several questions

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First, thankyou Meleah, Carol F., Patti, and Sheila for your warm

and thoughtful responses to my previous questions! I am completely

indebted to the you already! Sheila, you asked me a couple of things

which I will answer. Sebastian has eaten pears before and had bad

reactions. I guess I was a bit optimistic thinking that maybe peeled

and cooked would be ok. I will shelf them for now to try later. We

started with 1 whole nut muffin a day. (the batter made 12 and not

the recommende 16 - so it was more than 1 actually.)

I also have fresh questions...

I am wondering if my symptoms are normal and what to do about it. I

am constipated but then when I do go I have D. I am not sure what I

should be eating since I have both going on.

How long do the tummy troubles usually last upon commencing the diet?

How much oil/fat is recommended? We are casein free so far so are

using olive oil and coconut oil.

We are so very happy with the diet so far! Everyone in the family is

thriving like never before! My husband whom has ankolsning

spondylitis is now able to run and jog! He is much calmer and less

restless, less argumentative and quieter. Plus he is so energetic and

able to get things DONE! My son with likely ADHD is so much more

pleasant to be with. He hasn't had any " fits " of anger where he has

tried to hurt someone in the family since starting on the diet. He

has also started to give hugs and express his feelings more.

I have more energy than I have had in ages! I just whiz around the

house doing the chores that before seemed so overwhelming. Much of

the time my brain is much less foggy.

However, I am still having problems with getting a good night's

sleep. I feel like I sleep very lightly and wake up numerous times

and then wake up to start the day too early- 5 or 5.30 am! Why is

this?

Also I am wondering what Elain says about nursing mothers. I am

nursing my 1 year old still. She nurses a lot! I just wonder if there

are any precautions I should take to make sure I am getting adequate

nutrition?