Re: Supplements etc; eczema

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Hi,

I used some of those medicated topicals this past year on him; they

weakened him. He was a sick little baby. I never use them ever

anymore.

The main things were giving up ALL grains, which SCD does; for me

rice was the last to go (not willingly LOL). It was worth it. The

biggest change came from giving him cod liver oil. I use the kind

from Green Pastures (it's very good quality). He cleared up so well

after this. He gets 1/2t/day, mixed with the rest of his supps. I

also take 3t/day (I have other medical issues) & since he's nursing

he probably benefits as well.

I had been juicing carrots everyday, but stopped a few weeks ago.

I've noticed I don't feel as well & have very little energy compared

to when I was juicing. He also has a small eczema spot back on his

chin. I want to start juicing again & see because I think it is also

a major piece of the healing puzzle for us.

I can't return the Brainchild becz I got it from my son's

nutritionist. They are going away for a couple of weeks too & I

don't think they carry the " legal " one on the list. I use the zinc

too but noticed that's okay.

Thanks for your help,

Michele

>

> First off, let me ask you about what you're giving your baby for

the eczema.

> My 1yr. old battled with it on his feet for months now. The only

way I can

> get rid of it is with a prescription topical cream, but I have

tried

> anything else except lots of lotion. Now, on to the couple of

questions

> that I can answer for you. I can't advise you on how bad it would

be to use

> up the Brain Child supplements that you have since we've only been

scd for

> about 3 1/2 months now. What I would say is this. Call them, and

explain

> the situation. Many places will allow you to return the

supplements if

> you're not satisfied. You'd have to pay for the shipping to

return them,

> but that probably wouldn't be so bad. Personally, we use Nordic

Naturals

> for our EFA, and I know that a fair number of others do as well.

Also, the

> Kirkman probiotic that you're using right now isn't legal. Check

the legal

> list again. I know that they do have a legal one. I just don't

remember it

> right now. Finally, you can use apple cide, but not apple juice.

With fall

> coming up, that's probably going to be fairly easy to get from

somewhere

> near you. Don't forget that you can stock up on that in your

freezer.

> Also, we use Welch's 100% white and purple grape juices. That's

what I mix

> my son's supplements into every day...even the fish oil...and he

can't even

> tell. I hope that this helps. I can tell you that there are

several people

> on this list who have a wealth of knowledge.

> Meleah

> scd 05/06

> iel 3yrs., asd Ethan 5yrs., Mark 1yr.

>

> Supplements etc

>

>

> > I've been noticing the illegal & legal supplement list. I haven't

> > gone through everything yet, but I noticed Brainchild is

illegal. We

> > use the II unflavored minerals & vitamins & have quite a bit

stored

> > right now that was very expensive. Is it that bad to use & what

is

> > wrong with it? It will take us a while to finish it & it was so

$$ I

> > can't just not use it.

> >

> > I didn't notice the Kirkman's milk thistle on either list, is it

> > allowed?

> >

> > What about Transfer Factor? This has been so beneficial to all of

> > us, especially the baby, that I can't imagine not using it. The

baby

> > was getting horribly ill & this improved his health markedly.

> >

> > Also, we use a mint flavored CLO from Green Pastures (there are

> > other flavors). Is this going to be allowed? My autistic son does

> > not get it but 3 of us do; it made an incredible healing

difference

> > in the baby's eczema.

> >

> > My 2nd son gets Coremega which I noticed is illegal. His Spectrum

> > Complete is illegal too, as is my daughters Kirkman's chewables.

> >

> > What EFAs do you all use?

> >

> > What multi's do you all use? It's been *very* difficult finding a

> > multi for my 2nd & 3rd child (I don't use Brainchild for them;

too

> > $$).

> >

> > Also, my daughter is almost impossible to get vits into, but if

she

> > doesn't get them she is weaker & gets sick easier ( & passes it

> > along). She does not like nut milks. I just started mixing her

vits

> > in a little bit of natural juice mix & she's drinking it right

down.

> > If I have to stop that I don't know how to get them into her. I

> > noticed apple juice is not legal, but some other juices are. It's

> > kind of a tropical juice mix by Ceres that I've been using. Most

> > juices have some apple juice in them; it's the last ingredient

along

> > with pear juice in this one. Is this acceptable or not for the

> > little she gets everyday?

