diarrhea - cause?

[Guest guest]

Hi, we started Kirkman Sacc boulardi a week and a half ago, all fine I think.

Then on Friday I started Sienna on Prozymes from GI Health - 2x per meal

(previously we used Kirkman DPP1V Isogest formula since April - no fruit - and

before that the DPP1V version with fruit derivatives so she is very used to

enzymes). Then on Saturday I started Sienna with 1x SCDophilus from GI Health

and the next day (Sunday) and today (Monday) she has diarrhea.

Her foods have not changed in 3 months. Same strict food list, stage 1 only,

just rotated. So could this two day diarrhea be an initial reaction to the

SCDophilus? Or something else?

She had proper firm stools for the past 2.5 months since she came out of her

die-off reaction to SCD. We used to use probiotics before SCD but when we went

SCD in June 07 I stopped the illegal probiotics and this is the first time since

starting SCD that she's had them.

Any advice gratefully received!

Simone

Mum to Sienna (ASD - 4 years old) SCD since June 07

London, UK

[Guest guest]

Hi Simone,

<<Hi, we started Kirkman Sacc boulardi a week and a half ago, all

fine I think. Then on Friday I started Sienna on Prozymes from GI

Health - 2x per meal (previously we used Kirkman DPP1V Isogest

formula since April - no fruit - and before that the DPP1V version

with fruit derivatives so she is very used to enzymes). Then on

Saturday I started Sienna with 1x SCDophilus from GI Health and the

next day (Sunday) and today (Monday) she has diarrhea.

>

> Her foods have not changed in 3 months. Same strict food list,

stage 1 only, just rotated. So could this two day diarrhea be an

initial reaction to the SCDophilus? Or something else?

<<She had proper firm stools for the past 2.5 months since she came

out of her die-off reaction to SCD. We used to use probiotics before

SCD but when we went SCD in June 07 I stopped the illegal probiotics

and this is the first time since starting SCD that she's had them.

>

> Any advice gratefully received!

>

> Simone

> Mum to Sienna (ASD - 4 years old) SCD since June 07

> London, UK>>

You could try removing the enzymes and Scdophilus for a few days

(keep up the S. boulardii since that doesn't seem to be the problem)

until her stools firm up again.

I'd restart with the enzymes and do that for a few days of good

stools so that you know it is tolerated.

After that, if all is well try half a dose or less (some dissolve it

in water and give a portion of the water) of the SCDophilus to start

and split it up so that 1/2 of the day's total amount is in the

morning and then half in the pm.

Are you giving the SCDophilus at the same time as the enzymes?

It may be die off causing the diarrhea and not intolerance. When you

restart these supplements going slow and using epsom salt baths may

help prevent more diarrhea from returning.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and