egg pancake (I offered carrots and he didn't want them) Snack: 3 pancakes Dinner: 1 ½ cups of chicken soup (w/pureed carrot) and a pancake He has been extremely oppositional and crying a lot but especially around meals. He had these episodes (the emotional breakdowns) previously but not so much around mealtime. I seem to remember this happening in the group a year ago when we first tried SCD but I couldn't find anything when I searched. Is extreme hunger normal at the beginning? Do you think the emotional breakdowns are part of the die off? I am just really scared that he is hungry and I don't want to say no about food (after I give him a substantial amount..really about 2x the amount of food I normal give him).but I also don't want to continue doing what I am doing for him at mealtimes and at the mercy of his tantrum begging if it's behavioral. Thanks for your help! Kelli Kai 3 1/2- ASD, SCD since 5/05, took break, back on intro day 2 Tatum (1 1/2) NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thank you Jeni, Summer and all that answered my question! This really helps a lot. I had my suspicions and I guess I need to step it up and just feed him as much as he wants. Sometimes I feel like they are goldfish and soon they will just eat until they pop! Btw, Jeni, I really laughed at the chicken carcuss situation, lol.that is exactly how I feel. It has been two horrific days so far and I really can't wait until it gets better! The good news is that he really loves all the foods and is even eating the soup which I totally didn't expect at all. My husband and I are exhausted! Kelli Kai 3 1/2- ASD, SCD (5/05 then lapsed) now INtRO day 2 Tatum (1 1/2) NT _____ From: pecanbread [mailto:pecanbread ] On Behalf Of Knopp Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:28 PM To: pecanbread Subject: Re: extremely hungry Hi Kelli! Everything that you described is normal. My kids have been on SCD for 3 months, and we went through this exact same thing at the beginning. They acted as if they were starving all the time. Apparently this is a normal reaction when you change to this diet. I have read that when your body is done digesting food, the brain sends out a hunger signal for you to eat again. So my thoughts were that since my kids were finally digesting their food (rather than having it sit and ferment in their gut), they were getting hungry more often. Also, when the body begins to heal, it requires more energy to do its work. This energy comes from the SCD food. So my point is . . . feed that boy! His body has a lot of work to do ! The good news is this should only last a month or two (my kids maintained this hunger state for 2 months). Then it levels off because the body isn't working as hard since healing is well underway. I hear you about the behavior/tantrum suspicion. I debated this too. I was irritated by having to be in the kitchen constantly getting seconds, thirds, fourths, snacks, second snacks (at one point I got so frustrated I just plopped an entire carcass of chicken in front of my 3 yr. old and told him to stop asking me for food . . . . He ate it all). And our family is not one to indulge inappropriate behaviors. However, I came to realize this was a legitimate need for this point in time. His irritable behavior is probably due to die-off. Also, he may be experiencing some " withdrawal-type " symptoms. If this is not his normal behavior, this should ease up in a couple weeks as well. The good news is - it is only a season (albeit a long one). Hang in there! This too shall pass. Cordially, Jeni Lynn SCD 3 weeks mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (add, heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems) , 3 yr. (heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 17 mo. (leaky gut, heavy metal toxicity, eczema) SCD 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thank you Jeni, Summer and all that answered my question! This really helps a lot. I had my suspicions and I guess I need to step it up and just feed him as much as he wants. Sometimes I feel like they are goldfish and soon they will just eat until they pop! Btw, Jeni, I really laughed at the chicken carcuss situation, lol.that is exactly how I feel. It has been two horrific days so far and I really can't wait until it gets better! The good news is that he really loves all the foods and is even eating the soup which I totally didn't expect at all. My husband and I are exhausted! Kelli Kai 3 1/2- ASD, SCD (5/05 then lapsed) now INtRO day 2 Tatum (1 1/2) NT _____ From: pecanbread [mailto:pecanbread ] On Behalf Of Knopp Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:28 PM To: pecanbread Subject: Re: extremely hungry Hi Kelli! Everything that you described is normal. My kids have been on SCD for 3 months, and we went through this exact same thing at the beginning. They acted as if they were starving all the time. Apparently this is a normal reaction when you change to this diet. I have read that when your body is done digesting food, the brain sends out a hunger signal for you to eat again. So my thoughts were that since my kids were finally digesting their food (rather than having it sit and ferment in their gut), they were getting hungry more often. Also, when the body begins to heal, it requires more energy to do its work. This energy comes from the SCD food. So my point is . . . feed that boy! His body has a lot of work to do ! The good news is this should only last a month or two (my kids maintained this hunger state for 2 months). Then it levels off because the body isn't working as hard since healing is well underway. I hear you about the behavior/tantrum suspicion. I debated this too. I was irritated by having to be in the kitchen constantly getting seconds, thirds, fourths, snacks, second snacks (at one point I got so frustrated I just plopped an entire carcass of chicken in front of my 3 yr. old and told him to stop asking me for food . . . . He ate it all). And our family is not one to indulge inappropriate behaviors. However, I came to realize this was a legitimate need for this point in time. His irritable behavior is probably due to die-off. Also, he may be experiencing some " withdrawal-type " symptoms. If this is not his normal behavior, this should ease up in a couple weeks as well. The good news is - it is only a season (albeit a long one). Hang in there! This too shall pass. Cordially, Jeni Lynn SCD 3 weeks mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (add, heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems) , 3 yr. (heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems) Elle, 17 mo. (leaky gut, heavy metal toxicity, eczema) SCD 3 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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