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[Guest guest]

Dear Christy, I'm pretty new to SCD too, just a couple months now, but my son

absolutely loves the pancakes, muffins, and cakes in the Breaking the Vicious

Cycle book. There are great foods available in this diet, very tasty, so hang

in there, I'm sure your son will grow to love it.

Mother of Virya, age 16, autism, LKS, etc., SCD since March 07

Daugherty wrote:

Hi. I have a son who was diagnosed with ASD six months ago (he just

turned 5). We have tried GF/CF diet. I've noticed a difference with

gluten, but put some casein back into his diet because I didn't notice

taking it out helped him.

The reason I'm going to try SCD is because I've recently tried rice

cakes with my son that have nothing but organic brown rice and sea salt

and he was the worst I had ever seen as far as stimming and fogginess.

I was so happy that he finally ate a rice cake and then stumped when he

had such a bad reaction. I checked out Elaine's website and everything

that she indicated was illegal were things my son seems to have a bad

reaction to.

I'm not sure how we're going to do this since he is such a picky eater,

but I know it can be done. He's always loved carbs. He used to eat 10

pancakes at once when he was 18 months. Wish us luck. Christy

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[Guest guest]

Hello,

I am new. I have a daughter who is 3 1/2 . She got diagnosed with

gluten sensitivity. She was off gluten for 10 months but we did not see

any differences. She has been off dairy for two weeks and now she is

finally developed an appetite for food. For the first time she actually

said she is hungry. However, currently she only weighs 27 pounds. Her

weight always worried me. The doctors tell me she is fine. But NO she

is NOT.

also has ezema all over her body. In the past we had issues with

her not sleeping enough. She never slept longer than 45 minutes as a

baby. She also grindes her teeth during sleep and suffers from night

terrors. We started the SCDiet four days ago. Her exema is really

improving, as well as her appetite. The dark circles under her eyes are

getting better too.

I am having a lot of food issues too. I am intolerant to almost

everything. I also have a candida problem (thrush) and caught a

parasite (blastocystis homininis). I suffer from chronic fatique,

dizziness, weakness and often mix up words. At my daughters age I used

to have all the problems she is now having. My parents did not know

about gluten back then.

Probably as a result of being gluten intolerant for most my life, I also

develped Hashimotos (autoimmune thyroid disease). I have a lot of GI

problems too. Those got better after going on the SCDiet with my

daughter 4 days ago. However, for the last 4 days I am also having

migrane headaches like crazy. Die off ???

Just wanted to say hello. I am currently working on a meal plan for my

daughter. I am sure I'll have a lot of questions during the next

weeks/months or even years to come.

[Guest guest]

I'm glad you're already seeing such wonderful improvements for your daughter and

yourself. I think the headaches are die off. I would just hang in there, and

keep progressing slowly. I believe your daughter will begin to gain weight as

time goes on. My son stayed right around the same weight for about a year. In

the past several months, he has gained several pounds. He has been SCD for

exactly one year now, and it has done wonders for him. I have discovered that

my two year old son is going to need to stick to SCD even though he is

neurotypical. My four year old is ASD, and we use SCD for him. The rest of the

family has done it with him for the most part. Recently, all but he started to

go back to more grains. My two year old immediately began to have severe eczema

break out. Around this time last year...just before starting SCD...my then one

year old had the most terrible eczema. Nothing would get rid of it. Shortly

after my then three year old started SCD, it came to my attention through this

group that eczema can also be caused by food intolerances...namely grains and

other foods not allowed on SCD. We put him on it, and the eczema began to

clear. It did take a steroid cream to clear up the last little bit, but it

didn't come back. Just every so often he would get a little patch on the tops

of his feet. Well, he has been allowed to eat more typical American foods in

the past month, and has paid the price. I have moved him back to SCD, and the

eczema immediately started to clear again. Other parents have reported the dark

circles going away, more energy, ect. I think you will see a lot of good with

SCD just based on what the past four days have brought you. Remember that the

intro diet should not be done more than five days. After that, make sure that

you introduce new foods one at a time, and spread the introduction out...maybe

one new food every two to three days(like with a baby just beginning to eat

solids). Watch for her reactions(and yours). It is helpful to keep a food

journal with what she ate every day even down to herbs and spices used, bowel

habits, behavioral habits, or any other things that you notice or she tells you.

Also, are you giving her an acidopholus supplement? That is very important.

Yeast is very opportunistic, and will be happy to overtake the empty space that

other bad gut flora leaves behind. You need that good bacteria that acidopholus

is to take up the empty space instead to aid her healing. Also back to the

foods, make sure that any veggies or fruits are pealed, seeded, and well cooked

for many months to come. This makes them the easiest for her digestion, and

will help prevent the fruit or vegetable to become food for any bad flora that

is remaining in her gut. Please feel free to ask questions, give concerns, ect.

This group is a great resource.

Meleah

New to group

Hello,

I am new. I have a daughter who is 3 1/2 . She got diagnosed with

gluten sensitivity. She was off gluten for 10 months but we did not see

any differences. She has been off dairy for two weeks and now she is

finally developed an appetite for food. For the first time she actually

said she is hungry. However, currently she only weighs 27 pounds. Her

weight always worried me. The doctors tell me she is fine. But NO she

is NOT.

also has ezema all over her body. In the past we had issues with

her not sleeping enough. She never slept longer than 45 minutes as a

baby. She also grindes her teeth during sleep and suffers from night

terrors. We started the SCDiet four days ago. Her exema is really

improving, as well as her appetite. The dark circles under her eyes are

getting better too.

I am having a lot of food issues too. I am intolerant to almost

everything. I also have a candida problem (thrush) and caught a

parasite (blastocystis homininis). I suffer from chronic fatique,

dizziness, weakness and often mix up words. At my daughters age I used

to have all the problems she is now having. My parents did not know

about gluten back then.

Probably as a result of being gluten intolerant for most my life, I also

develped Hashimotos (autoimmune thyroid disease). I have a lot of GI

problems too. Those got better after going on the SCDiet with my

daughter 4 days ago. However, for the last 4 days I am also having

migrane headaches like crazy. Die off ???

Just wanted to say hello. I am currently working on a meal plan for my

daughter. I am sure I'll have a lot of questions during the next

weeks/months or even years to come.

[Guest guest]

Hi Manja

<< I also have a candida problem (thrush)>>

You may want to have a look at

http://pecanbread.com/new/yeast.html

<<However, for the last 4 days I am also having

> migrane headaches like crazy. Die off ??? >>

This is very possibly die off. Epsom salt baths and/or activated

charcoal may help. ssee this link for more info:

http://pecanbread.com/new/temporarysymptoms.html

Sheila , SCD Feb. 2001, Uc 23 yrs

mom of and