Re: intro diet -- all proteins OK?

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> On the intro diet, chicken, beef and fish are listed as OK. Are other protein

sources,

such as pork, scallops, shrimp, etc. OK also?

>

Marina,

The intro diet is only for two or three days. It i best to stick with the foods

allowed as

others can start being added cautiously right afterward. You apppear to have

been on SCD

for thirtee weeks, so i am curious as to why you would ask. Are you goig back on

the intro

or is someone else in the family starting SCD?

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

Just to clarify -- my two sons, both ASD, have been on the diet for a bit over

three months. My younger son, who has always had GI issues, has so far shown no

response to the diet (I posted a " getting ready to give up " message a few days

back -- remember it?) The advice I got was to hold out, go back to the intro

diet with him, and slowly add in foods, which is where I am now.

So, I guess " intro diet " is the wrong name for where he is now -- he's eating

chicken, cooked carrots, avocado, baked squash, baked apples, cooked zucchini

(all peeled).

My question was more about the digestibility of other proteins. The stages

listed on pecanbread are helpful with knowing which fruits/vegetables/etc. to

add in, and in what order, but the only info on meats is their cooking method.

I am guessing that, if chicken and beef are considered digestible enough to be

included on the intro diet, that all other proteins are OK to add in fairly

quickly. Am I right? or are some of them trickier to digest, and therefore

best avoided?

Thanks,

Marina

Re: intro diet -- all proteins OK?

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> On the intro diet, chicken, beef and fish are listed as OK. Are other

protein sources,

such as pork, scallops, shrimp, etc. OK also?

>

Marina,

The intro diet is only for two or three days. It i best to stick with the

foods allowed as

others can start being added cautiously right afterward. You apppear to have

been on SCD

for thirtee weeks, so i am curious as to why you would ask. Are you goig back

on the intro

or is someone else in the family starting SCD?

Carol F.

SCD 6 years, celiac

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marina,

> Just to clarify -- my two sons, both ASD, have been on the diet

for a bit over three months. My younger son, who has always had GI

issues, has so far shown no response to the diet (I posted

a " getting ready to give up " message a few days back -- remember

it?) The advice I got was to hold out, go back to the intro diet

with him, and slowly add in foods, which is where I am now.

I looked at the old files and saw that he was have sandy stools and

green and black stools. This is a common sign of die off- and

actually a good sign that shows you are headed in the right

direction.

> So, I guess " intro diet " is the wrong name for where he is now --

he's eating chicken, cooked carrots, avocado, baked squash, baked

apples, cooked zucchini (all peeled).

How are his stools since you started using pureed carrots and added

in these other items? Can he eat eggs? Carrots can show up in

stool. The carrots on the intro are cooked for *four* in the soup

so they are very soft - almost predigested.

> My question was more about the digestibility of other proteins.

The stages listed on pecanbread are helpful with knowing which

fruits/vegetables/etc. to add in, and in what order, but the only

info on meats is their cooking method. I am guessing that, if

chicken and beef are considered digestible enough to be included on

the intro diet, that all other proteins are OK to add in fairly

quickly.

Not necessarily - it depends on the person. I have sometimes have

trouble with pork . I have more trouble with pork loin and find

ground pork less troublesome. I can eat ground beef at any point

but can't eat steak at all, unless marinated overnight in an

oil/vinegar mix.

> Am I right? or are some of them trickier to digest, and therefore

best avoided?

Eggs and fish are also on the intro diet. I can't eat regular

storebought eggs without getting sick but am fine (actually feel

better improvement with) good free range eggs. When starting out

you don't want to much oil in the diet that's why fish and beef

patties are broiled.

Some people have trouble with farmed fish (I become violently ill)

but are okay with wild fish.

It sounds as if your son may be sensitive to meats etc. so you may

want to stick with the easier to digest meats while he is going

through die off. If his stools are okay with the the avocado,

zucchini, squash and apple you may want to stay in a holding pattern

for a while until he seems stabilized. If unsure what to add next

ask when you are ready to go ahead and try something new.

Sheila, SCD 2/01, UC 22yrs

mom of and