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My 3 year old ASD son has been gfcfsfsf for 2 and ½ months. He has

always had loose bowel movements (like soft serve ice cream adhered

to the diaper). He would also occasionally have constipation. His

bowel movements were more formed initially after starting the diet

(I could finally put them from the diaper into the toilet). The

formed movements started about a week into the diet. As of the last

couple of weeks his bowel movements are not as cohesive again. In

fact they are back to as soft and stinky as they were initially

before the diet!

We are considering going SCD.

He eats only the following:

Replacement carb products like gfcfsfsf pancakes, bread, crackers,

muffins, pretzels, etc. that use the various replacement flours,

mostly rice based (some contain corn)

Gfcfsfsf chicken nuggets that I make

Potato

Sweet potato

Broccoli

Lima beans

Nuts

Peas

Very rarely banana mixed berry baby food and pear baby food

He has never in his life even tried a raw fruit or vegetable.

Before the diet fruits had been limited down to baby food banana or

banana mixed with something else.

My husband had diverticulitus and had surgery at age 29 to remove a

portion of his colon so the family history is there. My son was

tested via Metametrix Triad test kit and was found not to have a

yeast issue but he was found to have bacterial overgrowth. I have

been told by a couple of mothers that he likely has yeast and the

test just was not sensitive enough. My son has received probiotics

since we started the diet. The only way I can get him to take them

is to put them in his water. I am better at getting him to drink

the bottom of his sippy cup now than I was before (maybe most of the

probiotic was settling to the bottom). Would this have something to

do with his soft stools again?

My DAN doctor says to wait and stay on the basic diet longer. I

guess I could go the route of testing with a more sensitive test for

yeast, using antibiotics or antifungals, or cleaning out his system

entirely and giving probiotics. But I understand that many people

have to go SCD after going through all of this anyway. Most

importantly my son will go to school in January for a full day so I

feel that I should do major diet changes now so that he is used to

them before school. I feel like the holidays will be my last

opportunity for a while. I am considering hunkering down and doing

the specific carbohydrate diet over Christmas while my husband will

be here to help me.

The only other info I can give is that I don't think I ever saw any

additional benefits to my son with the gfcfsfsf diet other than the

formed stools for a while. He is now receiving the MB12 shots

(Neubrander) and I definitely think he is a responder for this –

better cognitively.

Sorry for the long post but I have a couple of questions. I am

trying to get fully prepared before the holidays so I can do this.

I am looking at the intro diet and I am doubtful that my son will

eat any of it. Should I just force the issue or start the diet with

anything he will eat regardless of stage? I see chicken pancakes on

the intro diet. what are those? Also we are casein free for the

last 2 and 1/2 months. When would I be able to try the homemade

yogurt for him? In my preparation should I get proGurt, a yogurt

maker, epsom salts, activated charcoal, enzymes (we currently aren't

doing these)? Any other advice?

I really appreciate all of you that pay it forward to our kids!

thank you for your time!!