Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 Hi all, we added back some rice, corn and all fruits and veggies a couple of months ago because my son was doing so well. Things have gone down hill fast behaviorally but it has been amidst a bunch of stress too. I put him back on SCD stage 2 foods for now until I can get things straightened out and a game plan for starting the diet again. I would love some help decided what foods to start him on. I know that the intro diet is the best but I am thinking that he may have some problems with eggs and bananas. His obvious symptoms are extreme emotionally charged mood shifts with red cheeks and red ears (seemingly out of no where). His bowel movements are mushy and brown. During our 5 months on SCD (hovering around Stage 2/3), he had maybe 1-2 formed bowel movements but his behavior and cognitive progress was impressive. Does anyone have any light to shed? I am assuming that I should put him on the intro for a few days even though he doesn't have diarrhea? Does his red cheeks/ears indicated a phenol intolerance or is it yeast? If so, are there any foods in the intro that I should avoid? Does the mushy poop indicate that he isn't tolerating something? He also has a nice rash on his bum (he is pee potty trained and wears underwear) As a side note, my daughter has the same style of BM and she is NT. I follow the same diet for her (but not as strictly). Sometimes I wonder if mushy bms are just what my children produce no matter what I do, lol. Please shed some light! THANKS Kelli Kai (3 1/2 and ASD) SCD 5/28/05 then went to GFCF in October Tatum (1 1/2 and NT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi Kelli, > No, which is why I am coming back. When we were SCD we stayed at stage 1 for > about 5 months but we are also nut, egg, and banana free. We saw a lot of > improvement in behavior, health, no more stimming, conversation skills > emerged but never saw healthy bms (they remained MUSH but got darker). I > decided to add rice to see if it would firm them and then it just spiraled > out to adding berries and corn out of laziness and wanting to give him more > variety. > > > > I would like to get an idea of whether I should focus on phenols, allergy or > yeast within the SCD diet. Are there low allergen, low phenol foods that I > can start with? Does it have to be the intro again if he doesn't have > diarrhea? Since you are continuing to have mushy stools i would suggest the intro for 2-3 days and then gradually add in some foods It is hard to tell now if it is a phenol problem or something else right now. If you start with the intro and slowly add foods in their reactions will give a clearer picture which is the problem. If unsure what it points to let us know their reactions and we'll help figure it out. Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22 yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi Kelli, > No, which is why I am coming back. When we were SCD we stayed at stage 1 for > about 5 months but we are also nut, egg, and banana free. We saw a lot of > improvement in behavior, health, no more stimming, conversation skills > emerged but never saw healthy bms (they remained MUSH but got darker). I > decided to add rice to see if it would firm them and then it just spiraled > out to adding berries and corn out of laziness and wanting to give him more > variety. > > > > I would like to get an idea of whether I should focus on phenols, allergy or > yeast within the SCD diet. Are there low allergen, low phenol foods that I > can start with? Does it have to be the intro again if he doesn't have > diarrhea? Since you are continuing to have mushy stools i would suggest the intro for 2-3 days and then gradually add in some foods It is hard to tell now if it is a phenol problem or something else right now. If you start with the intro and slowly add foods in their reactions will give a clearer picture which is the problem. If unsure what it points to let us know their reactions and we'll help figure it out. Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22 yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi Kelli, > No, which is why I am coming back. When we were SCD we stayed at stage 1 for > about 5 months but we are also nut, egg, and banana free. We saw a lot of > improvement in behavior, health, no more stimming, conversation skills > emerged but never saw healthy bms (they remained MUSH but got darker). I > decided to add rice to see if it would firm them and then it just spiraled > out to adding berries and corn out of laziness and wanting to give him more > variety. > > > > I would like to get an idea of whether I should focus on phenols, allergy or > yeast within the SCD diet. Are there low allergen, low phenol foods that I > can start with? Does it have to be the intro again if he doesn't have > diarrhea? Since you are continuing to have mushy stools i would suggest the intro for 2-3 days and then gradually add in some foods It is hard to tell now if it is a phenol problem or something else right now. If you start with the intro and slowly add foods in their reactions will give a clearer picture which is the problem. If unsure what it points to let us know their reactions and we'll help figure it out. Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22 yrs mom of and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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