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I would recommend that you remove the peanut butter and all nuts.

I know the beginning can be boring, but just make sure that you have a

lot of food on hand. The same things seem a bit less boring if they

are ready to eat...LOL. Easier than making something else anyway.

I would keep nuts out of your diet the entire time you are nursing.

Nuts and peanuts are incredibly problematic for allergic kids. They

seem to be the things that most often cause anaphylaxis and death

among those with food allergies. Better to avoid them.

For variety, try making the banana pancakes, sneaky veggie pancakes,

chicken pancakes (turned into pizzas), etc.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

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- I applaud your efforts to help your daughter while

breastfeed and yourself for the long run. I wish I would have known

about SCD when I was breastfeeding. My son could not tolerate milk,

wheat, corn, garlic, chocolate, caffeine, green beans, cucumber,

lettuce. I was close to being on SCD anyway except for all the

sugar!!!!

I agree with Jody on the nut thing. We found out 2 months ago that

Caden is allergic to all tree nuts (but not peanuts). This was

after being on SCD for 13months and having tree nuts almost

everyday :-( He never showed us any signs that he was allergic.

With all the gas, it definitally sounds like you have a yeast

problem. Are you having any signs of die off yet like, green BM,

nausea, vomiting, sunny nose, cold or flu symtoms??? These are

signs of die-off. I would think that after the first wave of die

off and after you are feeling better then you could start the

enzymes and other yeast killers.

You could try prescription one like nystatin. If she will tolerate

it you could also use garlic (it really helped control Caden's

yeast.)

Hope this helps

andrea mother of caden and Emmalynn

-- In pecanbread , " tarinya2 " wrote:

>

> OK, I know most of the people who do the SCD have pretty major

issues

> with either gut disorders or autism, but hopefully we can fit in

and

> get some help, too, with our minor issues...I am exclusively

> breast-feeding my almost 4 month old DD. About a month ago she

> started showing symptoms of food allergies, right after I starting

> eating a lot more dairy. After doing some research, I found that

food

> intolerances in an exclusively breast fed baby are generally

caused by

> the mother's leaky gut, so apparently I'm not breaking down the

milk

> proteins properly. I also have some problems that may be leaky gut

> related (acne, low blood sugar, gas for no apparent reason), along

> with some things that I think may be caused by a yeast overgrowth,

> plus DD has a yeast rash.

>

> So...I decided to do the SCD, minus dairy at this point. I

started a

> few days ago and did the intro diet on pecanbread.com for 1 day

> (couldn't go longer because I was barely functional that day from

not

> eating enough)--basically I ate chicken broth w/chicken & carrots,

> hamburger patties, and eggs. This was Tuesday...Wednesday I added

> applesauce and zucchini, Friday I added salmon, and today I added

> avocado & banana. Oh, and I have been using just a little nut

butter

> every day but the intro day for extra calories. I know I'm adding

> things faster than recommended--I'm trying to balance going slow

with

> feeling halfway functional, which is hard if I'm not getting enough

> calories.

>

> Now for my questions...does anyone have any experience with the SCD

> and the issues I've mentioned?

>

> When should I expect to see some sort of improvement by? I should

> mention that I don't have any digestive symptoms other than gas,

and

> DD seems to have normal BF baby poop, except for some blood in her

> stools sometimes (hence the food intolerance diagnosis). My gas

has

> gotten better but I still have a lot of it...the day after the

intro

> diet I had very little, though--not sure if that means anything or

> not. So I really don't even know what to look for as far as

> improvement, unless my acne/blood sugar issues or DD's allergy

> symptoms go away.

>

> Am I going to totally sabotage myself by adding food faster than

> recommended? I think I am at a point now where I can hold tight

and

> not add any new foods for a while. Should I try to cut out the nut

> butter for a while, too?

>

> Also, does anyone have any experience with getting rid of yeast

> overgrowth? I eventually want to add digestive enzymes in between

> meals (and with meals, too) to help kill the yeast. I would also

like

> to take some sort of yeast killer, but I don't trust grapefruit

seed

> extract and can't use oil of oregano while nursing. Any

suggestions?

>

> Hopefully this all makes sense...thanks in advance for any help:)

>

>

>

>

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Can I just ask, does your child actually eat raw garlic or do you use garlic

oil?

