Nosedive in behavior after 2 months on diet

[Guest guest]

My 3 year old son has been strictly SCD for almost seven weeks. This week he

seems as if

his behavior took a nosedive:

Aggression--tries to bite us when he is angry; bites on anything that is near

him when

angry (this is up from maybe 2 - 3 times a month)

Tantrums over and over--at least five times or more a day (use to tantrum about

3 times a

week)

Expressive language dropped--have to prompt for even one word requests

Seems excessively tired--clinging to blanket and going for a paci (totally new)

almost 10

minutes out of every hour, trouble waking up/waking up more slowly

Could this be dieoff? The only behavior that changed when we went SCD (after

being GFCF

for six months) was that his cravings for carbs dropped completely.

This has been pretty unnerving to experience and I need some support to either

" push

through " or make a change.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I am absolutely no expert, but I've read before of regressions at

about the 2 or 3 month mark. Perhaps someone else here can shed some

light, but I've heard of it.

>

> My 3 year old son has been strictly SCD for almost seven weeks.

This week he seems as if

> his behavior took a nosedive:

>

> Aggression--tries to bite us when he is angry; bites on anything

that is near him when

> angry (this is up from maybe 2 - 3 times a month)

>

> Tantrums over and over--at least five times or more a day (use to

tantrum about 3 times a

> week)

>

> Expressive language dropped--have to prompt for even one word

requests

>

> Seems excessively tired--clinging to blanket and going for a paci

(totally new) almost 10

> minutes out of every hour, trouble waking up/waking up more slowly

>

> Could this be dieoff? The only behavior that changed when we went

SCD (after being GFCF

> for six months) was that his cravings for carbs dropped completely.

>

> This has been pretty unnerving to experience and I need some

support to either " push

> through " or make a change.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I am absolutely no expert, but I've read before of regressions at

> about the 2 or 3 month mark. Perhaps someone else here can shed some

> light, but I've heard of it.

On page 70 in BTVC, edition ten, Elaine mentions the regression

phenomena and gives no major explanation for it.

>

>

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years

[Guest guest]

,

How is your son doing by now? Any change?

Patti

Nosedive in behavior after 2 months on diet

My 3 year old son has been strictly SCD for almost seven weeks. This week he

seems as if

his behavior took a nosedive:

Aggression--tries to bite us when he is angry; bites on anything that is near

him when

angry (this is up from maybe 2 - 3 times a month)

Tantrums over and over--at least five times or more a day (use to tantrum

about 3 times a

week)

Expressive language dropped--have to prompt for even one word requests

Seems excessively tired--clinging to blanket and going for a paci (totally

new) almost 10

minutes out of every hour, trouble waking up/waking up more slowly

Could this be dieoff? The only behavior that changed when we went SCD (after

being GFCF

for six months) was that his cravings for carbs dropped completely.

This has been pretty unnerving to experience and I need some support to either

" push

through " or make a change.

Thanks,

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

Something you might want to look at i as a book called the out of

sync child. It talks about biting is something a kid does to try to

say something he cant express. The book changed the way I looked at

things and gave me ways to handle it. I just called my libray and

they mailed it to me.

,

>

> How is your son doing by now? Any change?

>

> Patti

> Nosedive in behavior after 2 months on diet

My 3 year old son has been strictly SCD for almost seven weeks.

This week he seems as if

> his behavior took a nosedive:

Aggression--tries to bite us when he is angry; bites on anything

that is near him when

angry (this is up from maybe 2 - 3 times a month)

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