Re: Reply to please help!

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We went through the same thing with our son taking his pants and diaper

off constantly the first couple of weeks we started the diet. He would

take runny poop filled diapers off and then just sit and play in his

room, so poop would be on the carpet and on his bed wherever he sat.

It was so frustrating! I started taping his diaper on with silver duct

tape. The first time I just did a strip across the front over the

tapes, but that didn't work because he found the end and just ripped

the tape off. I finally had to tape it completely around him so he

couldn't find the end and get the tape off. It worked. You do have to

cut it off though when you need to change them, but it was definitely

worth it. I also took the broth from the chicken soup and put it in his

juice cup along with white grape juice and some water. The white grape

juice is sweet enough to cover the taste. I didn't add much salt to my

broth as I cooked it, so it wasn't a strong salty broth either. You

might try that to get some nutrition in her. There is no way my son

would eat the broth off a spoon. I also peeled then cut into bite size

pieces and cooked my apple and peaches. After they were cooked I

drained them on a dish cloth and then put them in a single layer on a

cookie sheet and froze them. Once they were frozen I put them in

ziploc bags. He loved to eat the little frozen bite size pieces. Now

he will eat the cooked fruit without it being frozen. He loves it now

with dripped yogurt.

You also said you give her orange juice. Orange juice causes me and my

son to have D. When he was really little and would get constipated I

would freshly squeeze an orange and give him that juice and it would

very quickly give him loose stool. This could be causing your daughter

a problem. You might stop the orange juice for a couple of days and

see if the D stops.

We are all pulling for you. Hang in there. It can be so hard because

we just want our kids to eat, but we have to be the strong ones and

make sure that the food they are getting is actually helping their body

and not hurting it. Just because it is food doesn't mean that it will

help her if her body can't digest it and assimilate it. As everyone

has said, if she is drinking juices and staying hydrated and if you can

sneak in some other nutrition, then stick it out and she will finally

come around. We are in a war for our children's health. War is hard

and dirty and takes all we have to give, but if we aren't willing to do

it for our kids, no one else will. I'll be praying for you.

Debbie, mom to Carson 4 ASD, SCD 10/06

Prior SCD 8/04-9/05