Kerri

SCD 3 months

Re: introduction and some questions

> - I applaud your efforts to help your daughter while

> breastfeed and yourself for the long run. I wish I would have known

> about SCD when I was breastfeeding. My son could not tolerate milk,

> wheat, corn, garlic, chocolate, caffeine, green beans, cucumber,

> lettuce. I was close to being on SCD anyway except for all the

> sugar!!!!

>

> I agree with Jody on the nut thing. We found out 2 months ago that

> Caden is allergic to all tree nuts (but not peanuts). This was

> after being on SCD for 13months and having tree nuts almost

> everyday :-( He never showed us any signs that he was allergic.

>

> With all the gas, it definitally sounds like you have a yeast

> problem. Are you having any signs of die off yet like, green BM,

> nausea, vomiting, sunny nose, cold or flu symtoms??? These are

> signs of die-off. I would think that after the first wave of die

> off and after you are feeling better then you could start the

> enzymes and other yeast killers.

>

> You could try prescription one like nystatin. If she will tolerate

> it you could also use garlic (it really helped control Caden's

> yeast.)

>

> Hope this helps

> andrea mother of caden and Emmalynn

>

>

> -- In pecanbread , " tarinya2 " wrote:

>>

>> OK, I know most of the people who do the SCD have pretty major

> issues

>> with either gut disorders or autism, but hopefully we can fit in

> and

>> get some help, too, with our minor issues...I am exclusively

>> breast-feeding my almost 4 month old DD. About a month ago she

>> started showing symptoms of food allergies, right after I starting

>> eating a lot more dairy. After doing some research, I found that

> food

>> intolerances in an exclusively breast fed baby are generally

> caused by

>> the mother's leaky gut, so apparently I'm not breaking down the

> milk

>> proteins properly. I also have some problems that may be leaky gut

>> related (acne, low blood sugar, gas for no apparent reason), along

>> with some things that I think may be caused by a yeast overgrowth,

>> plus DD has a yeast rash.

>>

>> So...I decided to do the SCD, minus dairy at this point. I

> started a

>> few days ago and did the intro diet on pecanbread.com for 1 day

>> (couldn't go longer because I was barely functional that day from

> not

>> eating enough)--basically I ate chicken broth w/chicken & carrots,

>> hamburger patties, and eggs. This was Tuesday...Wednesday I added

>> applesauce and zucchini, Friday I added salmon, and today I added

>> avocado & banana. Oh, and I have been using just a little nut

> butter

>> every day but the intro day for extra calories. I know I'm adding

>> things faster than recommended--I'm trying to balance going slow

> with

>> feeling halfway functional, which is hard if I'm not getting enough

>> calories.

>>

>> Now for my questions...does anyone have any experience with the SCD

>> and the issues I've mentioned?

>>

>> When should I expect to see some sort of improvement by? I should

>> mention that I don't have any digestive symptoms other than gas,

> and

>> DD seems to have normal BF baby poop, except for some blood in her

>> stools sometimes (hence the food intolerance diagnosis). My gas

> has

>> gotten better but I still have a lot of it...the day after the

> intro

>> diet I had very little, though--not sure if that means anything or

>> not. So I really don't even know what to look for as far as

>> improvement, unless my acne/blood sugar issues or DD's allergy

>> symptoms go away.

>>

>> Am I going to totally sabotage myself by adding food faster than

>> recommended? I think I am at a point now where I can hold tight

> and

>> not add any new foods for a while. Should I try to cut out the nut

>> butter for a while, too?

>>

>> Also, does anyone have any experience with getting rid of yeast

>> overgrowth? I eventually want to add digestive enzymes in between

>> meals (and with meals, too) to help kill the yeast. I would also

> like

>> to take some sort of yeast killer, but I don't trust grapefruit

> seed

>> extract and can't use oil of oregano while nursing. Any

> suggestions?

>>

>> Hopefully this all makes sense...thanks in advance for any help:)

>>

>>

>>

>>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> 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

>

>

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Not by itself. But I would put it in things like his ketchup,

spagetti sauce, hamgurgers,etc. I also gave him garlic in a

capsule. It was garlic and parsley. He would drink it if I mixed

it with grape juice and water (yuck!!!!) but it worked!!!

