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Our 4 year old son has been diagnosed with ASD for just over a year

now, and on a GF/CF/Soy free diet for 6 months. His ASD was late

onset, but his digestive issues have been apparent since he was

2.5. Most particularly, he has had an itchy bottom since then, and

most recently bowel movements which are all over the map. Also, in

the last 9 months, he has begun a host of stimming - eye deviation,

squealing, jumping incessantly, needing pressure applied to his

neck, face and eyes, and on and on. We have not seen much, if any,

improvement with the GF/CF diet, so our dev. pediatrition

recommended the SCD. He has been on the diet since yesterday, and I

was actually enjoying it because cheese, butter, and homemade yogurt

are legal. I was enjoying it, however, until I read on you site

that the yogurt should be made from goat's milk - I just made a BIG

bowl of cow's milk yogurt in anticipation of making smooties and

bread tomorrow. I see now that I need to slow down. Is it a no-no

to try the cow's milk yogurt?

Also, I wanted to know about convenience food items out there.

While we are doing the homemade thing, it would be nice to know if

there are legal foods out there. Namely, Applegate Farms Beef

Hotdogs. I did not notice any suspect ingredients, and also called

the company and was told it is fine. I'd still like confirmation

from someone that it's okay. We were giving him the Applegate Farms

Sunday Bacon, but it contains sugar so we aren't giving him that. I

did notice that someone else posted that they tried that bacon, so

I'm confused about its legality.

Also, in making the ketchup. Is it okay to use tomato juice from

concentrate? I haven't been able to find it otherwise.

Also, my son's GI doctor prescribed Prevacid a few weeks ago.

According to the ingredients list it contains confectioners sugar, a

no-no on the SCD. Has anyone faced this dilemma before???

Finally, has anyone had a child with a near constant itchy bottom?

We have had multiple yeast tests run and all return within normal

limits.

Thanks for any input. I am so appreciative that this support group

is available.