Re: Dental Cleaning may cause problems!!-thank you

[Guest guest]

Thank you for these reminders. My son has had an ear infection, teething, a

nasal infection and two new sunday school workers that didn't listen and fed him

crackers. It's been a ruff 60 days and we were starting to get discouraged. We

felt like we were constantly reintroducing the starter diet. And stuck in the

stage 1 cycle. My creativity with the limited variety of foods is not so great.

Thank God for the person that shared the butternut squash 'bread' recipe.

Anything can be whipped into that!

Thanks again for encouraging us all to keep going. The bumpy times makes a

person wonder if SCD really works. But in first 60 days we had huge successes.

We have faith that we'll be back to healing soon. Healthy week!

:)Aimee

2 year son, healing leaky gut, SCD 4 months today!

Dental Cleaning may cause problems!!

I am posting an email from another SCD list. Please pay special

attention to the dental cleaning part .

Mimi

There are some things to watch for:

1) Are you introducing certain foods too quickly?

At Laurie Mawlam's suggestion we followed the chart found here:

http://pecanbread. com/new/scdfoods 1.html

(scroll down until you find stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.)

Take your time moving from stage to stage. Also -- the SCD 24 hr yogurt is

very important.

2) Do some SCD-friendly foods cause you problems?

Just because it is allowed doesn't mean you can tolerate it. In my

husband's case, bananas are a no-no. So is peanut butter and, we have just

discovered -- too much carbonated water is not good. We are constantly

learning as we go.

3) Are you sure there are no " hidden " illegals in your diet?

It took us a year to eliminate certain fruit juices, spice mixtures, diet

pop, mustard, etc. that all had hidden illegals in them.

4) Dental visits can be a trigger for flares!!!

My husband has had four major flare ups (while on the SCD). All have

happened within a week of him having his teeth cleaned. This January, he

skipped his cleaning and as a result - no flare up! It is the first time in

five years that he has been free of a major flare up.

5) Is your diet varied enough?

Sometimes it is easy to get into a rut and start eating the same things day

after day. This can be problematic as your body is not getting all the

nutrition it needs. Be sure to change up your veggies and meats. For those

who are not meat eaters, avocadoes are nice and fatty (high calorie). Also,

the Farmer Cheese is fantastic and can be added to cooked veggies and

blended for delicious soups.

This is the advice Elaine gave us before she passed away:

1) If you do the SCD, do it completely. Do not stray, no matter what.

2) If you experience success on the SCD (less cramping, reduction in D,

etc.) during the first few weeks, then it will work for you. You just need

to be patient.

3) Expect setbacks during the healing process. Healing takes time. Do not be

discouraged.

4) If you eat foods that aggravate - then do not eat them. (For my husband,

we have discovered this means raw/cooked bananas, apple peel and raw peanut

butter - all of which cause cramping.)

5) If you require medical intervention, then take it. It takes a long time

for your body to heal - if in the meanwhile you need medical help, then

don't deny yourself the help.

5) Sometimes you will require heavier forms of medication (ie: prednisone)

to pull you out of a flare.

6) Don't throw away your medication until you are well on the way to

healing.

7) Have patience. It will get better.

[Guest guest]

I missed that -- how do you make butternut squash bread?

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Aimee Darling wrote:

Thank you for these reminders. My son has had an ear infection,

teething, a nasal infection and two new sunday school workers that didn't listen

and fed him crackers. It's been a ruff 60 days and we were starting to get

discouraged. We felt like we were constantly reintroducing the starter diet. And

stuck in the stage 1 cycle. My creativity with the limited variety of foods is

not so great. Thank God for the person that shared the butternut squash 'bread'

recipe. Anything can be whipped into that!

Thanks again for encouraging us all to keep going. The bumpy times makes a

person wonder if SCD really works. But in first 60 days we had huge successes.

We have faith that we'll be back to healing soon. Healthy week!

:)Aimee

2 year son, healing leaky gut, SCD 4 months today!

Dental Cleaning may cause problems!!

I am posting an email from another SCD list. Please pay special

attention to the dental cleaning part .

Mimi

There are some things to watch for:

1) Are you introducing certain foods too quickly?

At Laurie Mawlam's suggestion we followed the chart found here:

http://pecanbread. com/new/scdfoods 1.html

(scroll down until you find stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.)

Take your time moving from stage to stage. Also -- the SCD 24 hr yogurt is

very important.

2) Do some SCD-friendly foods cause you problems?

Just because it is allowed doesn't mean you can tolerate it. In my

husband's case, bananas are a no-no. So is peanut butter and, we have just

discovered -- too much carbonated water is not good. We are constantly

learning as we go.

3) Are you sure there are no " hidden " illegals in your diet?

It took us a year to eliminate certain fruit juices, spice mixtures, diet

pop, mustard, etc. that all had hidden illegals in them.

4) Dental visits can be a trigger for flares!!!

My husband has had four major flare ups (while on the SCD). All have

happened within a week of him having his teeth cleaned. This January, he

skipped his cleaning and as a result - no flare up! It is the first time in

five years that he has been free of a major flare up.

5) Is your diet varied enough?

Sometimes it is easy to get into a rut and start eating the same things day

after day. This can be problematic as your body is not getting all the

nutrition it needs. Be sure to change up your veggies and meats. For those

who are not meat eaters, avocadoes are nice and fatty (high calorie). Also,

the Farmer Cheese is fantastic and can be added to cooked veggies and

blended for delicious soups.

This is the advice Elaine gave us before she passed away:

1) If you do the SCD, do it completely. Do not stray, no matter what.

2) If you experience success on the SCD (less cramping, reduction in D,

etc.) during the first few weeks, then it will work for you. You just need

to be patient.

3) Expect setbacks during the healing process. Healing takes time. Do not be

discouraged.

4) If you eat foods that aggravate - then do not eat them. (For my husband,

we have discovered this means raw/cooked bananas, apple peel and raw peanut

butter - all of which cause cramping.)

5) If you require medical intervention, then take it. It takes a long time

for your body to heal - if in the meanwhile you need medical help, then

don't deny yourself the help.

5) Sometimes you will require heavier forms of medication (ie: prednisone)

to pull you out of a flare.

6) Don't throw away your medication until you are well on the way to

healing.

7) Have patience. It will get better.