Re: New, need information on breastfeeding

[Guest guest]

Bump.... anybody?

>

> Hi all,

> I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

restrictive

> diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

I

> have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

not

> allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

>

> A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

lymphoid

> hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

a

> year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

also

> has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

has

> recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

(IgE)

> and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

but

> we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

main

> food allergy symptom is eczema.

>

> I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

diet.

> Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

mentioned in

> the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

illegal

> (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

son

> only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

ounce

> or two per day.

>

> It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

down in

> my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

proteins

> do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

is

> fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

have

> been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

3

> foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

it

> further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

The

> reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

would

> take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

already

> spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

hours

> driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

pop

> a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

when

> I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

raw

> (uncooked) fruits?

>

> Thanks for your advice!

> Suzanne

>

[Guest guest]

Bump.... anybody?

>

> Hi all,

> I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

restrictive

> diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

I

> have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

not

> allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

>

> A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

lymphoid

> hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

a

> year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

also

> has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

has

> recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

(IgE)

> and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

but

> we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

main

> food allergy symptom is eczema.

>

> I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

diet.

> Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

mentioned in

> the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

illegal

> (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

son

> only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

ounce

> or two per day.

>

> It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

down in

> my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

proteins

> do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

is

> fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

have

> been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

3

> foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

it

> further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

The

> reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

would

> take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

already

> spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

hours

> driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

pop

> a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

when

> I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

raw

> (uncooked) fruits?

>

> Thanks for your advice!

> Suzanne

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne'

I'm not a moderator or expert...

For inflamation and allergies MSM, Quercitin, Krill oil, enzymes, probiotics,

omega 3's and 6's.

Have you and your son tried the Intro diet for 2-5 days?

I have found that some of the things to which I thought Toren was allergic or

sensitive, he can actually tolerate on this diet.

I would think that if you are nursing, I know, antigens can get through... my

son had eczema, he was exclusively nursed, and my diet hugely affected his

eczema.

So you and your son go on the diet exclusively for three months with 100%

compliance or as close as possible, and you'll probably get good results.

The squashes are a really tasty substitute for potatoes... and you'll be able

to have all kinds of fruits and vegtables and meats as you go.

Keep a food diary... make the commtment ... remove the illegal vegtables...

and jump in with the intro diet.

www.pecanbread.com under food preparation has alot of tips.

The moderators and experienced mothers will also help

Agape,

Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

Bump.... anybody?

>

> Hi all,

> I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

restrictive

> diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

I

> have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

not

> allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

>

> A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

lymphoid

> hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

a

> year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

also

> has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

has

> recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

(IgE)

> and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

but

> we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

main

> food allergy symptom is eczema.

>

> I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

diet.

> Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

mentioned in

> the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

illegal

> (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

son

> only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

ounce

> or two per day.

>

> It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

down in

> my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

proteins

> do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

is

> fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

have

> been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

3

> foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

it

> further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

The

> reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

would

> take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

already

> spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

hours

> driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

pop

> a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

when

> I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

raw

> (uncooked) fruits?

>

> Thanks for your advice!

> Suzanne

>

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

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne'

I'm not a moderator or expert...

For inflamation and allergies MSM, Quercitin, Krill oil, enzymes, probiotics,

omega 3's and 6's.

Have you and your son tried the Intro diet for 2-5 days?

I have found that some of the things to which I thought Toren was allergic or

sensitive, he can actually tolerate on this diet.

I would think that if you are nursing, I know, antigens can get through... my

son had eczema, he was exclusively nursed, and my diet hugely affected his

eczema.

So you and your son go on the diet exclusively for three months with 100%

compliance or as close as possible, and you'll probably get good results.

The squashes are a really tasty substitute for potatoes... and you'll be able

to have all kinds of fruits and vegtables and meats as you go.

Keep a food diary... make the commtment ... remove the illegal vegtables...

and jump in with the intro diet.

www.pecanbread.com under food preparation has alot of tips.

The moderators and experienced mothers will also help

Agape,

Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

Bump.... anybody?

>

> Hi all,

> I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

restrictive

> diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

I

> have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

not

> allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

>

> A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

lymphoid

> hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

a

> year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

also

> has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

has

> recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

(IgE)

> and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

but

> we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

main

> food allergy symptom is eczema.

>

> I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

diet.

> Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

mentioned in

> the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

illegal

> (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

son

> only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

ounce

> or two per day.

>

> It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

down in

> my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

proteins

> do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

is

> fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

have

> been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

3

> foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

it

> further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

The

> reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

would

> take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

already

> spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

hours

> driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

pop

> a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

when

> I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

raw

> (uncooked) fruits?

>

> Thanks for your advice!

> Suzanne

>

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

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne'

I'm not a moderator or expert...

For inflamation and allergies MSM, Quercitin, Krill oil, enzymes, probiotics,

omega 3's and 6's.

Have you and your son tried the Intro diet for 2-5 days?

I have found that some of the things to which I thought Toren was allergic or

sensitive, he can actually tolerate on this diet.

I would think that if you are nursing, I know, antigens can get through... my

son had eczema, he was exclusively nursed, and my diet hugely affected his

eczema.

