Any advise for ADHD symtoms? Suppliments?

[Guest guest]

My youngest daughter's been on this diet for 5 months now and doing

well. My oldest was diagnosed as " meeting the criteria for ADHD " . We

sort of tried the diet with her, but it didn't go well. I'm wondering

if anyone's had success with this and the ADHD child or if they know of

any suppliments/vitamins that could help. Thanks!

Cheryl

SCD 01/07, Alysson-ADHD, Dorthia-Failure to Thrive/Developmental Delay

[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl. We are restarting SCD for my ADHD son (4.5 year old). I had

started it over a year ago for myself and put the kids on it as well.

We ended up going off of it for a while and noticed that my son's

behavior got worse when we went off the diet. (We hadn't even realized

he had a behavior problem before this!) So we went back on the diet

about a month ago (haven't done the intro diet a second time though).

His behavior seems to be stablizing although he does still have

occasional flairs. I am also trying to heal his chronic diarrhea. I

am also looking into the Vit K protocol (although I think we might

just stick with legal probiotics only and not the recommended VSL#3).

My son also takes digestive enzymes (Houston) although I'm not sure

they've helped his behavior any. He also takes zinc and molybdenum (we

have copper overload issues). He also takes cod liver oil and fish oil

and I think these really help. I am going to add some magnesium here

soon as well. Currently we are doing SCD yogurt and s. boulardii for

probiotics. On days we are out of yogurt we use legal acidophilus

capsules. The yogurt/probiotics have made the first real change in his

poop. I think they are key to healing.

Oh, I should also mention we are modified SCD, we can't do nuts, can't

do dairy (except dripped yogurt), can have only very very little

fruit, and only minute amounts of honey once in a blue moon.

I think if the diet helps one kid in the family, chances are it will

be beneficial in some way to other children/family members.

K

>

> My youngest daughter's been on this diet for 5 months now and doing

> well. My oldest was diagnosed as " meeting the criteria for ADHD " . We

> sort of tried the diet with her, but it didn't go well. I'm wondering

> if anyone's had success with this and the ADHD child or if they know of

> any suppliments/vitamins that could help. Thanks!

>

> Cheryl

> SCD 01/07, Alysson-ADHD, Dorthia-Failure to Thrive/Developmental Delay

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Cheryl,

<<My youngest daughter's been on this diet for 5 months now and doing

> well. My oldest was diagnosed as " meeting the criteria for ADHD " .

We > sort of tried the diet with her, but it didn't go well. I'm

wondering > if anyone's had success with this and the ADHD child or

if they know of > any suppliments/vitamins that could help. Thanks!

> > Cheryl

> SCD 01/07, Alysson-ADHD, Dorthia-Failure to Thrive/Developmental

Delay>>

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Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs

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