First time with yogurt

[Guest guest]

Hi! I made the yogurt for the first time yesterday following all the

instructions, but it's really watery. Is that normal? Should I be

doing something differently to make it more firm? Also, I gave my

daughter the yogurt for the first time and she ate a small bowl of it

(1/2 cup). Is that okay if she doesn't have a bad reaction? How much

of it should I be giving her a day? Thank you for any response. Sally

(mom to 4 yo ASD girl with small bowel disease, gastritis, mercury

toxicity, and many food intolerances)

[Guest guest]

Was it from goat milk? Goat milk yogurt is very watery. You can drip

it to make it more firm. I have mine go through a coffee filter. I

suppose 1/2 cup is ok if there's no bad reaction. The probiotics in

yogurt are powerful and can cause die off and/or constipation so

we usually recommend starting with 1/8 teaspoon. You took a

shortcut.

Use the amount of yogurt that helps your child *if* it is less than 2

cups. 2 cups is the maximum that Elaine recommended for a child that

has had significant healing. If the child has not healed

significantly, he/she may react more to the yogurt and you would have

to use smaller amounts.

Read what Elaine said here:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/yoghurt_amount

..htm

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice. I will try the coffee filter. I guess

I was overeager about the amount of yogurt. She really liked it so I

gave her alot. So far so good. I discontinued all SCD illegal

supps. I even discontinued the Valtrex tablet because I thought it

probably had illegal binders/starch in it. I chickened out on the

Pentasa though and am continuing to give it to her. Her behavior is

really stimmy and wacky, but cognitively she's more aware and

engaging in more social interaction. I'm encouraged although a bit

concerned about her behavior. Behaviorally, she's awful, but

cognitively and socially, she's better. She starts IV chelation on

Friday so I'm a bit worried. But-I'm committed to the diet. Anyway

thanks again for your help. Sally (mom to Chloe-4 ASD and Rhys-ASD 2

yo. SCD for Chloe since 7/07)

>

> Was it from goat milk? Goat milk yogurt is very watery. You can

drip

> it to make it more firm. I have mine go through a coffee filter.

I

> suppose 1/2 cup is ok if there's no bad reaction. The probiotics

in

> yogurt are powerful and can cause die off and/or constipation so

> we usually recommend starting with 1/8 teaspoon. You took a

> shortcut.

> Use the amount of yogurt that helps your child *if* it is less than

2

> cups. 2 cups is the maximum that Elaine recommended for a child

that

> has had significant healing. If the child has not healed

> significantly, he/she may react more to the yogurt and you would

have

> to use smaller amounts.

> Read what Elaine said here:

>

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/yoghurt_amou

nt

> .htm

>

> mom to -12

> SCD 4/23/04

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