So you and your son go on the diet exclusively for three months with 100%

compliance or as close as possible, and you'll probably get good results.

The squashes are a really tasty substitute for potatoes... and you'll be able

to have all kinds of fruits and vegtables and meats as you go.

Keep a food diary... make the commtment ... remove the illegal vegtables...

and jump in with the intro diet.

www.pecanbread.com under food preparation has alot of tips.

The moderators and experienced mothers will also help

Agape,

Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

Bump.... anybody?

>

> Hi all,

> I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

restrictive

> diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

I

> have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

not

> allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

>

> A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

lymphoid

> hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

a

> year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

also

> has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

has

> recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

(IgE)

> and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

but

> we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

main

> food allergy symptom is eczema.

>

> I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

diet.

> Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

mentioned in

> the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

illegal

> (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

son

> only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

ounce

> or two per day.

>

> It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

down in

> my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

proteins

> do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

is

> fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

have

> been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

3

> foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

it

> further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

The

> reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

would

> take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

already

> spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

hours

> driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

pop

> a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

when

> I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

raw

> (uncooked) fruits?

>

> Thanks for your advice!

> Suzanne

>

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

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne--

I hate to tell you this, but my son got ulcerative colitis--massive

case--only on breatmilk. The docs had me remove all dairy and all soy, and

then it resolved. In highly sensitive kids, what the mom eats does affect

the kids.

I wish you tons of luck with this diet--we're two and a half weeks on it

now.

--mom to , 7 1/2, ASD (we think) and tons of gastrointestinal

problems

By the way, what stool analysis did you use?

>

>Reply-To: pecanbread

>To: pecanbread

>Subject: Re: Re: New, need information on breastfeeding

>Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:03:44 -0800 (PST)

>

>Hi Suzanne'

>

> I'm not a moderator or expert...

> For inflamation and allergies MSM, Quercitin, Krill oil, enzymes,

>probiotics, omega 3's and 6's.

>

> Have you and your son tried the Intro diet for 2-5 days?

> I have found that some of the things to which I thought Toren was

>allergic or sensitive, he can actually tolerate on this diet.

>

> I would think that if you are nursing, I know, antigens can get

>through... my son had eczema, he was exclusively nursed, and my diet hugely

>affected his eczema.

>

> So you and your son go on the diet exclusively for three months with

>100% compliance or as close as possible, and you'll probably get good

>results.

>

> The squashes are a really tasty substitute for potatoes... and you'll be

>able to have all kinds of fruits and vegtables and meats as you go.

>

> Keep a food diary... make the commtment ... remove the illegal

>vegtables... and jump in with the intro diet.

> www.pecanbread.com under food preparation has alot of tips.

>

> The moderators and experienced mothers will also help

>

> Agape,

>

>Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

> Bump.... anybody?

>

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

>restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

>I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

>not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

>lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

>a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

>also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

>has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

>(IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

>but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

>main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

>diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

>mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

>illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

>son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

>ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

>down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

>proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

>is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

>have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

>3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

>it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

>The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

>would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

>already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

>hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

>pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

>when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

>raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne--

I hate to tell you this, but my son got ulcerative colitis--massive

case--only on breatmilk. The docs had me remove all dairy and all soy, and

then it resolved. In highly sensitive kids, what the mom eats does affect

the kids.

I wish you tons of luck with this diet--we're two and a half weeks on it

now.

--mom to , 7 1/2, ASD (we think) and tons of gastrointestinal

problems

By the way, what stool analysis did you use?

>

>Reply-To: pecanbread

>To: pecanbread

>Subject: Re: Re: New, need information on breastfeeding

>Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:03:44 -0800 (PST)

>

>Hi Suzanne'

>

> I'm not a moderator or expert...

> For inflamation and allergies MSM, Quercitin, Krill oil, enzymes,

>probiotics, omega 3's and 6's.

>

> Have you and your son tried the Intro diet for 2-5 days?

> I have found that some of the things to which I thought Toren was

>allergic or sensitive, he can actually tolerate on this diet.

>

> I would think that if you are nursing, I know, antigens can get

>through... my son had eczema, he was exclusively nursed, and my diet hugely

>affected his eczema.

>

> So you and your son go on the diet exclusively for three months with

>100% compliance or as close as possible, and you'll probably get good

>results.

>

> The squashes are a really tasty substitute for potatoes... and you'll be

>able to have all kinds of fruits and vegtables and meats as you go.

>

> Keep a food diary... make the commtment ... remove the illegal

>vegtables... and jump in with the intro diet.

> www.pecanbread.com under food preparation has alot of tips.

>

> The moderators and experienced mothers will also help

>

> Agape,

>

>Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

> Bump.... anybody?

>

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

>restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

>I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

>not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

>lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

>a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

>also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

>has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

>(IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

>but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

>main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

>diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

>mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

>illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

>son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

>ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

>down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

>proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

>is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

>have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

>3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

>it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

>The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

>would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

>already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

>hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

>pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

>when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

>raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne--

I hate to tell you this, but my son got ulcerative colitis--massive

case--only on breatmilk. The docs had me remove all dairy and all soy, and

then it resolved. In highly sensitive kids, what the mom eats does affect

the kids.

