Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 > So we are just over out first week on the diet and it has not been to > bad but bananas are the #1 staple now...It is making nervous howmuch > my son craves them. Also he is having diarrhea. Bananas are high phenol, so you can consider whether your son also has other high phenol symptoms. But yes, you should consider removing it for a few days and see if that helps. http://home.pacbell.net/cscomp/phenol.htm Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 Also he is having diarrhea. I am thinking of > > taking the bananas out for few days to see what he does...anyone > > else > > see this with their kids? > > > > Thanks, > > - new mom to all this! My son got diarrhea from banana. He went without it for a few days, then when he had one, diarrhea within an hour (he must have felt funny in the stomach, because he came and asked for a diaper - he was in early stages of potty training). I think its an intolerance of some kind - possibly phenols, but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2001 Report Share Posted November 18, 2001 My son gets terrible diarrhea from bananas and they are also high in phenols. I know, you're just getting used to GFCF and now you start hearing about phenols and salicylates, WHAT NEXT. Keep things simple starting out, maybe try and make french fries or something else he may really like as a staple and then add one thing at a time. If he likes peanut butter(a good source of protein but also a high salycilate and phenol) slowly start to cut it with cashew butter on rice cakes. I find pears are the best fruit for my son, they're low phenol and salycilate, and even though they are high in fibre they don't give him the runs, and most stuff does. But too much of any fruit usually gives diarrhea. > So we are just over out first week on the diet and it has not been to > bad but bananas are the #1 staple now...It is making nervous howmuch > my son craves them. Also he is having diarrhea. I am thinking of > taking the bananas out for few days to see what he does...anyone else > see this with their kids? > > Thanks, > - new mom to all this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Is there anyway to quickly ripen a banana? We have a bunch the kids are aching to get to but I haven't been able to give them yet. Do they have to have actual spots on them or just be totally yellow? Thanks, Michele > > Dear Michele: > > Very hungry kiddos are very typical for SCD, especially in the beginning. What I do to satiate their appetite is goat yogurt (I just started using it) and coconut oil. Coconut oil is supposed to satiate the appetite and feed the brain. I put 2-4 tablespoons of coconut oil, 2 ripe bananas, 1 cup of water, a little honey, and 3 cups of ice in a blender and make a banana smoothie. If you add alot of ice the consistency will be like ice cream. This recipe will make 3 large smoothies. They freeze well also. I love this smoothie and it really fills you up. The coconut oil may give a little nausea feeling if they are not absorbing fats well, just add less oil next time. You can slowly build up. I have also added egg yolks to this smoothie for a protein shake for breakfast. Once your child is using flours and if they are not sensitive to salicylates, 1/2 cup of almond flour make a delicious banana smoothie as well. I've used walnut flour and hazlenut flour in the recipe as well. > > Also, once you can start giving yogurt, I find there appetites are not as voracious. I hope this helps. Eileen Brown > UC SCD 12/04 > 8 yr old daughter ADHD SCD 9/05 > 5 yr old daughter eczema SCD 9/05 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 They have to have brown spots. Put them in a brown paper bag, and close the bag up. They will ripen pretty quickly that way...any fruit will for that matter. Meleah Bananas > Is there anyway to quickly ripen a banana? We have a bunch the kids > are aching to get to but I haven't been able to give them yet. Do > they have to have actual spots on them or just be totally yellow? > > Thanks, Michele > > >> >> Dear Michele: >> >> Very hungry kiddos are very typical for SCD, especially in the > beginning. What I do to satiate their appetite is goat yogurt (I > just started using it) and coconut oil. Coconut oil is supposed to > satiate the appetite and feed the brain. I put 2-4 tablespoons of > coconut oil, 2 ripe bananas, 1 cup of water, a little honey, and 3 > cups of ice in a blender and make a banana smoothie. If you add > alot of ice the consistency will be like ice cream. This recipe will > make 3 large smoothies. They freeze well also. I love this > smoothie and it really fills you up. The coconut oil may give a > little nausea feeling if they are not absorbing fats well, just add > less oil next time. You can slowly build up. I have also added egg > yolks to this smoothie for a protein shake for breakfast. Once your > child is using flours and if they are not sensitive to salicylates, > 1/2 cup of almond flour make a delicious banana smoothie as well. > I've used walnut flour and hazlenut flour in the recipe as well. >> >> Also, once you can start giving yogurt, I find there appetites are > not as voracious. I hope this helps. Eileen Brown >> UC SCD 12/04 >> 8 yr old daughter ADHD SCD 9/05 >> 5 yr old daughter eczema SCD 9/05 >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 > > Is there anyway to quickly ripen a banana? We have a bunch the kids > are aching to get to but I haven't been able to give them yet. Do > they have to have actual spots on them or just be totally yellow? > > Thanks, Michele > Next time you buy a bunch of green bananas, also buy an apple. Put the apple along with the bananas in a brown paper bag and fold the opening to close the bag. The apples continuously give out ethylene gas. Ethylene gas will ripen the bananas in about a day. It may not be enough for SCD. You will need to see a lot of brown spots.Yes! you can also eat the apple. The apple remains un-affected. If you don't have an apple, use an old ripened banana. Carol F. SCD 6 years, celiac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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