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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.