I wish you tons of luck with this diet--we're two and a half weeks on it

now.

--mom to , 7 1/2, ASD (we think) and tons of gastrointestinal

problems

By the way, what stool analysis did you use?

>

>Reply-To: pecanbread

>To: pecanbread

>Subject: Re: Re: New, need information on breastfeeding

>Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:03:44 -0800 (PST)

>

>Hi Suzanne'

>

> I'm not a moderator or expert...

> For inflamation and allergies MSM, Quercitin, Krill oil, enzymes,

>probiotics, omega 3's and 6's.

>

> Have you and your son tried the Intro diet for 2-5 days?

> I have found that some of the things to which I thought Toren was

>allergic or sensitive, he can actually tolerate on this diet.

>

> I would think that if you are nursing, I know, antigens can get

>through... my son had eczema, he was exclusively nursed, and my diet hugely

>affected his eczema.

>

> So you and your son go on the diet exclusively for three months with

>100% compliance or as close as possible, and you'll probably get good

>results.

>

> The squashes are a really tasty substitute for potatoes... and you'll be

>able to have all kinds of fruits and vegtables and meats as you go.

>

> Keep a food diary... make the commtment ... remove the illegal

>vegtables... and jump in with the intro diet.

> www.pecanbread.com under food preparation has alot of tips.

>

> The moderators and experienced mothers will also help

>

> Agape,

>

>Suzanne szmidford@...> wrote:

> Bump.... anybody?

>

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

>restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

>I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

>not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

>lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

>a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

>also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

>has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

>(IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

>but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

>main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

>diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

>mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

>illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

>son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

>ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

>down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

>proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion

>is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

>have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only

>3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict

>it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day.

>The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

>would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

>already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

>hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can

>pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

>when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat

>raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Suzanne,

>I have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas, cabbage,

broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is not allergic to and I

need to feed him something!

These aren't all illegal, but they usually aren't for beginners. If he is

still having symptoms (gas and diarrhea) than he should wait on vegetables in

the cabbage family - broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale etc...) Turnip and

rutabaga would be even later than these others ( when essentially healed and

then tried cautiously) because they are pretty fibrous.

>A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from what the

doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular lymphoid hyperplasia. A

Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a continuing yeast problem (which

we've been treating on and off for a year), and high lactoferrin levels

indicative on inflammation. He also

has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and has

recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn (IgE)

and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous but

we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His main

food allergy symptom is eczema.

Some links for getting started on the diet:

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#transition

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#intro

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/beginners_guide/beginners.htm

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#menu

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#homemade

http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#beyond

Some info on yeast and SCD at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/files/

>I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD diet.

Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it mentioned in

the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

breastmilk legal?

> I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD illegal

(small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my son

only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an ounce

or two per day.

>It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken down in

my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food proteins

do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion is

fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

(though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I have

been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only 3

foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict it

further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day. The

reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it would

take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I already

spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3 hours

driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can pop

a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat when

I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat raw

(uncooked) fruits?

Breastmilk is legal. Your son will do better if you eat legal foods. Some

antigens are passed through breastmilk and can slow his progress. Just think

how a baby reacts if the mother has baked beans - they'll often be screaming

with gas pains - it's the same idea.

I am not sure about the raw sugars in fruit - but I would think they will be

fine. If you can start the intro diet with your son for even a day and then

gradually add foods to your diet and his diet you'll get a clear picture on

which foods he is fine with and which foods in his diet and your diet he still

isn't ready for. Keeping a food journal will also help. I had eczema (and my

daughter) which went away when I started the diet.

Sheila, SCD 60 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Suzanne,

>I have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas, cabbage,

broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is not allergic to and I

need to feed him something!

These aren't all illegal, but they usually aren't for beginners. If he is

still having symptoms (gas and diarrhea) than he should wait on vegetables in

the cabbage family - broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale etc...) Turnip and

rutabaga would be even later than these others ( when essentially healed and

then tried cautiously) because they are pretty fibrous.

>A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from what the

doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular lymphoid hyperplasia. A

Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a continuing yeast problem (which

we've been treating on and off for a year), and high lactoferrin levels

indicative on inflammation. He also

has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and has

recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn (IgE)

and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous but

we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His main

food allergy symptom is eczema.

Some links for getting started on the diet:

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#transition

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#intro

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/beginners_guide/beginners.htm

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#menu

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#homemade

http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#beyond

Some info on yeast and SCD at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/files/

>I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD diet.

Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it mentioned in

the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

breastmilk legal?

> I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD illegal

(small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my son

only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an ounce

or two per day.

>It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken down in

my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food proteins

do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion is

fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

(though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I have

been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only 3

foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict it

further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day. The

reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it would

take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I already

spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3 hours

driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can pop

a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat when

I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat raw

(uncooked) fruits?

Breastmilk is legal. Your son will do better if you eat legal foods. Some

antigens are passed through breastmilk and can slow his progress. Just think

how a baby reacts if the mother has baked beans - they'll often be screaming

with gas pains - it's the same idea.

