introduction and some questions

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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:)