started diet today- got questions already

[Guest guest]

Started diet today with 3 year old son with autistic traits and have

a few questions. we have no diareha prior to starting so I am

planning on doing the intro diet a couple of days then moving on.

He will not eat anything on this intro diet, I know, but I am sure

he will eat other recipes (muffins, chicken nuggets, fruit etc..)

that are allowed after the 2 day cleansing. What if he doesn't eat

anything for 2 days, can I then proceed to the other foods

eventhough he hasn't eaten anything on the intro diet? I figure the

yeast won't be getting anything from the self-imposed " starvation " ,

so it should be ok to proceed. And how do i know which foods are

more " advanced " (i've seen that in alot of emails).

Also if he has no diarreha prior to this will diarreha and cramping

still result as a by product of the die off?

Plus a cold/allergies have just started up with snotty nose and mild

coughing, what specifically should I check his medication for

besides the obvious - sugar.

I am currenlty reading the BTVC book and may not have come to these

answers yet. Thanks for any help offered!!!!!

Becky

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky,

Happy SCD Day 1!

> Started diet today with 3 year old son with autistic traits and

have

> a few questions. we have no diareha prior to starting so I am

> planning on doing the intro diet a couple of days then moving on.

2 days on the intro should be plenty for him.

> He will not eat anything on this intro diet, I know, but I am sure

> he will eat other recipes (muffins, chicken nuggets, fruit etc..)

> that are allowed after the 2 day cleansing. What if he doesn't

eat

> anything for 2 days, can I then proceed to the other foods

> eventhough he hasn't eaten anything on the intro diet?

Yes.

I figure the

> yeast won't be getting anything from the self-

imposed " starvation " ,

> so it should be ok to proceed. And how do i know which foods are

> more " advanced " (i've seen that in alot of emails).

Reading BTVC will help. Generally fruits and veggies are easier to

digest than raw. And raw fr. and veg. are easier to digest than

dried fruit and veggies. The Beyond the intro chart may be helpful

also: http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#beyond

> Also if he has no diarreha prior to this will diarreha and

cramping still result as a by product of the die off?

He may have some die off. You mentioned yeast. Is that a problem

with him?

> Plus a cold/allergies have just started up with snotty nose and

mild

> coughing, what specifically should I check his medication for

> besides the obvious - sugar.

You can check through the supplement page for legal fillers etc. If

still unsure just list the ingredients on the list and I'll check

through the ingredients. The supplement link:

http://www.pecanbread.com/supplements.html

Let us know how he does and if you have extra questions.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 22yrs

mom of and