I am not sure about the raw sugars in fruit - but I would think they will be

fine. If you can start the intro diet with your son for even a day and then

gradually add foods to your diet and his diet you'll get a clear picture on

which foods he is fine with and which foods in his diet and your diet he still

isn't ready for. Keeping a food journal will also help. I had eczema (and my

daughter) which went away when I started the diet.

Sheila, SCD 60 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Suzanne,

>I have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas, cabbage,

broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is not allergic to and I

need to feed him something!

These aren't all illegal, but they usually aren't for beginners. If he is

still having symptoms (gas and diarrhea) than he should wait on vegetables in

the cabbage family - broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale etc...) Turnip and

rutabaga would be even later than these others ( when essentially healed and

then tried cautiously) because they are pretty fibrous.

>A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart from what the

doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular lymphoid hyperplasia. A

Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a continuing yeast problem (which

we've been treating on and off for a year), and high lactoferrin levels

indicative on inflammation. He also

has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and has

recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn (IgE)

and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous but

we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His main

food allergy symptom is eczema.

Some links for getting started on the diet:

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#transition

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#intro

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/beginners_guide/beginners.htm

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#menu

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#homemade

http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#beyond

Some info on yeast and SCD at

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/files/

>I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he cannot

tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD diet.

Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it mentioned in

the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

breastmilk legal?

> I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD illegal

(small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my son

only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an ounce

or two per day.

>It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken down in

my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food proteins

do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own digestion is

fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

(though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I have

been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating only 3

foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to restrict it

further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We rotate

foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given day. The

reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it would

take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I already

spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3 hours

driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I can pop

a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat when

I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely eat raw

(uncooked) fruits?

Breastmilk is legal. Your son will do better if you eat legal foods. Some

antigens are passed through breastmilk and can slow his progress. Just think

how a baby reacts if the mother has baked beans - they'll often be screaming

with gas pains - it's the same idea.

I am not sure about the raw sugars in fruit - but I would think they will be

fine. If you can start the intro diet with your son for even a day and then

gradually add foods to your diet and his diet you'll get a clear picture on

which foods he is fine with and which foods in his diet and your diet he still

isn't ready for. Keeping a food journal will also help. I had eczema (and my

daughter) which went away when I started the diet.

Sheila, SCD 60 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

I think you should look at it a bit differently than the food

allergy theory of " what food is getting through my breastmilk " .

In the context of SCD, we know that the intestinal flora is the

guardian of the immune system as well as the digestive system.

Breastmilk is an excellent transport of the mother's flora to the

baby, and the only way to protectively seal up the gut of a newborn,

as proven by research.

So one might infer that negative bacteria/yeast also transfer

through your milk if the mother has issues with her flora. This

makes a huge different in your babe. It all starts with us.

For the mama who posted that her babe got colitis on a diet of

breastmilk does not mean breastmilk induces colitis, it is much more

complex and individual than that.

Also, if your digestive system is leaky, the dairy/wheat proteins

etc. are not fully broken down by enzymes and are passing thru your

leaky gut to your bloodstream. So therefore they probably end up in

your milk and that is why you are seeing reactions. BM is made from

the contents of your bloodstream.

I don't know about sugars specifically transferring BM. The primary

sugar in BM is a special kind of lactose that has been shown to be

very beneficial from research for allowing good probiotic bacteria

to proliferate.

I do know about the leaky gut proteins that have not been researched

however since mainstream medicine has thus far ignored the leaky gut

theory.

Fats are transferred very easily to breastmilk... meaning if you eat

coconut oil, the beneficial MCT's pass thru to the babe and have

anti bacterial and anti fungal properties. And if you eat

hydrogenated fats/trans fats they show up in your milk as well, and

they are very damaging.

I say all of this as a mama who has BTDT... my guy had yeast and

colic issues from birth. (I had massive antibiotics from

incompetent doctors before getting pg that trashed my gut.) DS got

better on exclusive BM but we had antibiotics at birth that I didn't

authorize and supplemental formula working against us. (Would

refuse those with every ounce of my being now, how nice is

hindsight.)

Got massive eczema and yeast when he started his first solids

(horrid cereal, didn't know that grains are stupid as first food).

We went on an elmination diet together when he was 8 mos. old and

that helped clear his eczema. And consequently, my IBS started

improving.

Took me another year to find the SCD and why all this was...

including my mercury filling issue. But I will say that even with a

damaged gut and before the SCD, my breastmilk was helping my DS. We

weaned shortly after his 2nd birthday and his digestion really took

a turn for the worst, with no other diet changes.

Even since being on the SCD since 9/05, his digestion is still now

not as good as it was before: on damaged gut mama breastmilk, and

eating tons of rice, oats and rice milk! So my personal experience

is that BM is liquid gold and the relationship should be preserved

as much as possible... which means more work for the mother to

figure out why her milk is effecting her babe negatively.

Jane and Luke

SCD since 9/05

I'm doing fantastic, DS is still struggling.

>

> Hi all,

> I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

restrictive

> diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I have

> removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last month.

