my son keeps having sobbing fits?

[Guest guest]

My 6 yr old non-verbal son has been on SCD for about 3 months and we are on

stage 2 of

the diet. In the last few weeks he keeps having prolonged sobbing spells (of up

to one hour

once or twice a day normally) and he is inconsolable! It is very distressing. I

cannot see any

particular link to anything causing it, although I am thinking constipation? He

has gone from

being an every day BM to every other day and a lot firmer since being on this

diet. He has the

occasional bloating now and his stomach is a lot flatter generally and he does

not do as much

posturing as he used to.

I am very strict with the diet and do not give him much honey (some days none)

and he only

tolerates cooked pear so far so I am wondering if he is feeling low energy and

carb free type

slumps. I am not giving him any anti-fungals (he had been on nystatin for over 9

months

before I started the diet). He is having a very small dose of SCD sheep yoghurt

(i/4 teaspoon

a day) and 2 scd legal probiotics a day.

Does anyone have any idea what his may be due too??

Many Thanks,

Sophie

[Guest guest]

>

> In the last few weeks he keeps having prolonged sobbing spells (of

up to one hour once or twice a day normally) and he is inconsolable!

He is having a very small dose of SCD sheep yoghurt (i/4 teaspoon

> a day) and 2 scd legal probiotics a day.

>

> Does anyone have any idea what his may be due too??

>

Dear Sophie, do you think the yogurt or probiotic could be the cause?

I was shocked at the reaction my son had to the probiotic. When we

took him off of all of his supplements during the intro he was much

more even emotionally and able to focus unlike before starting the

diet. Then when I gave him a very small amount of the Kirkman's

probiotic he was very emotional, agressive, hyper, and unable to focus.

It was hard to believe the effect the probiotic had. Just my 2

cents....

Summer

mom to Josh, Colitis 3 years, SCD July 07 (first attempt 3/07)

[Guest guest]

Sophie,

I want to be sure I understand. Is it the case that the only carb

your son is eating right now is cooked pear? He may be constipated

because he is not getting enough carbs. How do you know he doesn't

tolerate ripe banana, avocado, grape juice gelatin, diluted apple

cider, well-cooked squash, carrots, green beans, zucchini, and other

early carbs? When you introduced these things were they all peeled,

seeded, and well cooked (except the banana, juice, and avocado)? Did

you introduce them in small amounts? I think he needs more carbs.

Please tell us what you have tried and what the bad reactions were.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Hi julie,

My son is eating all meats, eggs, carrots, bell peppers, zucchini, butter nut

squash, garlic,

pear (juice and stewed) green beans, almond butter ( very small amounts

occasionally) and

1/4 tson yoghurt a day. I do give him a little honey when he seems very needy

(some

times he just seems so upset) and it does seem to perk him up. When I make him a

meal I

use a good handful of beans and a couple of carrots and 1/2 large zucchini with

the meat

so I give him a lot of the veg he is allowed. He got bright red cheeks and super

hyper and

very stimmy on bananas which I am always re-trying every 4 weeks as he loves

them so

much.

My son seems effected by all the food he eats and is rarely very calm. The

crying has

subsided a little in the last few days thankfully but he is more hyper again.

Many Thanks,

Sophie

>

> Sophie,

> I want to be sure I understand. Is it the case that the only carb

> your son is eating right now is cooked pear? He may be constipated

> because he is not getting enough carbs. How do you know he doesn't

> tolerate ripe banana, avocado, grape juice gelatin, diluted apple

> cider, well-cooked squash, carrots, green beans, zucchini, and other

> early carbs? When you introduced these things were they all peeled,

> seeded, and well cooked (except the banana, juice, and avocado)? Did

> you introduce them in small amounts? I think he needs more carbs.

> Please tell us what you have tried and what the bad reactions were.

>

>

> mom to -12

> SCD 4/23/04

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Summer,

Actually I have fairly recently upped the pro-biotic so it could be this. I was

worried that I

wasnt doing any yeast protocols as I too removed all supplements at the

beginning of the

diet and now feel reluctant to put my son back on nystatin. I was seeing some

laughing

and stuff which I thought might be yeasty, and since the pro-bio I would say

that this has

stopped..perhaps it is a sort of die-off that the upped dose of pro-bio is

causing?

Thanks for your input - I think I will try lowering the dose for a bit and see

what happens.

Sophie x

>

> Dear Sophie, do you think the yogurt or probiotic could be the cause?

> I was shocked at the reaction my son had to the probiotic. When we

> took him off of all of his supplements during the intro he was much

> more even emotionally and able to focus unlike before starting the

> diet. Then when I gave him a very small amount of the Kirkman's

> probiotic he was very emotional, agressive, hyper, and unable to focus.

> It was hard to believe the effect the probiotic had. Just my 2

> cents....

>

> Summer

> mom to Josh, Colitis 3 years, SCD July 07 (first attempt 3/07)

>

[Guest guest]

Sophie,

How are the sobbing fits? Are you giving your son a magnesium

supplement and having him take Epsom salt baths? Those both have a

calming effect and can help with constipation.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04