Regression

[Guest guest]

I started my AS daughter on the diet on 10/29/07 My mistake the first

week was adding things too fast, but we did see a temporary decrease in

lip picking, one of her favorite stim activities. So we restarted last

Monday, and again, the lip picking almost completely went away. So I

added bananas on Friday, and as of yesterday, the lip picking was back,

though not as bad. I also had added the grape juice jello on Thursday,

but as it was on the intro diet, I didn't worry about that. She was

begging for the bananas, which she has never liked very much, so I

figured that her body was needing something besides intro. I'm a

little worried about starting completely over, because of the caution

against spending too much time on the intro. I would really appreciate

your input. Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

>

>I started my AS daughter on the diet on 10/29/07 My mistake the

first

> week was adding things too fast, but we did see a temporary

decrease in

> lip picking, one of her favorite stim activities. So we restarted

last

> Monday, and again, the lip picking almost completely went away.

So I

> added bananas on Friday, and as of yesterday, the lip picking was

back,

> though not as bad. I also had added the grape juice jello on

Thursday,

> but as it was on the intro diet, I didn't worry about that. She

was

> begging for the bananas, which she has never liked very much, so I

> figured that her body was needing something besides intro. >>>>

After 5 days on the intro you should start to add in new foods. I

don't think it is a good sign if she is begging for foods (sweet)

and then her stim came back. It may be that she is craving a sweet

food to feed yeast (or other microbes). I'd suggest either

drastically reducing the bananas or cutting them out for now.

Starting an appropriate veggie instead now would proabably help

reverse things.

<<<I'm a> little worried about starting completely over, because of

the caution > against spending too much time on the intro. I would

really appreciate> your input. Thanks in advance,>>>

I don't think you should go back to the intro again you have spent

enough time on it. Some good veggies to try next after the intro:

peeled cooked zucchini, boiled or steamed squash.

How are her stools? If she has pretty good bm's maybe some ripe

avocado also or avocado mixed with burgers or into meatloaf?

If removing the banana doesn't help the problem may be the grape

juice if she didn't have it while on the intro.

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

mom of and

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Shelia. I'll try that. I so appreciate those of you who are good at

this helping us out. I'm not sure I could get this by myself.

Kathy

mom to , 12

SCD since 10/29/07

Re: Regression

Hi Kathy,

>

>I started my AS daughter on the diet on 10/29/07 My mistake the

first

> week was adding things too fast, but we did see a temporary

decrease in

> lip picking, one of her favorite stim activities. So we restarted

last

> Monday, and again, the lip picking almost completely went away.

So I

> added bananas on Friday, and as of yesterday, the lip picking was

back,

> though not as bad. I also had added the grape juice jello on

Thursday,

> but as it was on the intro diet, I didn't worry about that. She

was

> begging for the bananas, which she has never liked very much, so I

> figured that her body was needing something besides intro. >>>>

After 5 days on the intro you should start to add in new foods. I

don't think it is a good sign if she is begging for foods (sweet)

and then her stim came back. It may be that she is craving a sweet

food to feed yeast (or other microbes). I'd suggest either

drastically reducing the bananas or cutting them out for now.

Starting an appropriate veggie instead now would proabably help

reverse things.

<<<I'm a> little worried about starting completely over, because of

the caution > against spending too much time on the intro. I would

really appreciate> your input. Thanks in advance,>>>

I don't think you should go back to the intro again you have spent

enough time on it. Some good veggies to try next after the intro:

peeled cooked zucchini, boiled or steamed squash.

How are her stools? If she has pretty good bm's maybe some ripe

avocado also or avocado mixed with burgers or into meatloaf?

If removing the banana doesn't help the problem may be the grape

juice if she didn't have it while on the intro.

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

mom of and

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