I

> have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

not

> allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

>

> A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

from

> what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

lymphoid

> hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off for

a

> year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

also

> has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine and

has

> recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

(IgE)

> and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

but

> we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

main

> food allergy symptom is eczema.

>

> I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

cannot

> tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

diet.

> Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

mentioned in

> the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

illegal

> (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

son

> only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

ounce

> or two per day.

>

> It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

down in

> my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

proteins

> do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

digestion is

> fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

have

> been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

only 3

> foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

restrict it

> further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

rotate

> foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

day. The

> reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

would

> take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

already

> spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

hours

> driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

can pop

> a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

when

> I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

eat raw

> (uncooked) fruits?

>

> Thanks for your advice!

> Suzanne

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks .

I am now trying to figure out which of his safe foods would work for

an intro diet. He only tolerates a few meats and veggies, and most of

his veggies are not suitable for the intro diet. I am able to

succesfully control his eczema by limiting his diet and mine, but I'm

not willing to give him allergens for the intro diet. I don't eat any

of the foods he's allergic to, but I do permit potatoes (he's not

allergic to them but I don't give him any disaccharides). It's my

basic understanding that sugars and starches don't transmit through

breastmilk the way proteins do, so the disaccharides shouldn't be a

problem.

He isn't able to tolerate most suplements in general, due to

allergenic ingredients. He takes probiotics, but enzymes are out as

he's allergic to papaya in most of them. Krill oil is out, he's

allergic to all ocean products. I think there's an ingredient in MSM

he's allergic to, but I should look into it more. I don't know a

thing about Quercitin, can you tell me more? Omega 3's and 6's are

usually dericed from allergens, I've never found a safe one.

Here are the foods we have to choose from to develop an intro diet

for him (after I eliminated all the allergens and disaccharides). I'd

appreciate any advice about which ones would be the " least bad " and

therefore suitable for an intro diet. I assume the meats would all be

okay?

MEATS:

buffalo

ostrich

lamb

grass-fed beef (in small amounts)

VEGGIES:

asparagus

beets

broccoli

brussel sprouts

cabbage

celery

celery root

cucumber

garlic

onion

pumpkin

rutabagas

spinach

squash

zucchini

turnips

FRUITS:

cranberry

lemon

He REALLY, REALLY is IgE reactive to almost all foods, so I'm not

planning to introduce any of those foods for at least 6 months on the

diet. We're accustomed to very restrictive diets around here, so

commitment is not a problem. The only thing that is hard is getting

him sufficient nutrition on the very limited food list we have to

work with.

I would love any advice about which of the above foods we could use

for an intro diet.

Suzanne

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

> restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I

have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last

month.

> I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

> not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

> lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off

for

> a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

> also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine

and

> has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

> (IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

> but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

> main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

> diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

> mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

> illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

> son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

> ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

> down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

> proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

digestion

> is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

> have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

only

> 3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

restrict

> it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

day.

> The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

> would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

> already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

> hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

can

> pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

> when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

eat

> raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> 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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks .

I am now trying to figure out which of his safe foods would work for

an intro diet. He only tolerates a few meats and veggies, and most of

his veggies are not suitable for the intro diet. I am able to

succesfully control his eczema by limiting his diet and mine, but I'm

not willing to give him allergens for the intro diet. I don't eat any

of the foods he's allergic to, but I do permit potatoes (he's not

allergic to them but I don't give him any disaccharides). It's my

basic understanding that sugars and starches don't transmit through

breastmilk the way proteins do, so the disaccharides shouldn't be a

problem.

He isn't able to tolerate most suplements in general, due to

allergenic ingredients. He takes probiotics, but enzymes are out as

he's allergic to papaya in most of them. Krill oil is out, he's

allergic to all ocean products. I think there's an ingredient in MSM

he's allergic to, but I should look into it more. I don't know a

thing about Quercitin, can you tell me more? Omega 3's and 6's are

usually dericed from allergens, I've never found a safe one.

Here are the foods we have to choose from to develop an intro diet

for him (after I eliminated all the allergens and disaccharides). I'd

appreciate any advice about which ones would be the " least bad " and

therefore suitable for an intro diet. I assume the meats would all be

okay?

MEATS:

buffalo

ostrich

lamb

grass-fed beef (in small amounts)

VEGGIES:

asparagus

beets

broccoli

brussel sprouts

cabbage

celery

celery root

cucumber

garlic

onion

pumpkin

rutabagas

spinach

squash

zucchini

turnips

FRUITS:

cranberry

lemon

He REALLY, REALLY is IgE reactive to almost all foods, so I'm not

planning to introduce any of those foods for at least 6 months on the

diet. We're accustomed to very restrictive diets around here, so

commitment is not a problem. The only thing that is hard is getting

him sufficient nutrition on the very limited food list we have to

work with.

I would love any advice about which of the above foods we could use

for an intro diet.

Suzanne

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

> restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I

have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last

month.

> I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

> not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

> lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off

for

> a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

> also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine

and

> has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

> (IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

> but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

> main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

> diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

> mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

> illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

> son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

> ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

> down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

> proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

digestion

> is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

> have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

only

> 3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

restrict

> it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

day.