I think garlic oil would work too!

andrea

> >>

> >> OK, I know most of the people who do the SCD have pretty major

> > issues

> >> with either gut disorders or autism, but hopefully we can fit in

> > and

> >> get some help, too, with our minor issues...I am exclusively

> >> breast-feeding my almost 4 month old DD. About a month ago she

> >> started showing symptoms of food allergies, right after I

starting

> >> eating a lot more dairy. After doing some research, I found

that

> > food

> >> intolerances in an exclusively breast fed baby are generally

> > caused by

> >> the mother's leaky gut, so apparently I'm not breaking down the

> > milk

> >> proteins properly. I also have some problems that may be leaky

gut

> >> related (acne, low blood sugar, gas for no apparent reason),

along

> >> with some things that I think may be caused by a yeast

overgrowth,

> >> plus DD has a yeast rash.

> >>

> >> So...I decided to do the SCD, minus dairy at this point. I

> > started a

> >> few days ago and did the intro diet on pecanbread.com for 1 day

> >> (couldn't go longer because I was barely functional that day

from

> > not

> >> eating enough)--basically I ate chicken broth w/chicken &

carrots,

> >> hamburger patties, and eggs. This was Tuesday...Wednesday I

added

> >> applesauce and zucchini, Friday I added salmon, and today I

added

> >> avocado & banana. Oh, and I have been using just a little nut

> > butter

> >> every day but the intro day for extra calories. I know I'm

adding

> >> things faster than recommended--I'm trying to balance going slow

> > with

> >> feeling halfway functional, which is hard if I'm not getting

enough

> >> calories.

> >>

> >> Now for my questions...does anyone have any experience with the

SCD

> >> and the issues I've mentioned?

> >>

> >> When should I expect to see some sort of improvement by? I

should

> >> mention that I don't have any digestive symptoms other than gas,

> > and

> >> DD seems to have normal BF baby poop, except for some blood in

her

> >> stools sometimes (hence the food intolerance diagnosis). My gas

> > has

> >> gotten better but I still have a lot of it...the day after the

> > intro

> >> diet I had very little, though--not sure if that means anything

or

> >> not. So I really don't even know what to look for as far as

> >> improvement, unless my acne/blood sugar issues or DD's allergy

> >> symptoms go away.

> >>

> >> Am I going to totally sabotage myself by adding food faster than

> >> recommended? I think I am at a point now where I can hold tight

> > and

> >> not add any new foods for a while. Should I try to cut out the

nut

> >> butter for a while, too?

> >>

> >> Also, does anyone have any experience with getting rid of yeast

> >> overgrowth? I eventually want to add digestive enzymes in

between

> >> meals (and with meals, too) to help kill the yeast. I would

also

> > like

> >> to take some sort of yeast killer, but I don't trust grapefruit

> > seed

> >> extract and can't use oil of oregano while nursing. Any

> > suggestions?

> >>

> >> Hopefully this all makes sense...thanks in advance for any

help:)

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 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

> >

> >

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" We found out 2 months ago that Caden is allergic to all tree nuts

(but not peanuts). This was after being on SCD for 13months and

having tree nuts almost everyday :-( He never showed us any signs

that he was allergic. "

I have to say that I find this hard to believe. Nut allergies are

VERY serious.

I can see that perhaps he is sensitive (IgG) to the nuts because of

leaky gut issues. Whatever someone eats while leaky gut is an issue

will show up on an IgG test. If you remove all of the foods and do

the test 6 months later, the test will show positive to the new foods.

That's just the nature of the " beast " . Whatever is eaten leaks

through until the gut heals completely. That doesn't mean that he is

actually allergic to nuts, but that his gut isn't healed completely yet.

Allergic reactions (IgE) are serious and nut allergies tend to be life

threatening. People with true nut allergies carry epi pens because it

is so serious.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

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Good for you in your efforts to find te source of your child's

difficulties. I've been through 3.5 years of nursing a highly

allergic child who was finally diagnosed with autism at 20 months

(we had known since 12 months and started some biomedical

interventions at that time). My own diet has been clean of his

allergens for 3 years now, so I have been on an extremely

restrictive diet. We started SCD 2 months ago and are currently

eating about 12 foods, rotated so that we eat 3 foods each day. Some

typical days in our diet look like this - Day 1: lamb, asparagus,

butternut squash; Day 2: buffalo, brussel sprouts, beets; Day 3:

elk, celeriac, spinach.

