D-Lactic Acidosis & overeating

[Guest guest]

Since our recent GI consult, I have been reading more about D-Lactic Acidosis &

I can definately pinpoint when my son has had episodes. It basically goes like

this...

Let my son eat a 1lb bag of carrots, then stand back and watch. He will go

from silly, giggly, bumping into things, falling, unable to speak, followed by

out of the blue hitting someone, then going back to giggling as if he didn't

just strike someone. I always thought this was a phenol reaction, but now I

don't think so, especially with the diarrhea that follows. Since SCD, this

really only happens when we let him overeat carbs -- or is it that he really

isn't tolerating any carbs still? How do I figure it out? The literature says

it results from a high carb meal, with no distinction between the type of carbs.

My son is having these episodes with just about any legal carb unless I restrict

it to a very tiny serving. The only thing he can eat a normal amount of is raw

romaine lettuce leaves. We can get away with a bite of a banana and small bites

of other legal carbs, but not a true serving. His meals are about 90% protein

and that is keeping the episodes at bay.

For a snack, he is eating a few tablespoons of butter or mayonaise, which the

doctor said was fine and pieces of cheese.

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[Guest guest]

Interesting! I think the same thing may be happening to my son. He too will

eat butter and mayonnaise straight, by themselves.

Mother of Virya, age 16, LKS and autism

Rob or Sunseri wrote:

Since our recent GI consult, I have been reading more about D-Lactic

Acidosis & I can definately pinpoint when my son has had episodes. It basically

goes like this...

Let my son eat a 1lb bag of carrots, then stand back and watch. He will go from

silly, giggly, bumping into things, falling, unable to speak, followed by out of

the blue hitting someone, then going back to giggling as if he didn't just

strike someone. I always thought this was a phenol reaction, but now I don't

think so, especially with the diarrhea that follows. Since SCD, this really only

happens when we let him overeat carbs -- or is it that he really isn't

tolerating any carbs still? How do I figure it out? The literature says it

results from a high carb meal, with no distinction between the type of carbs. My

son is having these episodes with just about any legal carb unless I restrict it

to a very tiny serving. The only thing he can eat a normal amount of is raw

romaine lettuce leaves. We can get away with a bite of a banana and small bites

of other legal carbs, but not a true serving. His meals are about 90% protein

and that is keeping the episodes at bay.

For a snack, he is eating a few tablespoons of butter or mayonaise, which the

doctor said was fine and pieces of cheese.

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They are both trying to put themselves on the keto diet!

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Lake wrote:

Interesting! I think the same thing may be happening to my son. He too

will eat butter and mayonnaise straight, by themselves.

Mother of Virya, age 16, LKS and autism

Rob or Sunseri wrote:

Since our recent GI consult, I have been reading more about D-Lactic Acidosis &

I can definately pinpoint when my son has had episodes. It basically goes like

this...

Let my son eat a 1lb bag of carrots, then stand back and watch. He will go from

silly, giggly, bumping into things, falling, unable to speak, followed by out of

the blue hitting someone, then going back to giggling as if he didn't just

strike someone. I always thought this was a phenol reaction, but now I don't

think so, especially with the diarrhea that follows. Since SCD, this really only

happens when we let him overeat carbs -- or is it that he really isn't

tolerating any carbs still? How do I figure it out? The literature says it

results from a high carb meal, with no distinction between the type of carbs. My

son is having these episodes with just about any legal carb unless I restrict it

to a very tiny serving. The only thing he can eat a normal amount of is raw

romaine lettuce leaves. We can get away with a bite of a banana and small bites

of other legal carbs, but not a true serving. His meals are about 90% protein

and that is keeping the episodes at bay.

For a snack, he is eating a few tablespoons of butter or mayonaise, which the

doctor said was fine and pieces of cheese.

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[Guest guest]

I've had that same thought myself. My son would be quite happy with bacon,

butter, and mayonnaise as his staples.

Rob or Sunseri wrote:

They are both trying to put themselves on the keto diet!

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Lake wrote:

Interesting! I think the same thing may be happening to my son. He too will eat

butter and mayonnaise straight, by themselves.

Mother of Virya, age 16, LKS and autism

Rob or Sunseri wrote:

Since our recent GI consult, I have been reading more about D-Lactic Acidosis &

I can definately pinpoint when my son has had episodes. It basically goes like

this...

Let my son eat a 1lb bag of carrots, then stand back and watch. He will go from

silly, giggly, bumping into things, falling, unable to speak, followed by out of

the blue hitting someone, then going back to giggling as if he didn't just

strike someone. I always thought this was a phenol reaction, but now I don't

think so, especially with the diarrhea that follows. Since SCD, this really only

happens when we let him overeat carbs -- or is it that he really isn't

tolerating any carbs still? How do I figure it out? The literature says it

results from a high carb meal, with no distinction between the type of carbs. My

son is having these episodes with just about any legal carb unless I restrict it

to a very tiny serving. The only thing he can eat a normal amount of is raw

romaine lettuce leaves. We can get away with a bite of a banana and small bites

of other legal carbs, but not a true serving. His meals are about 90% protein

and that is keeping the episodes at bay.

For a snack, he is eating a few tablespoons of butter or mayonaise, which the

doctor said was fine and pieces of cheese.

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