> >

> > My son drinks almond milk, but unfortunately it's the boxed kind

> > (Pacific). I'm not really sure I'm up to making almond milk; he

> > drinks so little too. Sometimes he uses it in cereal.

> >

> > The baby ( & everyone but me) is getting ProBio Gold. I assume the

> > inulin free is okay?

> >

> > I noticed Sacc B is not okay, & the baby is getting that too. It

> > seems to have helped him & I'm concerned he'll have issues if I

take

> > it away.

> >

> > Another topic: He's not really eating much yet & is such a

sensitive

> > allergy kiddo. Has anyone implemented SCD on a baby just starting

> > solids?

> >

> > Sorry for the multitude of questions; I'm trying not to be

> > overwhelming or too overwhelmed! I just want to know what's

coming.

> > Perhaps I can do this in stages, but as we run out of certain

vits,

> > I can start replacing them if I have good alternatives.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Michele

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 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]

Hi Meleah,

I'm happy to help if I can! His eczema was awful; all over him at

one point. Then after getting rid of dairy & most grains (just me;

he was only nursing then) it was only his face affected.

The juicing & me stopping eating rice cleared up most of his face,

although not all. The CLO made the last bit of difference.

I take many EFAs myself. I take GLA Forte by Metagenics (from my

son's nutritionist). It has 240mg gamma-linolenic acid & I take

2/day. I also take a DHA by Thorne for baby; it has 250mg DHA from

algae oil & I take 1/day. My holistic practioner thought I could

give the baby a GLA himself but I haven't done that yet.

The Green Patures CLO we both take, as well as my daughter. I

noticed it cleared an eczema patch that would not go away on her

arm. it took a week of so of taking CLO, but finally started to fade

& go away! (She's off dairy & wheat).

Green Patures is metal free & high premium; the one I've been using

is " arctic mint " . Not sure if that's scd legal but there are a

couple of other flavors available, or unflavored too I think.

The stats on the back are as follows:

5750 IUs vit A

575 IUs vit D

145-375 mg EPA

150-360 mg DHA

It says to give 1/4t to those under 4, but both my daughter (4yrs) &

my baby (1yr now) get 1/2 t & are doing great on it.

I take 3t myself & mix it in my morning smoothie.

My daughter takes it straight (believe it or not!). For the baby I

mix a concoction of his vits: a sprinkle of vit C, some

arabinogalactin, Transfer Factor (2 - 3), a ProBio Gold, & a Sacc B

cap & a little bit of BarleyMax green supplement. Then I mix in the

CLO.

To this I used to add a little of a freshly juiced carrot; I didn't

give that to him straight. I would save a little to mix into his

baby food later on as well & that's how he took that. I'd drink the

carrot juice myself with apple or pear, but I'm going to have to

figure out how to juice so the others like it w/o the apple & pear

(they liked it that way!).

I also have a wonderful cream I can recommend; it's from Australia &

was worth ordering:

Hosking's (03) 9379-7797

http://www.hoskingspharmacy.com/index.html

I use their Psorexederm Cream - it is excellent!! It is actually

water resistent for drooling etc, so it penetrated his skin nicely

without irritation & was so healing! I use it every night &

sometimes during the day if he has an outbreak. I think SCD will be

SO good for the family becz now that he's all over the floor he's

picking up crumbs from his brothers' & sister's snacks which are not

good (corn, rice etc). Good to get rid of those soon hopefully!

Anyway here are the ingredients for the Psorexederm:

coal tar solution 5%

zinc oxide 140mg

Vit A 52 IU

Vit D 8 IU

antifungal boric acid 1.5mg

lanolin

Not sure if these are scd legal but I'm going to keep using it for

now anyway; it's been well worth it for us.

They also have a nice hypoallergenic soothing face & body balm that

I use for him a lot. It comes lavendar scented or unscented & works

nicely for soothing the eczema. The other above clears it better

though.

Neither are irritating; I can testify to that. We went through many

months of crying in pain due to me cleaning his terrible rashes &

putting horrid creams on that only hurt him more :-((. Poor little

guys!

I hope this helps!

Best,

Michele

> >>

> >> First off, let me ask you about what you're giving your baby for

> > the eczema.