While SCD will help your own digestion and your ability to break

down proteins, some proteins will probably still get through your

breastmilk. SCD will certainly help, especially if you have other

symptoms of digestive dysbiosis, like gas, GI disturbances, reflux,

poor stools, etc. Still, I would caution you to be cautious and

avoid allergenic foods while nursing. There are kids who are simply

allergic/sensitive to proteins for their own immune reasons, and

will continue to react to the presence of those foods in your

breastmilk. If your child has allergic tendencies, it is a good idea

to restrict your/her diet to low-allergen foods. The most common

allergens which are still permitted in the general SCD diet include

nuts, milk, coconut, fish and eggs. If I were you, I would avoid

these foods on the base diet, and introduce them one at a time and

slowly to observe whether your child reacts to them. The exception

is nuts, which you should avoid the entire time while nursing, and

not feed the child until the child is at least 3 years old. This is

standard allergy advice (some allergists say 5 years old).

Some low-allergen foods that would fit in the SCD are lamb,

butternut squash, zucchini, summer squash, cauliflower, turkey,

beets, asparagus, celeriac (later in the diet), brussel sprouts,

avocado, pears, cranberry, blueberry, blackberry, wild meats like

elk and venison, duck.

On a restricted diet you will need to eat more frequently as you

adjust to the new foods. Many mothers on restriction diets or

elimination diets cook large amounts of food to have on hand when

hunger strikes. You cna make up for carbohydrates by eating higher-

calorie fatty meats like lamb and buffalo. Roasts of lamb with

squash and beets can be a yummy nibble food as well as a staple for

meals. Eat frequently and plentifully.

This is hard work, and you are wonderful to do this for your child.

You'll want to be sure and get a lot of emotional support as you

adjust to the diet. This group is a great place. I've been through

restricted diets and nursing for several years, so please feel free

to email me if I can help!

Suzanne

Tom, ASD,

> -- In pecanbread , " tarinya2 " <tarinya2@> wrote:

> >

> > OK, I know most of the people who do the SCD have pretty major

> issues

> > with either gut disorders or autism, but hopefully we can fit in

> and

> > get some help, too, with our minor issues...I am exclusively

> > breast-feeding my almost 4 month old DD. About a month ago she

> > started showing symptoms of food allergies, right after I

starting

> > eating a lot more dairy. After doing some research, I found

that

> food

> > intolerances in an exclusively breast fed baby are generally

> caused by

> > the mother's leaky gut, so apparently I'm not breaking down the

> milk

> > proteins properly. I also have some problems that may be leaky

gut

> > related (acne, low blood sugar, gas for no apparent reason),

along

> > with some things that I think may be caused by a yeast

overgrowth,

> > plus DD has a yeast rash.

> >

> > So...I decided to do the SCD, minus dairy at this point. I

> started a

> > few days ago and did the intro diet on pecanbread.com for 1 day

> > (couldn't go longer because I was barely functional that day

from

> not

> > eating enough)--basically I ate chicken broth w/chicken &

carrots,

> > hamburger patties, and eggs. This was Tuesday...Wednesday I

added

> > applesauce and zucchini, Friday I added salmon, and today I added

> > avocado & banana. Oh, and I have been using just a little nut

> butter

> > every day but the intro day for extra calories. I know I'm

adding

> > things faster than recommended--I'm trying to balance going slow

> with

> > feeling halfway functional, which is hard if I'm not getting

enough

> > calories.

> >

> > Now for my questions...does anyone have any experience with the

SCD

> > and the issues I've mentioned?

> >

> > When should I expect to see some sort of improvement by? I

should

> > mention that I don't have any digestive symptoms other than gas,

> and

> > DD seems to have normal BF baby poop, except for some blood in

her

> > stools sometimes (hence the food intolerance diagnosis). My gas

> has

> > gotten better but I still have a lot of it...the day after the

> intro

> > diet I had very little, though--not sure if that means anything

or

> > not. So I really don't even know what to look for as far as

> > improvement, unless my acne/blood sugar issues or DD's allergy

> > symptoms go away.

> >

> > Am I going to totally sabotage myself by adding food faster than

> > recommended? I think I am at a point now where I can hold tight

> and

> > not add any new foods for a while. Should I try to cut out the

nut

> > butter for a while, too?

