Re: [SPAM] Re: HELP - it's breaking my heart

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I have to tell You we did exactly this... We hide soda in the garage and only

attempt to drink it if she's asleep or one of us is leaving the house. She'll

catch on to the glass of ice soon, I'm sure.

The mom I sit for has been a different story. At first she seemed supportive,

but I can tell she thinks her kids are missing out, she thinks they need

" Carbs " . I can't convince her not in the form of a Teddy Grahams. So she is

still sending them in the diaper bag. I've just been putting the bag up high

until she leaves and then hiding them in a drawer that Maegan found yesterday.

But she knew that was not for her. I now need to lock that drawer.

I find this very peaceful when I hear her climbing the gate and the frig opening

before I can get to her...I know there is nothing in her reach that can harm

her.

Talk about gut issues for the boys I keep...they are 3 and 1 yrs old and drink

soy...OMG their diapers are screaming for SCD.

Christy

Maegan 5yrs AU SCD 4 weeks TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sPAM] Re: HELP - it's breaking my heart

Honestly, you're not going to like my suggestion, but I'm going to make it

anyway. Put your entire family on SCD, at least when you are at home. take

everything out of the house that isn't SCD okay.

I have more than one reason for this. Chances are, your entire family does

have gut issues. Ours did, and so have many others. Here are some non-autism

symptoms of gut disorders: joint pain, headaches, migrains, upset stomachs,

reflux, nightmares, snoring, red cheeks and ears, allergies, flatulence and

rashes.

You can always get something off diet out of the house, but the enviornment

you create will make your child feel so much better, and your family will be

happier too.

I told you, you wouldn't like it.

sellerts wrote:

Our 3 yr old son has been SCD for exactly 4 months. Lately, he cries

and asks for " food. " I know that he sees foods around our house and

at daycare that he cannot eat and he doesn't understand why he can't

eat them. At home, my husband and I try to eat foods that we know he

has no interest in or we make meals that we all can eat. It just

breaks our hearts that he says " food, food " and he is not comforted

by the food choices that we give him.

He is still on a VERY limited diet, consisting of:

* beef, chicken, and pork

* eggs

* pears

* peaches

* bread (made from egg whites/yolks, no nut flour)

* white grape juice (extremely diluted)

The fruits are peeled and cooked. The only way to get veggie into him

is by grinding well-cooked green beans and hiding them in chicken

nuggets (chicken and egg) or by mixing a little cooked squash into

the peaches. Occasionally, he will eat a couple bites of avocado and

he recently has eaten a bit of wild-caught canned salmon (a few

bites). Once in a great while, he will eat pork rinds, which is the

only crunchy thing he can eat.

Can anyone provide suggestions of what we can do to be a bit more

creative or foods we might try that we are likely to have success

with? He cannot do bananas and is disinterested in veggies (even

squash fries) and he's been off apples since January b/c of yeast

issues.

Please help- your ideas are appreciated.

Shari

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