> >> My 1yr. old battled with it on his feet for months now. The

only

> > way I can

> >> get rid of it is with a prescription topical cream, but I have

> > tried

> >> anything else except lots of lotion. Now, on to the couple of

> > questions

> >> that I can answer for you. I can't advise you on how bad it

would

> > be to use

> >> up the Brain Child supplements that you have since we've only

been

> > scd for

> >> about 3 1/2 months now. What I would say is this. Call them,

and

> > explain

> >> the situation. Many places will allow you to return the

> > supplements if

> >> you're not satisfied. You'd have to pay for the shipping to

> > return them,

> >> but that probably wouldn't be so bad. Personally, we use Nordic

> > Naturals

> >> for our EFA, and I know that a fair number of others do as well.

> > Also, the

> >> Kirkman probiotic that you're using right now isn't legal.

Check

> > the legal

> >> list again. I know that they do have a legal one. I just don't

> > remember it

> >> right now. Finally, you can use apple cide, but not apple

juice.

> > With fall

> >> coming up, that's probably going to be fairly easy to get from

> > somewhere

> >> near you. Don't forget that you can stock up on that in your

> > freezer.

> >> Also, we use Welch's 100% white and purple grape juices. That's

> > what I mix

> >> my son's supplements into every day...even the fish oil...and he

> > can't even

> >> tell. I hope that this helps. I can tell you that there are

> > several people

> >> on this list who have a wealth of knowledge.

> >> Meleah

> >> scd 05/06

> >> iel 3yrs., asd Ethan 5yrs., Mark 1yr.

> >>

> >> Supplements etc

> >>

> >>

> >> > I've been noticing the illegal & legal supplement list. I

haven't

> >> > gone through everything yet, but I noticed Brainchild is

> > illegal. We

> >> > use the II unflavored minerals & vitamins & have quite a bit

> > stored

> >> > right now that was very expensive. Is it that bad to use &

what

> > is

> >> > wrong with it? It will take us a while to finish it & it was

so

> > $$ I

> >> > can't just not use it.

> >> >

> >> > I didn't notice the Kirkman's milk thistle on either list, is

it

> >> > allowed?

> >> >

> >> > What about Transfer Factor? This has been so beneficial to

all of

> >> > us, especially the baby, that I can't imagine not using it.

The

> > baby

> >> > was getting horribly ill & this improved his health markedly.

> >> >

> >> > Also, we use a mint flavored CLO from Green Pastures (there

are

> >> > other flavors). Is this going to be allowed? My autistic son

does

> >> > not get it but 3 of us do; it made an incredible healing

> > difference

> >> > in the baby's eczema.

> >> >

> >> > My 2nd son gets Coremega which I noticed is illegal. His

Spectrum

> >> > Complete is illegal too, as is my daughters Kirkman's

chewables.

> >> >

> >> > What EFAs do you all use?

> >> >

> >> > What multi's do you all use? It's been *very* difficult

finding a

> >> > multi for my 2nd & 3rd child (I don't use Brainchild for them;

> > too

> >> > $$).

> >> >

> >> > Also, my daughter is almost impossible to get vits into, but

if

> > she

> >> > doesn't get them she is weaker & gets sick easier ( & passes it

> >> > along). She does not like nut milks. I just started mixing her

> > vits

> >> > in a little bit of natural juice mix & she's drinking it right

> > down.

> >> > If I have to stop that I don't know how to get them into her.

I

> >> > noticed apple juice is not legal, but some other juices are.

It's

> >> > kind of a tropical juice mix by Ceres that I've been using.

Most

> >> > juices have some apple juice in them; it's the last ingredient

> > along

> >> > with pear juice in this one. Is this acceptable or not for the

> >> > little she gets everyday?

> >> >

> >> > My son drinks almond milk, but unfortunately it's the boxed

kind

> >> > (Pacific). I'm not really sure I'm up to making almond milk;

he

> >> > drinks so little too. Sometimes he uses it in cereal.

> >> >

> >> > The baby ( & everyone but me) is getting ProBio Gold. I assume

the

> >> > inulin free is okay?

> >> >

> >> > I noticed Sacc B is not okay, & the baby is getting that too.

It

> >> > seems to have helped him & I'm concerned he'll have issues if

I

> > take

> >> > it away.

> >> >

> >> > Another topic: He's not really eating much yet & is such a

> > sensitive

> >> > allergy kiddo. Has anyone implemented SCD on a baby just

starting

> >> > solids?

