Guest guest Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hi there! I, my 6 year old and my 3 year old have been SCD dairy free for over a year and a half. We are doing well, although any time the pollen kicks up in spring or fall, we all start reacting to more stuff (everything from clothes detergent to certain legal foods). I was just curious... will this be our forever diet? My husband often pushes me to try rice or potatoes with the kids, but I hesitate since my 6 year old goes downhill so quickly every pollen season. It makes me think her immune system is still pretty shaky. Thanks so much, Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Heidi, The answer is, " It depends. " Mostly on the individual. For myself, I still try to stay 100% SCD because infractions lead to issues. (I tried a non-legal orange juice on my recent trip, had diarrhea, and my husband went out and bought Tropicana for me. But the one episode was all I had whereas in times past, I'd've had problems for several weeks after an infraction.) On the other hand, my niece has been able to add potatoes, once a week, and rice pasta, once a week, to her otherwise SCD diet. I can't do that. So, it depends. For myself, I'm content to live without the potatoes and pasta. <g> I admit to missing N'Awlins style French bread, which just can't be made with almond flour, but I can tell you I don't miss not having the diarrhea and feeling lousy all the time! If you and yours are still having allergy issues, I wouldn't try adding non-legal foods back in yet. Trust your instincts. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund >Hi there! > >I, my 6 year old and my 3 year old have been SCD dairy free for over a >year and a half. We are doing well, although any time the pollen >kicks up in spring or fall, we all start reacting to more stuff >(everything from clothes detergent to certain legal foods). I was >just curious... will this be our forever diet? My husband often >pushes me to try rice or potatoes with the kids, but I hesitate since >my 6 year old goes downhill so quickly every pollen season. It makes >me think her immune system is still pretty shaky. > >Thanks so much, >Heidi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thanks Martha! It is hard sometimes to know what to say when my husband wonders aloud WHEN will I allow my kids to branch out a bit? Now that I'm used to the diet, I'll probably stay pretty strict my whole life. I had surgery recently (endometriosis) and a friend brought some veggies over - I ate some even though I noticed that canned tomatoes had been added. Ug. Problems. But, as you noted, the problems lasted 2 days rather than 2 weeks. I'd love to try my kids on rice and potatoes, but I'm just too scared to mess up all the progress. My 6 year old got a bit of bread last summer and spent 8 weeks with a low grade fever and asthma symptoms. When she is stressed out (a lot now that school has started), she gets migraines and starts reacting to tomatoes. I guess I sort of feel that if the stress of school and pollen is enough to mess with her right now, then I shouldn't be adding anything illegal. It's nice to hear about your niece though - maybe someday..... Heidi SCD dairy free since January 2006 misdiagnosed with Crohn's, finally diagnosed with severe endo July 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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