Getting ready to start the diet

[Guest guest]

I'm getting ready to start the SCD for my family mainly to benefit my

son who has autism and constant constipation. I'm afraid to just jump

into the diet cold turkey. IS it ok to slowly introduce the diet or is

it better to just jump right in? I'm afraid he'll have more behaviors

because he is motivated by all his foods that he'll no longer be able

to eat.

Thanks for your help.

4 years old autism (getting ready to start diet)

[Guest guest]

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Welcome to the list. My personal opinion and experience is that it is better to

just jump in cold turkey. Some families like to gradually phase out foods, but

I thought that it was best just to tell iel that those foods weren't good

for his body. He was three when we started SCD, but I don't really know if he

understood what I was saying because he seemed to be in his own little world. I

told him anyway, and just got rid of everything. He did continually ask for his

old foods, but I just told him that it was all gone. He would sometimes get

upset, but he is now used to SCD. We've been SCD for 13 months, and he is doing

really well now. He will still ask for things that others are eating, but I

just tell him that he can't have it because it makes him sick. He's OK with

that now, and I try to provide something in its place when I can. Hope this is

helpful.

Meleah

Getting ready to start the diet

I'm getting ready to start the SCD for my family mainly to benefit my

son who has autism and constant constipation. I'm afraid to just jump

into the diet cold turkey. IS it ok to slowly introduce the diet or is

it better to just jump right in? I'm afraid he'll have more behaviors

because he is motivated by all his foods that he'll no longer be able

to eat.

Thanks for your help.

4 years old autism (getting ready to start diet)

[Guest guest]

I'm getting ready to start the SCD for my family

Hi , I also think it is better to jump into the diet cold

turkey. When they are this young, (Anya is 4.5 y.o. but started the

diet at 3.5 y.o.) they eat what you give them and they are not too

curious about what they are eating, or at least that was our case. We

threw away all illegals, and we all ate the intro diet two days, and

started adding new things little by little. She was doing what she

was used to do, eating all together the same things, so it was not a

problem.

When someone gives her a lollypop or candy she is very good at it, she

says: " No thank you, that gives me a tummy ache " .

Anya's grandma Araceli

UC Dec 2005

Diagnosed June 2006

SCD 2006

Meds. Purinethol, Pentasa, Prednisolone, Freeda's multi vitamin, Acidophilus

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> mainly to benefit my

> son who has autism and constant constipation. I'm afraid to just jump

> into the diet cold turkey. IS it ok to slowly introduce the diet or is

> it better to just jump right in? I'm afraid he'll have more behaviors

> because he is motivated by all his foods that he'll no longer be able

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> Thanks for your help.

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> 4 years old autism (getting ready to start diet)

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[Guest guest]

We did it gradually. First we reduced, then eliminated grains (1 month). Then

to help make the transition, we first got him used to store-bought versions of

things we'd soon be making by scratch (applesauce for example). My rationale

was that I knew he hated applesauce & would refuse it initially, so I didn't

want to bother making it from scratch just to have it go down the sink. This

really helped my son (& me). Once he adjusted to the new food choices (1 more

month), we officially started.

I figured if one day I woke up and every single food that was served on my

plate was completely different, I wouldn't like it very much, so why should I do

that to him?

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nicolecollins428 wrote:

I'm getting ready to start the SCD for my family mainly to benefit my

son who has autism and constant constipation. I'm afraid to just jump

into the diet cold turkey. IS it ok to slowly introduce the diet or is

it better to just jump right in? I'm afraid he'll have more behaviors

because he is motivated by all his foods that he'll no longer be able

to eat.

Thanks for your help.

4 years old autism (getting ready to start diet)

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