Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 > > Hi! > > I am new to the forum. I have a son with ADHD. We have been on GFCF > partially since Jan 06 and completely (eliminating gf oats and > butter) since July 06. The entire family has been on SCD one week. > > The book mainly talks about diarhea/constipation. I would like to > hear other's experiences starting the diet. > > I guess I wonder if what we have experienced is typical. My son's > behavior and attitude were better from day 1 on the diet! Is that > normal? My son became calmer, more focused, easier and pleasanter to > be with. He started to empathize with others more and show more > affection than ever before too. We were amazed and astounded! We > haven't seen any die-off. Is that a bad sign? Can I expect this to > surface later? Our diet before had no sugar or honey and limited > fruits, however, it did contain brown rice, millet and quinoa. My son > found this diet then to be more interesting in many ways than our > diet was before - he can eat several bananas in one day and honey and > jello and diluted fruit juice too! > > Yesterday I introduced muffins made with almonds as well as tried > cooked pears. (OK - I broke the rule of just trying one new thing at > a time - lesson learned!) I think one of these things bothered him > because he woke up this morning very argumentative and sad. It was a > most difficult morning. I wasn't able to grind the almonds up as much > as the recipe called for. Could the larger bits of almonds have > caused a reaction? My food processor just isn't able to do it well > enough. Can anyone recommend a good grinder? > > My son has had a skin test for pear and it was between a 2-3 on a > scale of 1-4. 4 being biggest reaction. I wonder then if there is a > big chance that he will never be able to eat pear? > > I see that HN-Zyme Prime is on the allowable list of supplements but > it has rice bran in it which is not allowed. I am wondering if > someone could explain this discrepency and advise me on this. I am > having difficulty finding the right supplements. For example- I want > codliver oil with the natural a and d but I want a multivitamin too > and then that gives too much A and D. Plus the same thing with > calcium. Can anyone advise a good solution for this? > > Both my son (5.5 yr) and daughter (16 months) now have rough and > bumpy skin on legs. This is new after starting the diet I think. Is > that a normal regression or reaction? > > Thanks in advance. > > > A warm welcome to you and your boy, . As healing progresses usually food tolerance does too. ( Elaine was wary about some of the testing especially perceived " allergies. " ) Naturally there are foods that must be avoided when we suspect there can be an anaphylactic result. However in many cases, a food sensitivity is just the hard fighting immune system going on high alert against something that is harmless. I'd stop the pear for a while and reintroduce it later in a small amount. Almonds must be ground very finely. The coarse ones could be a problem and whole nuts and nut pieces should be reserved for later in the diet.Try a bit of muffin with finely ground almonds again to check if the almond is the problem. Make sure they are blanched. The sadness could be the die off you do not think is happening. Elaine allowed the supplement with a little rice bran if it helps. Carol F. SCD 6 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 , YES... your common sense is right on. If a kid doesn't, or isn't able to, chew well... pureeing food or mashing it well is a good idea. I still have to do that for my developmentally disabled 10-yr-old. It will help her absorb more nutrients with less stress to her system for now... you can work on chewing lessons later. Mommy instincts RULE! Patti new and questions when she poops they have lots of chunks of undigested food. She doesn't really like mushed up foods but I think after reading BTVC I feel that I should mash her foods since she obviously can't chew it well enough for her gut to deal with? Recent Activity a.. 28New Members Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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