Thank you-day #4 is now day #6

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Thanks to each for the timely responses and for the encouragement. We are

giving the

charcoal in dark sippy cups! All three children are getting epsom salt baths

(2xday for

ages 7 and 4 a 1xday for 22mos old). My eldest is scratching at his rash on his

hips and

lower back, which has also broken out on his lower abdomen and he was crying

cause " it

burns " . He asked me to put lotion, I used cetaphil and it hurt. If I make the

lotion with

epsom salts, will it sting? (Thanks Patti, for the link!)

My 4yr old is still complaining of headaches. Last night both she and her

little brother had

their first b.m. since starting the diet-Yeah! But big brother has not been

able to go in

spite of prune juice/o.j. per Elaine's sight which we tried 2x today. Today

they all ate

" pancakes " made of egg and strained butternut squash. They loved them! Should I

have

given the squash unstrained to help with constip? Hope I didn't defeat the

purpose. He

has such huge sensory issues that a glycerin suppository may not be an option.

Where

(and what form) do we give magnesium citrate? He won't even try to sit on the

toilet and

I'm worried. We stopped giving banana. Now I've got a ton of bananas in all

different

stages of ripeness!

Is there anything scd legal we can do about his nasal drip and constant throat

clearing?

(day and night) He had this problem long before starting scd, but it's out of

control now.

We used to use dye-free benadryl, but it's got sorbitol. He seems especially

irritated any

time he drinks (diluted juice, water warm or cool). May be it's all just part

of his sensory

difficulty.

There were fewer meltdowns today. The two older ones still look so very pale

and tired. It

sure is great to see them eat with gusto, though. They eat things now they

would never

have tried before.

Dana-we are holding off on goatmilk yogurt as we are nervous about casein and

allergies.

We got the Kirkman acidophilus, but are not sure when to begin.

With heartfelt thanks,