Re: New to Diet - Question about calcium

[Guest guest]

Welcome, ...

SCD is not technically a dairy-free diet. Some parents feel they want to

eliminate all dairy in the beginning, although many ASD kids can tolerate SCD

goat yogurt and goat cheeses after a while.

Obviously, if your daughter absolutely can't tolerate even the SCD-legal forms

of goat dairy, you would want to make sure her diet included other calcium rich

foods (almonds, broccoli, etc.) or use a supplement.

Absorbability is key... especially with a damaged gut, so you'd want to find a

supp (without illegal additives) that was highly absorbable.

Patti, mom to Katera

New to Diet - Question about calcium

We are just starting the diet for our daughter (3), after being cf/gf

for 3 months with no results/changes.

I am concerned about a lack of calcium in the diet because of the no

dairy (we were using rice milk on the gf/cf diet). Do most people use

a supplement?

Thanks!

, mum to 3 year old girl with ASD (severe) and global delays

[Guest guest]

Hi ;

I also have a severely autistic 3 yo daughter.

My whole family has been following dairy-free SCD for a month now.

We are using Kirkman Calcium Powder with Vitamin D. I buy the big tub and

everyone in the family takes some daily.

HTH

Kim :-)

1 month dairy-free SCD

3 yo ASD, 2 yo NT