> >> >

> >> > Sorry for the multitude of questions; I'm trying not to be

> >> > overwhelming or too overwhelmed! I just want to know what's

> > coming.

> >> > Perhaps I can do this in stages, but as we run out of certain

> > vits,

> >> > I can start replacing them if I have good alternatives.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks,

> >> > Michele

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > 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]

To eradicate eczema in my baby, I had to completely remove all dairy

(from both his diet and mine since I'm breastfeeding), and I had to

give him 1/2 tsp of CLO daily. That cleared the eczema in about a

week, and reduced his cradle cap over the next couple months to almost

nothing.

Before that, we were topically " treating " the eczema by rubbing his

skin with A & D diaper ointment every morning and evening. This worked

surprisingly well, but of course the eczema always came back because

we hadn't yet addressed the underlying cause.

mom to , 14 mths, ASD

SCD 2 wks

>

> ,

> I am still nursing, and starting taking a DHA supplement from Nordic

> Naturals a few weeks ago. I don't think that it has done anything

for

> Mark's eczema. Maybe he needs the EPA for the eczema. Can you tell

me how

> much EPA and DHA are in 1/2 tsp. of his fish oil? He is pretty much

grains

> free since the whole family is scd. The only time we go off of it

is when

> we're eating at someone else's home. It's too much work to pack up

food for

> five of us, so we just pack food for iel. Are the juiced

carrots for

> you, or was the baby also drinking the juice? How do you get the

baby to

> take the fish oil? Do you just squirt it into his mouth, or mix it

with

> something? Thanks for any answer you can help me with.

> Meleah

>

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately what we found is that we had to cut out ALL sources of

the dairy protein, casein, not just obvious things like milk/cheese

etc. For us, not even goat yogurt is a possibility. My kiddo has all

sorts of problems from any source of casein (other than breastmilk) --

ear infections, spaciness, eczema, constant illness, and just a

worsening of his autism in general. But that's just us, not all kids

are quite *that* sensitive to dairy. How old is your baby, out of

curiousity, and when did the eczema start? Is he or she breastfed?

Eggs could be a problem if the baby is sensitive to them -- they are a

very common allergen -- but I'm not aware of a connection between eggs

and eczema as that wasn't a problem for us. You could always cut eggs

for two weeks and see if you notice any improvements.

mom to , 14 mths, ASD

SCD 2 wks

> >>

> >> ,

> >> I am still nursing, and starting taking a DHA supplement from Nordic

> >> Naturals a few weeks ago. I don't think that it has done anything

> > for

> >> Mark's eczema. Maybe he needs the EPA for the eczema. Can you tell

> > me how

> >> much EPA and DHA are in 1/2 tsp. of his fish oil? He is pretty much

> > grains

> >> free since the whole family is scd. The only time we go off of it

> > is when

> >> we're eating at someone else's home. It's too much work to pack up

> > food for

> >> five of us, so we just pack food for iel. Are the juiced

> > carrots for

> >> you, or was the baby also drinking the juice? How do you get the

> > baby to

> >> take the fish oil? Do you just squirt it into his mouth, or mix it

> > with

> >> something? Thanks for any answer you can help me with.

> >> Meleah

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 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]

>

> What is CLA

CLA is conjugated linoleic acid. Interesting stuff and worth a

google, imo.

However, I believe the post you were referring to mentioned " CLO " ,

which would be Cod Liver Oil.

-christine

[Guest guest]

I wrote a lengthy reply to this this morning, but for some reason it

never went through, so I'm sorry about that.

I started by taking out dairy, but that only helped minimally. I was

disappointed becz it helped my daughter & I didn't have to go any

further with her.

With the baby, I found he is very sensitive to potatoes, & I had to

eliminate ALL grains from my diet. Once the rice went (last one) he

did look much better.

Then I added 1/2t CLO, & that seemed to help enormously as well; he

is totally clear most days now. The only time he starts a breakout

on his chin is when he's been on the floor a lot (my kids tend to

drop crumbs & they are not off grains - yet).

I also take 3t CLO myself. The baby is on other supps as well & so

am I. We're both on powerful probiotics.