> >

> > Also, does anyone have any experience with getting rid of yeast

> > overgrowth? I eventually want to add digestive enzymes in

between

> > meals (and with meals, too) to help kill the yeast. I would

also

> like

> > to take some sort of yeast killer, but I don't trust grapefruit

> seed

> > extract and can't use oil of oregano while nursing. Any

> suggestions?

> >

> > Hopefully this all makes sense...thanks in advance for any help:)

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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While this is generally true, there are some people who do have mild

IgE reactions to nuts, just as to other foods. My son is one of

them. IgE reactions that are as delayed as several months are rare

but not unknown. This pattern is more typical of leaky gut and IgG

reactions, but my own son has leaky gut with mostly IgE reactions,

and only some IgG reactions. I've moderated a food allergy group for

babies and mothers for several years, and we would see these cases

from time to time. With nut reactions (as well as in any infant with

an allergic tendency - be it IgE or IgG), it it a very good

recommendation to avoid nuts and peanuts too. While these allergies

may start out mild, continued exposure can lead to more severe

reactions, and ultimately to anaphlyaxis.

If you don't yet have an Epi-pen Jr., it would be a good idea to ask

your allergist for a prescription.

Suzanne

>

>

> " We found out 2 months ago that Caden is allergic to all tree

nuts

> (but not peanuts). This was after being on SCD for 13months and

> having tree nuts almost everyday :-( He never showed us any signs

> that he was allergic. "

>

>

> I have to say that I find this hard to believe. Nut allergies are

> VERY serious.

>

> I can see that perhaps he is sensitive (IgG) to the nuts because of

> leaky gut issues. Whatever someone eats while leaky gut is an

issue

> will show up on an IgG test. If you remove all of the foods and do

> the test 6 months later, the test will show positive to the new

foods.

> That's just the nature of the " beast " . Whatever is eaten leaks

> through until the gut heals completely. That doesn't mean that he

is

> actually allergic to nuts, but that his gut isn't healed

completely yet.

>

> Allergic reactions (IgE) are serious and nut allergies tend to be

life

> threatening. People with true nut allergies carry epi pens

because it

> is so serious.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

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The nut (and egg) allergies were IgE and we have 4 epi pens now.

Hopefully we will never have to use them.

We have not done IgG testing to test for intolerances yet.

andrea

>

>

> " We found out 2 months ago that Caden is allergic to all tree

nuts

> (but not peanuts). This was after being on SCD for 13months and

> having tree nuts almost everyday :-( He never showed us any signs

> that he was allergic. "

>

>

> I have to say that I find this hard to believe. Nut allergies are

> VERY serious.

>

> I can see that perhaps he is sensitive (IgG) to the nuts because of

> leaky gut issues. Whatever someone eats while leaky gut is an

issue

> will show up on an IgG test. If you remove all of the foods and do

> the test 6 months later, the test will show positive to the new

foods.

> That's just the nature of the " beast " . Whatever is eaten leaks

> through until the gut heals completely. That doesn't mean that he

is

> actually allergic to nuts, but that his gut isn't healed

completely yet.

>

> Allergic reactions (IgE) are serious and nut allergies tend to be

life

> threatening. People with true nut allergies carry epi pens

because it

> is so serious.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

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Wow. I had never heard of anyone having true allergies to nuts, but

not showing any outward signs of allergies.

What about coconut? Is he allergic to that as well?

How about tell us what he is not allergic to.

:)

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

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Jody,

Coconut and peanuts were fine. Nuts (almonds were the worst followed

by walnut which I never remember him eating) and egg were the only

food allergies that came up. The other things that came up were every

mold that she tested for, a few trees (can't remeber which ones) and

bermuda grass (good thing we planted fescue!!!)

The only outward signs that he had allergies was a bumpy type rash on

his upper arms, thighs and cheecks. All the doctors have said that it

is keretosis. But he has had that since 6 months olds.

He never had wheezing,hives, etc after eating nuts or eggs. And he

had them almost every day.

I'm hoping that he will out grow them. I'm am not terrably concern

about an anphalactic reaction since that has not been a problem but we

are still avoiding nuts so it does not happen.

Any thoughts??

andrea

>

> Wow. I had never heard of anyone having true allergies to nuts, but

> not showing any outward signs of allergies.

>

> What about coconut? Is he allergic to that as well?

>

> How about tell us what he is not allergic to.

>

> :)

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

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