Re: Want to start the diet but ugh! So many intolerances!!

[Guest guest]

Mandy,

Can you describe what you are seeing as " intolerances " ?

What happens when he eats green beans, broccoli or other veggies?

What happens when he eats fruit?

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Mandy,

>> My son has intolerances to all veggies and fruits I have tried on

> GFCF. I have used No-Fenol, Phenol Assist and Phenol Assist

Companion.

> They have proven to be unsuccessful in allowing me to expand his

diet.

> Right now he eats primarily Chicken, Turkey-no other animal meats

are

> tolerated and he refuses to eat fish. As well as rice and potatoes

and

> quinoa in various forms. He can tolerate a few spices and garlic

and

> onion.

Many have found that food they were intolerant of preSCD they are

able to eat on SCD if they cut out the other foods that are actually

causing problems (like rice, sugar etc.)

For example, preSCD I was unable to eat onions without severe

bloating gas, and bloody stools. After I started the diet I was

able to eat the onions with no problems.

It is best to start with the intro diet and gradually add foods from

there . The intro diet (dairy free) can be found at

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#intro

What fruits and vegetables have you tried and how were they prepared?

> I have not yet

> read Elaine's book but I plan to get a copy of it. Any guideance

would

> be appreciated!

Until you get your book there is lots of info explaining the diet at

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/ and

http://pecanbread.com/

Sheila, SCD 2/01, UC 22yrs

mom of and

[Guest guest]

Hi Mandy,

SCD can be tough with lots of food allergies/intolerances, but still

worth it. My son is on a very limited diet - he only tolerates a few

veggies, meats and oils. Before SCD we were down to those foods plus

rutabaga, turnip, buckwheat and quinoa. It was pretty scary to drop

his only carbs, but I felt we were desperate as he was running out of

foods he could eat and his gut inflammation and yeast were severe.

Within a week of starting SCD he potty trained, went from basically

nonverbal to nearly conversational, and acquired many basic skills.

We still struggle with keeping his weight up and on basic nutrition

(he doesn't tolerate any multivitamin).

Does your son have IgE or IgG allergies? If IgG, he will need to

strictly avoid those foods for at least 6 months to have a chance to

outgrow the allergy. It takes that long for the body to " forget "

about reacting to the food. I think the traditional SCD advice about

adding allergic foods back in rapidly must apply just to IgG

reactions - this isn't true of true IgE allergies.

I have a Yahoo group for kids with autism and severe food allergies -

you're welcome to join, or feel free to email me especially with any

allergy-related questions.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/foodallergyautism

Suzanne

Tom 5, ASD, SCD 4 months

>

> I am new to this group and need help!! My son is 5 and has ASD. I

have

> had him on a GFCF diet for 9 months and we have seen many

> improvements. However, I am sad to say his diet has become so

limited

> with no signs of expanding that I feel like I need to try a

different

> strategy. I like what I have read so far about SCD and would like to

> try it BUT-

> My son has intolerances to all veggies and fruits I have tried on

> GFCF. I have used No-Fenol, Phenol Assist and Phenol Assist

Companion.

> They have proven to be unsuccessful in allowing me to expand his

diet.

> Right now he eats primarily Chicken, Turkey-no other animal meats

are

> tolerated and he refuses to eat fish. As well as rice and potatoes

and

> quinoa in various forms. He can tolerate a few spices and garlic and

> onion. That is about it!! I want to try the diet but obviously this

is

> going to be difficult with our current limitations. I have not yet

> read Elaine's book but I plan to get a copy of it. Any guideance

would

> be appreciated!

>

> Mandy

>