I also use a special natural cream from:

http://www.hoskingspharmacy.com/index.html

It's from Australia, & did more for him than any medicated stuff

which I wouldn't touch again. I would think it's SCD legal, but

you'd have to check as you'd know better then me at this point. The

Psorexederm Cream is excellent; it did help heal my son's face, but

only after the underlying causes were relieved (through diet & CLO).

Juicing fresh carrots helped us a lot too. I haven't juiced in over

2 weeks & I'm feeling the effects.

Hope I've helped some,

Michele

> >>

> >> First off, let me ask you about what you're giving your baby for

> > the eczema.

> >> My 1yr. old battled with it on his feet for months now. The

only

> > way I can

> >> get rid of it is with a prescription topical cream, but I have

> > tried

> >> anything else except lots of lotion. Now, on to the couple of

> > questions

> >> that I can answer for you. I can't advise you on how bad it

would

> > be to use

> >> up the Brain Child supplements that you have since we've only

been

> > scd for

> >> about 3 1/2 months now. What I would say is this. Call them,

and

> > explain

> >> the situation. Many places will allow you to return the

> > supplements if

> >> you're not satisfied. You'd have to pay for the shipping to

> > return them,

> >> but that probably wouldn't be so bad. Personally, we use Nordic

> > Naturals

> >> for our EFA, and I know that a fair number of others do as well.

> > Also, the

> >> Kirkman probiotic that you're using right now isn't legal.

Check

> > the legal

> >> list again. I know that they do have a legal one. I just don't

> > remember it

> >> right now. Finally, you can use apple cide, but not apple

juice.

> > With fall

> >> coming up, that's probably going to be fairly easy to get from

> > somewhere

> >> near you. Don't forget that you can stock up on that in your

> > freezer.

> >> Also, we use Welch's 100% white and purple grape juices. That's

> > what I mix

> >> my son's supplements into every day...even the fish oil...and he

> > can't even

> >> tell. I hope that this helps. I can tell you that there are

> > several people

> >> on this list who have a wealth of knowledge.

> >> Meleah

> >> scd 05/06

> >> iel 3yrs., asd Ethan 5yrs., Mark 1yr.

> >>

> >> Supplements etc

> >>

> >>

> >> > I've been noticing the illegal & legal supplement list. I

haven't

> >> > gone through everything yet, but I noticed Brainchild is

> > illegal. We

> >> > use the II unflavored minerals & vitamins & have quite a bit

> > stored

> >> > right now that was very expensive. Is it that bad to use &

what

> > is

> >> > wrong with it? It will take us a while to finish it & it was

so

> > $$ I

> >> > can't just not use it.

> >> >

> >> > I didn't notice the Kirkman's milk thistle on either list, is

it

> >> > allowed?

> >> >

> >> > What about Transfer Factor? This has been so beneficial to

all of

> >> > us, especially the baby, that I can't imagine not using it.

The

> > baby

> >> > was getting horribly ill & this improved his health markedly.

> >> >

> >> > Also, we use a mint flavored CLO from Green Pastures (there

are

> >> > other flavors). Is this going to be allowed? My autistic son

does

> >> > not get it but 3 of us do; it made an incredible healing

> > difference

> >> > in the baby's eczema.

> >> >

> >> > My 2nd son gets Coremega which I noticed is illegal. His

Spectrum

> >> > Complete is illegal too, as is my daughters Kirkman's

chewables.

> >> >

> >> > What EFAs do you all use?

> >> >

> >> > What multi's do you all use? It's been *very* difficult

finding a

> >> > multi for my 2nd & 3rd child (I don't use Brainchild for them;

> > too

> >> > $$).

> >> >

> >> > Also, my daughter is almost impossible to get vits into, but

if

> > she

> >> > doesn't get them she is weaker & gets sick easier ( & passes it

> >> > along). She does not like nut milks. I just started mixing her

> > vits

> >> > in a little bit of natural juice mix & she's drinking it right

> > down.

> >> > If I have to stop that I don't know how to get them into her.

I

> >> > noticed apple juice is not legal, but some other juices are.

It's

> >> > kind of a tropical juice mix by Ceres that I've been using.

Most

> >> > juices have some apple juice in them; it's the last ingredient

> > along

> >> > with pear juice in this one. Is this acceptable or not for the

> >> > little she gets everyday?

> >> >

> >> > My son drinks almond milk, but unfortunately it's the boxed

kind

> >> > (Pacific). I'm not really sure I'm up to making almond milk;

he

> >> > drinks so little too. Sometimes he uses it in cereal.

