Did I follow the Intro Diet Correctly?

November 26, 2007

My son is on Day 5 of the SCD. He has been highly lethargic &

fatigued since day 2. Also, he has had screaming fits in the middle

of the night(which never happens)and unquenchable thirst for the

first 4 days. I followed the ASD Intro Diet (Below) exactly. By

the 3rd day we tried to introduce cooked veggies(stage 1), but he

did not eat them. Yesterday (day 4 we got him to eat alot of

pumpkin & apples) and today he has eaten also carrots & green

beans. I was ready to pull him off of the diet last night, but

today we saw a jump in energy. I know I have read about the

symptoms of die off..and have been told this is what we are

seeing....but honestly as soon as we got the carbs into him (last

night and today) his energy improved tremendously. I feel that it

is not a coincidence and that his lethargy was possibly due to a

lack of Carbs. We are concerned that we have caused him unneccesary

suffering or damage(by starving him for 3 days w/o carbs). Did we

do the diet correctly? How do you know that the lethargy seen in

the beginning is from the die off and not the carb deprivation? We

are still sticking to the diet, but I just want to get more

information to solidify that the diet is healthy & safe. I ordered

the book, but am waiting for it patiently. Thanks!

ASD Intro Diet

Since the many of the children with ASD were casein free before

beginning the SCD™, here is a list of suggested foods for the intro

diet. The intro diet should be followed for 2-5 days.

Chicken broth

--Chicken broth with pureed cooked carrots

--Chicken broth with chunks of cooked chicken

--Chicken broth with cooked carrot sliced into little " coins "

--Chicken broth with " chicken balls " made from ground chicken

--Chicken broth with " noodles " made from beaten eggs cooked omelette-

style into a " crepe " and then rolled up and thinly sliced

--Chicken egg-drop soup

Chicken pancakes

Roasted chicken

Roasted turkey

Beef broth

--Beef broth with meatballs made from ground beef

Hamburger patties

Eggs

--scrambled

--poached

--hard-boiled

--soft-boiled

--sunny side up

--deviled eggs made with homemade mayo

Homemade jello (made from unflavored real gelatin and purple and/or

white grape juice)

Made in a shallow pan and cut with shaped cookie cutters or into

cubes

November 26, 2007

My son had severe die-off and so I stopped the diet. What a mistake

on my part. Try adding some cooked pears and apples to your sons

diet to keep the carbs up. Maybe try the advanced first and then

after a few months try the stage 1 as his die-off might be especially

bad. Some people also use activated charcoal to deal with die-off.

Being addicted to carbs when you have a yeast problem really is like

detox. I can't say stick with it because I didn't but I can say my

son still has all his GI and yeast issues and the only normal bm in

his life was on SCD. So I'll be starting again but I know it's scary-

- this will be my fourth try. It's scary to feel we are starving our

kids, my son vomited the first night on the diet seven months ago and

still won't eat chicken and did a hunger strike for three days before

I caved. It's tough and I really look to the parents out there doing

this! It's a great diet but I feel for you too!

Cheryl

>

> My son is on Day 5 of the SCD. He has been highly lethargic &

> fatigued since day 2. Also, he has had screaming fits in the middle

> of the night(which never happens)and unquenchable thirst for the

> first 4 days. I followed the ASD Intro Diet (Below) exactly. By

> the 3rd day we tried to introduce cooked veggies(stage 1), but he

> did not eat them. Yesterday (day 4 we got him to eat alot of

> pumpkin & apples) and today he has eaten also carrots & green

> beans. I was ready to pull him off of the diet last night, but

> today we saw a jump in energy. I know I have read about the

> symptoms of die off..and have been told this is what we are

> seeing....but honestly as soon as we got the carbs into him (last

> night and today) his energy improved tremendously. I feel that it

> is not a coincidence and that his lethargy was possibly due to a

> lack of Carbs. We are concerned that we have caused him

unneccesary

> suffering or damage(by starving him for 3 days w/o carbs). Did we

> do the diet correctly? How do you know that the lethargy seen in

> the beginning is from the die off and not the carb deprivation? We

> are still sticking to the diet, but I just want to get more

> information to solidify that the diet is healthy & safe. I ordered

> the book, but am waiting for it patiently. Thanks!

>

> ASD Intro Diet

>

> Since the many of the children with ASD were casein free before

> beginning the SCD™, here is a list of suggested foods for the intro

> diet. The intro diet should be followed for 2-5 days.

>

> Chicken broth

> --Chicken broth with pureed cooked carrots

> --Chicken broth with chunks of cooked chicken

> --Chicken broth with cooked carrot sliced into little " coins "

> --Chicken broth with " chicken balls " made from ground chicken

> --Chicken broth with " noodles " made from beaten eggs cooked

omelette-

> style into a " crepe " and then rolled up and thinly sliced

> --Chicken egg-drop soup

>

> Chicken pancakes

> Roasted chicken

>

> Roasted turkey

>

> Beef broth

> --Beef broth with meatballs made from ground beef

>

> Hamburger patties

>

> Eggs

> --scrambled

> --poached

> --hard-boiled

> --soft-boiled

> --sunny side up

> --deviled eggs made with homemade mayo

>

> Homemade jello (made from unflavored real gelatin and purple and/or

> white grape juice)

> Made in a shallow pan and cut with shaped cookie cutters or into

> cubes

>

November 29, 2007

Hi mom321v59,