Re: quick intro; our eczema story +

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Hi Christa,

I have inflammation syndrome & chronic fatigue, among other things.

My oldest is severely autistic, my 8-1/2yr old has mild asperger's

with sensory issues, my 4-1/2yr old has sensory & possible

developmental (ASD type) issues & food allergies, & baby has had

severe eczema & prone to respitory distress as well as food

intolerances & possible allergies. My oldest has been GFCF for 5yrs.

To keep the eczema away for #3, I gave up dairy while nursing her. I

used GSE to treat thrush & it went away. When baby was born he got a

round of antibiotics after birth due to him needing a tube in his

chest for a pnemothorax that didn't heal from just oxygen (as well

as the antibiotics I had at birth due to my heart), & his eczema

started at almost 3m old. It was severe.

In order I believe, I gave up - dairy, wheat, soy, corn, potatoes

(bad reaction from baby). His body cleared up. His face was still

severe for several more months.

He got his first cold with respitory distress at 8m. They treated

him at the OR; he recovered but it happened again a lot worse just 2

wks later. That time he got antibiotics again (I was so upset!).

I gave up on all the regular drs & took him to a natural type dr who

got him off all the meds & onto probiotics etc. That helped him heal

of his respitory issues. His eczema on his face was still severe &

he was very small for his age.

Within a few weeks I stopped eating rice (all grains gone for me

then) & he cleared up! Then I started giving him cod liver oil

(Green Pastures-excellent brand, very strong), & myself as well.

Healing!

That was a few months ago & he's 14m now. He has still been not

gaining weight, so I suspected an underlying gut issue to all of it.

My holistic practitioner recommended I go on SCD because I was

already part of the way there anyway. She knew a bit about my kids

too. So I started research & it took a while to get it together but

we're on week 2. We've had some pretty big die off issues, which I

expected. Charcoal has helped a lot.

I hope to start the yogurt soon, but only with raw goat's milk becz

we're all so sensitive. I'm sure we'll have more die off but that

will be good (hard but good).

My daughter has a severe nut allergy, so we can only use almond

flour when the time comes we're ready for that; I'm going slow.

Dh is on board for the most part, at home. I felt it would be really

hard to do this well without it being that way, although I'm sure

many have " mixed " households.

I haven't found too many reports about low functioning kiddos like

my oldest yet, but generally I've been hearing very good reports

about SCD & sensory issues. But the above is how I cleared my

daughter's slight eczema & then my baby's severe eczema. Topical

didn't cut it; I knew it was internal. It still is. I do feel they

both have gut issues that this diet is essential for. I'm hoping it

will help baby with weight gain too. He's still nursing & taking in

mushed solids (SCD legal only; he has sensory issues too & can only

eat mush yet), but he's getting everything fresh & is gobbling it

up. He seems to be enjoying everything so far. Will take time to see

if helps with weight gain.

My ASD son is thrilled to be able to try even just a little baked

apple, since he hasn't had fruit in years (major yeast issues from

any fruits); but the baked apple didn't bother him - that's really

big for us!

All the kids are doing pretty well with eating, except my daughter

has gotten fussy all of a sudden with this (she never was before).

I'm being persistent with her anyway, & trying different things

according to our SCD level (beginner). She's not on a hunger strike

or anything though; she still eats.

You'll need support; it's not easy. I tried a few years ago but was

not committed & of course it didn't pan out. This time is for real.

Best, Michele

4 kiddos (various ASD issues & food allergies)

SCD- 1-1/2 weeks

>

>

> > My baby needs to be on it too, because he has had many yeast

related

> > problems his first year. All the kids & myself are on it, & dh

> > complys at home for the most part :-) (he grabs quick cereal in

the

> > morning before work, but the kids aren't up yet so they don't

see

> > this & it's on a high shelf).

> >

> > Best, Michele

>

> I'm going to have trouble getting rid of the sugar-free drinks...

they

> help me stay hydrated (I like them so I drink a lot more fluid

than if

> it's just water... I'm thinking of switching to 1/2 apple

cider/water

> combo). I was already restricting my carbs so this isn't a huge

step

> and I was noticing certain foods caused more issues for me than

others.

>

> My baby is about 2 mos old now and we've both already done a round

of

> diflucan after 3 rounds with gentian violet. The thrush is gone,

but

> I don't want it back (I seemed to have issues with candida the

whole

> time I was pregnant). She seemed to have " baby acne " when the

thrush

> was there, and the bizarre thing is that each time I treated the

> thrush, her skin would clear up. She seems to have eczema now on

her

> face and on the upper back . She's sleeping better now that I'm

> really watching what I'm eating.

>

> My toddler got very consipated when she wasn't getting much

> breastmilk and had a bit of mucus in it. She's nursing a lot

again,

> and that cleared up the constipation, but that won't last forever.

> She's also an extremely light sleeper.

>

> My older dd doesn't seem to have as many issues except attention

> issues, and my oldest has some Aspberger like symptoms (and he's

an

> extremely picky eater).

>

> My dh will be hard to get totally on board. He's been so far very

> understanding, though. I've has proctitis for 9 years. 6 of it

was

> undiagnosed.

>

> Christa

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