> >> >

> >> > The baby ( & everyone but me) is getting ProBio Gold. I assume

the

> >> > inulin free is okay?

> >> >

> >> > I noticed Sacc B is not okay, & the baby is getting that too.

It

> >> > seems to have helped him & I'm concerned he'll have issues if

I

> > take

> >> > it away.

> >> >

> >> > Another topic: He's not really eating much yet & is such a

> > sensitive

> >> > allergy kiddo. Has anyone implemented SCD on a baby just

starting

> >> > solids?

> >> >

> >> > Sorry for the multitude of questions; I'm trying not to be

> >> > overwhelming or too overwhelmed! I just want to know what's

> > coming.

> >> > Perhaps I can do this in stages, but as we run out of certain

> > vits,

> >> > I can start replacing them if I have good alternatives.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks,

> >> > Michele

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > 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]

My 14 mth old has also been breastfed since birth, and didn't get any

dairy directly until he was 11 months old. But around 7 months old he

started developing eczema all over his face and body. Eczema can be a

very delayed reaction to a dietary intolerance, very often dairy among

other things. Allergy is one thing, and intolerance or sensitivity is

another. Intolerances and sensitivities show up in much more subtle

ways, such as eczema, ear infections, bowel issues, behavior, etc.

Your mileage may vary with regard to the eczema, but eczema is related

to dairy issues so often that it's almost always worth a shot. It's

very important to note that if you are breastfeeding a child with a

dairy sensitivity, you will need to remove ALL dairy from your own

diet. The milk protein casein very definitely goes through

breastmilk. You would not believe the reaction my kiddo had when I

removed it from my diet. Within two nursing sessions, he went into

withdrawal like a heroin addict. It was something else. I needed no

further proof. I have since learned from many other breastfeeding

moms of sensitive kids that it is safe to assume that almost

everything you eat goes through your breastmilk to some degree.

That's why I'm doing SCD right along with my son. If I'm not SCD,

then neither is he, for as long as I continue to breastfeed him.

I hope this helps!

mom to , 14 mths, ASD

SCD 2 wks

>

> Mark is 15 months. The eczema started in early April, or maybe

late

> March. I was drinking probably 8 oz. of milk a day...I always

have...and

> was consuming other dairy(cheese, ice cream, ect.) on a regular

basis. I

> also had always been eating things with eggs in them(muffins, pancakes,

> ect.) but rarely ate eggs themselves. It might have been around the

same

> time that the eczema started that I started eating eggs for

breakfast, but I

> just don't remember. He never had dairy before his first birthday,

so it

> wouldn't have been the cause. He has been breast fed from birth,

and is

> still nursing regularly(4x per day). I just can't figure this out.

He's

> totally healthy otherwise...at least it appears so. I guess that I'm

> speaking in the " normal world " terms. SCD has shown me that many

people

> think that they're healthy, but they really have a whole lot of

issue that

> they don't even know about. So, maybe an EFA is the key for getting

rid of

> this eczema. Any other thought?

> Meleah

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Meleah,

I did already have dairy & grains cut out when I started him on the

CLO & upped my dosage, so maybe that all helped. The CLO worked

almost immediately. Within a few days he was clearing up beautifully!

I hope it works for your son!

Best,

Michele

> >> >>

> >> >> First off, let me ask you about what you're giving your baby

for

> >> > the eczema.

> >> >> My 1yr. old battled with it on his feet for months now. The

> > only

> >> > way I can

> >> >> get rid of it is with a prescription topical cream, but I

have

> >> > tried

> >> >> anything else except lots of lotion. Now, on to the couple

of

> >> > questions

> >> >> that I can answer for you. I can't advise you on how bad it

> > would

> >> > be to use

> >> >> up the Brain Child supplements that you have since we've only

> > been

> >> > scd for

> >> >> about 3 1/2 months now. What I would say is this. Call

them,

> > and

> >> > explain

> >> >> the situation. Many places will allow you to return the

> >> > supplements if

> >> >> you're not satisfied. You'd have to pay for the shipping to

> >> > return them,

> >> >> but that probably wouldn't be so bad. Personally, we use

Nordic

> >> > Naturals

> >> >> for our EFA, and I know that a fair number of others do as

well.