> The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

> would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

> already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

> hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

can

> pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

> when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

eat

> raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> 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

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We used the Doctor's Data Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis, it

was quite informative and in many ways more helpful than an upper and

lower GI scope.

I've been able to eliminate most of Tom's GI and allergy symptoms on

a complete elimination diet - I don't eat anything he's allergic to.

I've been pretty succesful at this, though it's a ton of work and not

a lot of fun for me. I went on a total elimination diet for 2 months

when he was 3 months old, eating just turkey, rice, pears and

zucchini for 2 months. I've never eaten the top-8 allergens in the 3

years since then. Now we both eat a rotation diet of 4 foods at a

time (2 veggies, one meat and one oil) for 2 days at a time, then

rotate. It's hard but it keeps him reaction-free. His poops still

aren't good though, he's got yeast and bacteria problems that the

diets haven't helped. He's been off disaccharides for a month (he ate

a little quinoa and millet), and that seems to be helping a bit too.

Suzanne

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

> >restrictive

> > > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I

have

> > > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last

month.

> >I

> > > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

> >not

> > > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> > >

> > > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

from

> > > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

> >lymphoid

> > > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off

for

> >a

> > > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation.

He

> >also

> > > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine

and

> >has

> > > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

> >(IgE)

> > > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me

nervous

> >but

> > > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness.

His

> >main

> > > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> > >

> > > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

cannot

> > > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

> >diet.

> > > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

> >mentioned in

> > > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

> >illegal

> > > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

> >son

> > > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

> >ounce

> > > or two per day.

> > >

> > > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

> >down in

> > > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

> >proteins

> > > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

digestion

> >is

> > > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American

diet

> > > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

> >have

> > > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

only

> >3

> > > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

restrict

> >it

> > > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

rotate

> > > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

day.

> >The

> > > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time

it

> >would

> > > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

> >already

> > > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend

3

> >hours

> > > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

can

> >pop

> > > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to

eat

> >when

> > > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

eat

> >raw

> > > (uncooked) fruits?

> > >

> > > Thanks for your advice!

> > > Suzanne

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >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

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you've been a route similar to ours! I re-lactated after

stupid ped advice to try every bad formula on the market dried up my

milk by 2 mos., and was able to go on an allergen elimination diet

and make enough milk (with one working breast no less!) to nourish ds

til 7 months old. He always reacted to formula, even Neocate

(horrible corn allergy). We were still heavily grain-reliant (rice)

for another year, which didn't help. Now of course he's allergic to

rice (if I wanted to eat it, which I don't). His mercury exposure was

mostly from a cracked amalgalm that was drilled out of my head when

he was 7 mos old ... and at the peak of his nursing intake

I'm on tons of probiotics for us both now, though at 3 yrs old he's

not getting very much breastmilk from me - maybe 1-2 oz/day. Still, I

am reluctant to give up the monolaurin and other benefits of nursing.

We are in it for the long haul! I don't consume any foods he's

allergic to, no sugars or any disaccharides except potatoes (2 days a

week, we rotate all foods). He'll have to live with the monolaurin

just from my breastmilk however, as he's allergic to coconut, thanks

to 3 months of Young Coconut Kefir. I still culture veggies for him

in a probiotic soup that I have devised, and I do give him a very

filtered coconut kefir that appears to limit most of the allergenic

proteins, so he gets a few antivirals/probiotics there.

Thanks for your insight!

Suzanne

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

> restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I

have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last

month.

> I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

> not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

> from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

> lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off

for

> a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

> also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine

and

> has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

> (IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

> but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

> main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

> cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

> diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

> mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

> illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

> son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

> ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

> down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

> proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

> digestion is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

> have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

> only 3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

> restrict it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

> rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

> day. The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

> would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

> already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

> hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

> can pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

> when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

> eat raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you've been a route similar to ours! I re-lactated after

stupid ped advice to try every bad formula on the market dried up my

milk by 2 mos., and was able to go on an allergen elimination diet

and make enough milk (with one working breast no less!) to nourish ds

til 7 months old. He always reacted to formula, even Neocate

(horrible corn allergy). We were still heavily grain-reliant (rice)

for another year, which didn't help. Now of course he's allergic to

rice (if I wanted to eat it, which I don't). His mercury exposure was

mostly from a cracked amalgalm that was drilled out of my head when

he was 7 mos old ... and at the peak of his nursing intake

I'm on tons of probiotics for us both now, though at 3 yrs old he's

not getting very much breastmilk from me - maybe 1-2 oz/day. Still, I

am reluctant to give up the monolaurin and other benefits of nursing.

We are in it for the long haul! I don't consume any foods he's

allergic to, no sugars or any disaccharides except potatoes (2 days a

week, we rotate all foods). He'll have to live with the monolaurin

just from my breastmilk however, as he's allergic to coconut, thanks

to 3 months of Young Coconut Kefir. I still culture veggies for him

in a probiotic soup that I have devised, and I do give him a very

filtered coconut kefir that appears to limit most of the allergenic

proteins, so he gets a few antivirals/probiotics there.

