New with question about ASD and intro.

[Guest guest]

my son who is 3 1/2 is about to start this diet, we have never started

a diet at all i did remove dairy from his regular diet and saw

improvement in behaviors. When I had become all knowing about the gfcf

diet I found out about this one and knew he had a lot of yeast issues

and this would benefit him most, so we never started gfcf. I am

curious with that being said do I need to follow the asd intro to the

diet or would it be ok to just give him scd legal food without an

intro?

I have skimmed the book and it's not clear to me he can have raw

fruits? or not? why cook them, does that make it easier to digest? or

is that just on the asd intro? I think I am mainly confused because

where it talks about asd intro it says b/c most of these kids have

been gfcf this is the recomended intro, but we weren't gfcf, so I feel

it's not applicable to me, but maybe I am wrong?

very confused, appreciate any advice, encouragement, opinons, facts,

thanks,

CeCelia

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Cecelia,

Welcome. Yes, you should start with teh intro diet. It allows the body to

" clear the decks " for optimal healing by starving out a large amount of the

overgrown yeast and bacteria. You will want to use pealed, seeded, and well

cooked fruits and vegetables for several months to allow more healing because

they are much easier to digest since cooking breaks the cellular wall of the

food down for the body...making the gut have to work less. You need to read the

book thoroughly, and read through the information on pecanbread.com. This will

explain sooo much. Even though you haven't done GFCF for you son, you should do

the dairy free version of the intro diet, and stay dairy free for the first

couple of months. He has been taken off dairy, so it would be best to leave it

that way for a while. After a couple of months of strict SCD, you can start

introducing dairy very slowly by making the SCD 24 hour goat yogurt.

Meleah

New with question about ASD and intro.

my son who is 3 1/2 is about to start this diet, we have never started

a diet at all i did remove dairy from his regular diet and saw

improvement in behaviors. When I had become all knowing about the gfcf

diet I found out about this one and knew he had a lot of yeast issues

and this would benefit him most, so we never started gfcf. I am

curious with that being said do I need to follow the asd intro to the

diet or would it be ok to just give him scd legal food without an

intro?

I have skimmed the book and it's not clear to me he can have raw

fruits? or not? why cook them, does that make it easier to digest? or

is that just on the asd intro? I think I am mainly confused because

where it talks about asd intro it says b/c most of these kids have

been gfcf this is the recomended intro, but we weren't gfcf, so I feel

it's not applicable to me, but maybe I am wrong?

very confused, appreciate any advice, encouragement, opinons, facts,

thanks,

CeCelia

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Cecelia,

<<i did remove dairy from his regular diet and saw

> improvement in behaviors....so we never started gfcf. I am

> curious with that being said do I need to follow the asd intro to

the > diet or would it be ok to just give him scd legal food without

an intro?>>

We really encourage people to try and do the intro diet even for a

day or two. The maximum time on the intro diet is 5 days and that is

usually for those with diarrhea. The intro diet will help starve out

the harmful microbes while feeding the body with the easiest to

digest and absorb nutrients. It is the best start for SCD. However,

if you absolutely can't do the intro then just stick to regular SCD.

It may take longer to get rid of the 'nasties' but it will happen

with the diet.

<< I have skimmed the book and it's not clear to me he can have raw

> fruits? or not? why cook them, does that make it easier to digest?>>

It is harder for a damaged gut to digest raw fruits and vegetables.

Peeling and cooking them makes it easier for the body to 'milk'

nutrients out of the plant cells leaving next to nothing for the

harmful microbes to live on. With raw fruits and vegetables any

undigested fibres and sugars can feed harmful bacteria and yeast.

<< or

> is that just on the asd intro?>>

No, it isn't for just the intro. The peeled cooked fruits and for

those still showing symptoms. As the body heals it will be able to

breakdown the fibers in raw fruits and veggies - it just takes time.

<< I think I am mainly confused because > where it talks about asd

intro it says b/c most of these kids have been gfcf this is the

recomended intro, but we weren't gfcf, so I feel it's not applicable

to me, but maybe I am wrong?>>

The ASD intro is dairy free so for those who were dairy free preSCD

they can follow this version of the SCD intro diet. If you want to

try dairy you'd have the option of the original intro diet that

includes dairy.

Does that help un-confuse things?

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs

mom of and

[Guest guest]

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to respond and

really clear things up for me.the help is much appreciated.

>

> my son who is 3 1/2 is about to start this diet, we have never

started

> a diet at all i did remove dairy from his regular diet and saw

> improvement in behaviors. When I had become all knowing about the

gfcf

> diet I found out about this one and knew he had a lot of yeast

issues

> and this would benefit him most, so we never started gfcf. I am

> curious with that being said do I need to follow the asd intro to

the

> diet or would it be ok to just give him scd legal food without an

> intro?

> I have skimmed the book and it's not clear to me he can have raw

> fruits? or not? why cook them, does that make it easier to digest?

or

> is that just on the asd intro? I think I am mainly confused

because

> where it talks about asd intro it says b/c most of these kids have

> been gfcf this is the recomended intro, but we weren't gfcf, so I

feel

> it's not applicable to me, but maybe I am wrong?

> very confused, appreciate any advice, encouragement, opinons,

facts,

>

> thanks,

> CeCelia

>