Fw: Die off remedies.

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Symptoms of " die off " (AKA the HERXHEIMER reaction) or the " transition " :

a.. nausea and sometime vomiting

b.. Change in bowl movements

c.. Bloating and gas

d.. cramping

e.. Achy joints and lower back

f.. Fatigue

g.. Dizziness

h.. Headaches

i.. Skin rashes

j.. Flu like symptoms

k.. Low grade fever

l.. Mood swings and ASD symptoms can get worse

m.. OFTEN mistaken as " food intolerance " to the yogurt.

Remedies to make die off easier:

a.. Warm and long soaks in the tub, at 110 degrees, with Epsom Salts added.

b.. Foot soaks with Epsom Salts Added

c.. For the short hall. SCD legal Activated Charcoal capsules one hour before

or after meals.

d.. Getting plenty of fluids.

e.. Going to bed. Treating yourself as sick.

f.. Hot water bottles or heating pad on the tummy for cramps and gas.

g.. Introductory diet needs to be eaten a minimum of two days, and then peel

and cook everything.

h.. Follow guidelines in book on when to introduce certain foods.

i.. Dilute your juices and decrease honey intake.

j.. Eat yogurt and acidophilus (as tolerated) to introduce good gut bugs

k.. Go to www.pecanbread.com<http://www.pecanbread.com/> if you are not able

to do the yogurt, so that you learn how to do SCD with out it...and introduce it

as soon as you are able to.

The SCD yogurt and acidophilus replace the bad gut bugs. There is no powder

probiotic on the market that is as powerful as this SCD yogurt. Plus most have

illegal bifidus added.

AS SCD starves the bad gut bugs out, and we us the probiotics (yogurt and

acidophilus), this causes the bad guys to die off. When this happens, they

release toxins that make us feel like we have the flu. In BTVC Elaine calls

this the " transition " . WE also often revisit die off at the three month mark

(mentioned in the BTVC book). And many say that they have die off again every

three months until it stops. Getting easier each time...that is if fanatical

SCD is adhered to.

We where told to avoid Tylenol or other pain relievers during this time...it

adds to this toxic load that the liver is dealing with. CAN make " die off " more

miserable, and last longer.

Antoinette and family of Five Silly Yaks (SCD 2/06)