Thanks for your insight!

Suzanne

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

> restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I

have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last

month.

> I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

> not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

> from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

> lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off

for

> a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

> also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine

and

> has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

> (IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

> but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

> main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

> cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

> diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

> mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

> illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

> son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

> ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

> down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

> proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

> digestion is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

> have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

> only 3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

> restrict it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

> rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

> day. The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

> would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

> already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

> hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

> can pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

> when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

> eat raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you've been a route similar to ours! I re-lactated after

stupid ped advice to try every bad formula on the market dried up my

milk by 2 mos., and was able to go on an allergen elimination diet

and make enough milk (with one working breast no less!) to nourish ds

til 7 months old. He always reacted to formula, even Neocate

(horrible corn allergy). We were still heavily grain-reliant (rice)

for another year, which didn't help. Now of course he's allergic to

rice (if I wanted to eat it, which I don't). His mercury exposure was

mostly from a cracked amalgalm that was drilled out of my head when

he was 7 mos old ... and at the peak of his nursing intake

I'm on tons of probiotics for us both now, though at 3 yrs old he's

not getting very much breastmilk from me - maybe 1-2 oz/day. Still, I

am reluctant to give up the monolaurin and other benefits of nursing.

We are in it for the long haul! I don't consume any foods he's

allergic to, no sugars or any disaccharides except potatoes (2 days a

week, we rotate all foods). He'll have to live with the monolaurin

just from my breastmilk however, as he's allergic to coconut, thanks

to 3 months of Young Coconut Kefir. I still culture veggies for him

in a probiotic soup that I have devised, and I do give him a very

filtered coconut kefir that appears to limit most of the allergenic

proteins, so he gets a few antivirals/probiotics there.

Thanks for your insight!

Suzanne

> >

> > Hi all,

> > I am new to SCD although my son and I have been on various

> restrictive

> > diets for allergies since 2 months old. My son is now 3 and has

> > autism. He can only tolerate about 15 foods currently, but I

have

> > removed all the disaccharides from his diet within the last

month.

> I

> > have not yet removed all illegal vegetables (turnips, rutabagas,

> > cabbage, broccoli), because they are some of the few foods he is

> not

> > allergic to and I need to feed him something! y

> >

> > A recent upper and lower GI scope showed no inflammation apart

> from

> > what the doctor termed " mild gastritis " , but did show nodular

> lymphoid

> > hyperplasia. A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis showed a

> > continuing yeast problem (which we've been treating on and off

for

> a

> > year), and high lactoferrin levels indicative on inflammation. He

> also

> > has occult blood in his stool and high Secretory IgA. His doctor

> > believes there is probably inflammation in his small intestine

and

> has

> > recommended a trial of Singulair. He is highly allergic to corn

> (IgE)

> > and Singulair granules contain mannitol, so this makes me nervous

> but

> > we are going forward. He is not anaphylactic, thank goodness. His

> main

> > food allergy symptom is eczema.

> >

> > I am breastfeeding my son and I eliminating all the foods he

> cannot

> > tolerate. My question is about the role of breastmilk in the SCD

> diet.

> > Elaine doesn't mention this in BTVC and I have not seen it

> mentioned in

> > the files or various SCD websites. As far as anyone knows, is

> > breastmilk legal? I do continue to eat a few foods that are SCD

> illegal

> > (small amounts of sugar, and potatoes for calories). However, my

> son

> > only gets a very small amount of breastmilk any more - maybe an

> ounce

> > or two per day.

> >

> > It is my understanding that sugars and carbohydrates are broken

> down in

> > my digestion and do not transmit through breastmilk like food

> proteins

> > do. Is my understanding correct? As far as I know, my own

> digestion is

> > fine and I would have no problems eating a standard American diet

> > (though I'm sure I'm healthier without it). But quite simply, I

> have

> > been on an extremely restricted diet for 3 years, often eating

> only 3

> > foods at a time for months, and I don't think I am able to

> restrict it

> > further than I currently am - which is pretty restricted. We

> rotate

> > foods every 2 days, so I do only eat 3 or 4 foods on any given

> day. The

> > reason I can't restrict my diet more is mostly due to the time it

> would

> > take to prepare SCD foods for myself in addition to my son. I

> already

> > spend 3-4 hours per day cooking, and I work full time and spend 3

> hours

> > driving my son to therapy. There just isn't more time, and if I

> can pop

> > a baked potato in the microwave, it often means that I get to eat

> when

> > I otherwise would go hungry most of the day. Also, can I safely

> eat raw

> > (uncooked) fruits?

> >

> > Thanks for your advice!

> > Suzanne

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Suzanne,

I am also breastfeeding my 2 year old on SCD. I don't eat gluten and

casein because of the peptides but I am not SCD. It would be too

much work for me and I am not able to do it. As you said, if I can

digest the carbs there shouldn't be any problem.

We also did elimination diets a couple of times and later we found

he was allergic to some things that are not common allergens. Now he

still has delayed allergies and we would have to eliminate

everything in order to find out, not an easy task. I also avoid what

I know he is allergic to, but there may be things we don't know.