> >> > Also, the

> >> >> Kirkman probiotic that you're using right now isn't legal.

> > Check

> >> > the legal

> >> >> list again. I know that they do have a legal one. I just

don't

> >> > remember it

> >> >> right now. Finally, you can use apple cide, but not apple

> > juice.

> >> > With fall

> >> >> coming up, that's probably going to be fairly easy to get

from

> >> > somewhere

> >> >> near you. Don't forget that you can stock up on that in your

> >> > freezer.

> >> >> Also, we use Welch's 100% white and purple grape juices.

That's

> >> > what I mix

> >> >> my son's supplements into every day...even the fish

oil...and he

> >> > can't even

> >> >> tell. I hope that this helps. I can tell you that there are

> >> > several people

> >> >> on this list who have a wealth of knowledge.

> >> >> Meleah

> >> >> scd 05/06

> >> >> iel 3yrs., asd Ethan 5yrs., Mark 1yr.

> >> >>

> >> >> Supplements etc

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> > I've been noticing the illegal & legal supplement list. I

> > haven't

> >> >> > gone through everything yet, but I noticed Brainchild is

> >> > illegal. We

> >> >> > use the II unflavored minerals & vitamins & have quite a

bit

> >> > stored

> >> >> > right now that was very expensive. Is it that bad to use &

> > what

> >> > is

> >> >> > wrong with it? It will take us a while to finish it & it

was

> > so

> >> > $$ I

> >> >> > can't just not use it.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I didn't notice the Kirkman's milk thistle on either list,

is

> > it

> >> >> > allowed?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > What about Transfer Factor? This has been so beneficial to

> > all of

> >> >> > us, especially the baby, that I can't imagine not using it.

> > The

> >> > baby

> >> >> > was getting horribly ill & this improved his health

markedly.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Also, we use a mint flavored CLO from Green Pastures (there

> > are

> >> >> > other flavors). Is this going to be allowed? My autistic

son

> > does

> >> >> > not get it but 3 of us do; it made an incredible healing

> >> > difference

> >> >> > in the baby's eczema.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > My 2nd son gets Coremega which I noticed is illegal. His

> > Spectrum

> >> >> > Complete is illegal too, as is my daughters Kirkman's

> > chewables.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > What EFAs do you all use?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > What multi's do you all use? It's been *very* difficult

> > finding a

> >> >> > multi for my 2nd & 3rd child (I don't use Brainchild for

them;

> >> > too

> >> >> > $$).

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Also, my daughter is almost impossible to get vits into,

but

> > if

> >> > she

> >> >> > doesn't get them she is weaker & gets sick easier ( &

passes it

> >> >> > along). She does not like nut milks. I just started mixing

her

> >> > vits

> >> >> > in a little bit of natural juice mix & she's drinking it

right

> >> > down.

> >> >> > If I have to stop that I don't know how to get them into

her.

> > I

> >> >> > noticed apple juice is not legal, but some other juices

are.

> > It's

> >> >> > kind of a tropical juice mix by Ceres that I've been using.

> > Most

> >> >> > juices have some apple juice in them; it's the last

ingredient

> >> > along

> >> >> > with pear juice in this one. Is this acceptable or not for

the

> >> >> > little she gets everyday?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > My son drinks almond milk, but unfortunately it's the boxed

> > kind

> >> >> > (Pacific). I'm not really sure I'm up to making almond

milk;

> > he

> >> >> > drinks so little too. Sometimes he uses it in cereal.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > The baby ( & everyone but me) is getting ProBio Gold. I

assume

> > the

> >> >> > inulin free is okay?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I noticed Sacc B is not okay, & the baby is getting that

too.

> > It

> >> >> > seems to have helped him & I'm concerned he'll have issues

if

> > I

> >> > take

> >> >> > it away.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Another topic: He's not really eating much yet & is such a

> >> > sensitive

> >> >> > allergy kiddo. Has anyone implemented SCD on a baby just

> > starting

> >> >> > solids?

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Sorry for the multitude of questions; I'm trying not to be

> >> >> > overwhelming or too overwhelmed! I just want to know what's

> >> > coming.

> >> >> > Perhaps I can do this in stages, but as we run out of

certain

> >> > vits,

> >> >> > I can start replacing them if I have good alternatives.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > Thanks,

> >> >> > Michele

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >> > 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

> >> >> >

> >> >> >