Re: Constipation and the SCD diet

April 17, 2006

Constipation is our daughters main symptom. First, Benefiber is not legal

and you are not seeing the effects of the diet if you are using it. You can

try the constipation remedy on BTVC. We have found that for our daughter

yeast is mostly what is causing her constipation. SCD has been the

foundation for battling it, but we had to step it up a bit with enzymes,

probiotics (pecanbread can give you legal sources) and also prescription

antifungals, herbal antifungals etc. We also had to eliminate honey. I would

say keep with the diet (but ditch the benefiber and be really careful of

ilegals) and see if it improves.

Good luck

Kerri 3 months for 7 year old with constipation and rages

Constipation and the SCD diet

> Could members of this list advise me on how to handle constipation

> while on the Intro-diet. We have started over on the Intr-diet on

> Saturday. We are sticking to Chiken Broth, carrots, eggs and pear

> sauce and orange Juice.

>

> However we are still having problem with constipation. My child is 3,

> I had always suspected that rice was causing him constipation. he has

> not had rice in 10 days and constipation has got worse. He drinks a

> lot of water. We are giving him benefiber and MO, but it

> still takes him several days to poop. We are not able to introduce new

> foods because we cannot check the BM on a daily basis.

>

> Please advise

>

> Srini (dad) and Anuraag (3), both on SCD day 6, GF/CF/SF for 3 weeks.

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

> websites:

> and

>

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