Our osteopath suggested we do the USBioTek allergy test, which only

needs a prick in the finger and a couple of drops of blood and tests

for 96 foods. So we will do it this week.

Also, she suggested doing NAET. This is a technique to cure the

allergies and she says it has been effective on many of her

patients. But it is very subjective and its success is strongly

dependent on matching the patient to the right practitioner. We want

to give it a try too, because I don't want to eliminate more foods.

My son's current allergies don't have an immediate obvious effect,

but they can be felt while doing cranio-sacral therapy (the one the

osteopath does).

She also told me of another technique to eliminate allergies (don't

remember the name right now) and that is more reliable than NAET,

but it is more invasive, using needles like acupuncture, and I don't

think it's the first choice for a 2 year old.

We will do the test first and then try NAET and I will let you know

what happens,

Flor

[Guest guest]

Dear Suzanne,

I am also breastfeeding my 2 year old on SCD. I don't eat gluten and

casein because of the peptides but I am not SCD. It would be too

much work for me and I am not able to do it. As you said, if I can

digest the carbs there shouldn't be any problem.

We also did elimination diets a couple of times and later we found

he was allergic to some things that are not common allergens. Now he

still has delayed allergies and we would have to eliminate

everything in order to find out, not an easy task. I also avoid what

I know he is allergic to, but there may be things we don't know.

Our osteopath suggested we do the USBioTek allergy test, which only

needs a prick in the finger and a couple of drops of blood and tests

for 96 foods. So we will do it this week.

Also, she suggested doing NAET. This is a technique to cure the

allergies and she says it has been effective on many of her

patients. But it is very subjective and its success is strongly

dependent on matching the patient to the right practitioner. We want

to give it a try too, because I don't want to eliminate more foods.

My son's current allergies don't have an immediate obvious effect,

but they can be felt while doing cranio-sacral therapy (the one the

osteopath does).

She also told me of another technique to eliminate allergies (don't

remember the name right now) and that is more reliable than NAET,

but it is more invasive, using needles like acupuncture, and I don't

think it's the first choice for a 2 year old.

We will do the test first and then try NAET and I will let you know

what happens,

Flor

[Guest guest]

Dear Suzanne,

I am also breastfeeding my 2 year old on SCD. I don't eat gluten and

casein because of the peptides but I am not SCD. It would be too

much work for me and I am not able to do it. As you said, if I can

digest the carbs there shouldn't be any problem.

We also did elimination diets a couple of times and later we found

he was allergic to some things that are not common allergens. Now he

still has delayed allergies and we would have to eliminate

everything in order to find out, not an easy task. I also avoid what

I know he is allergic to, but there may be things we don't know.

Our osteopath suggested we do the USBioTek allergy test, which only

needs a prick in the finger and a couple of drops of blood and tests

for 96 foods. So we will do it this week.

Also, she suggested doing NAET. This is a technique to cure the

allergies and she says it has been effective on many of her

patients. But it is very subjective and its success is strongly

dependent on matching the patient to the right practitioner. We want

to give it a try too, because I don't want to eliminate more foods.

My son's current allergies don't have an immediate obvious effect,

but they can be felt while doing cranio-sacral therapy (the one the

osteopath does).

She also told me of another technique to eliminate allergies (don't

remember the name right now) and that is more reliable than NAET,

but it is more invasive, using needles like acupuncture, and I don't

think it's the first choice for a 2 year old.

We will do the test first and then try NAET and I will let you know

what happens,

Flor

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

For enzymes we use Houston Peptizyde (fungal enzymes only) and Zyme

Prime. I am sure the Peptizyde doesn't have papain, but you will have

to check on the Zyme Prime.

Flor

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

For enzymes we use Houston Peptizyde (fungal enzymes only) and Zyme

Prime. I am sure the Peptizyde doesn't have papain, but you will have

to check on the Zyme Prime.

Flor

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

For enzymes we use Houston Peptizyde (fungal enzymes only) and Zyme

Prime. I am sure the Peptizyde doesn't have papain, but you will have

to check on the Zyme Prime.

Flor

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzanne,

> appreciate any advice about which ones would be the " least bad "

and

> therefore suitable for an intro diet. I assume the meats would all

be

> okay?

Yes, any of the meats would be fine for the intro. They should be

grilled or broiled (fat being harder to digest). If he isn't

having diarrhea 2-3 days of an " intro-like " diet would be sufficient.

Vegetables for this beginng phase could be squash and zucchini

(peeled - don't need to deseed if small zucchini) and maybe cucumber

(peeled and deseeded). The vegetables should be cooked; boiled or

steamed until soft. You may be able to make a jello with legal

cranberry juice and gelatin and honey or with gelatin and home

squeezed lemon juice and honey.

Sheila

>

> MEATS:

> buffalo

> ostrich

> lamb

> grass-fed beef (in small amounts)

>

> VEGGIES:

> asparagus

> beets

> broccoli

> brussel sprouts

> cabbage

> celery

> celery root

> cucumber

> garlic

> onion

> pumpkin

> rutabagas

> spinach

> squash

> zucchini

> turnips

>

> FRUITS:

> cranberry

> lemon

>