TLO and SCD

[Guest guest]

I am a parent who started on SCD. However, I did NOT start correctly. I began

by removing all illegals, but because BTVC said to start soups until they were

over diarrhea, and my 18 yo severely autistic son did not have diarrhea, I began

him on lots of meat and greens and nuts. In the past he has tested allergic to

zucchini and so I thought I would keep him off that and also eggs which he had

tested allergic to as well. His drooling and chewing increased greatly. Then I

heard about low oxalates and knowing that the greens and nuts which I used for

filler were high in oxalates, and seeing struggling with what seemed to

be painful urinating, I began the low oxalate diet. Unfortunately, it was so

restrictive, given all the " illegals " with SCD, gfcf, low oxalate, I finally

abandoned it after several weeks. Then I read the latest DAN! book where Dr.

Baker recommended SCD and I got on pecanbread and found there was a progression,

regardless of diarrhea.

has now been on SCD for about 6 weeks. I am giving him about 1/3 meat

to 2/3 veggies, including the zucchini and eggs and also 24 hour goat milk

yogurt. I also have tried to follow a progression. I have kept him off nuts,

except I have given him one almond at a time to keep what seems to be painful

urinating (think, high oxalates) at bay. Rather than giving him lots of almonds

as I was, I give him one at a time for maybe 4-5 and it SEEMS to have helped.

is doing well on SCD. I am not doing low oxalate, but am keeping that

in mind. Right now my thought is that if I give him foods that are higher on

the progression list than he is ready for (eg: black eyed peas which although

cooked soft, he does not chew well), he begins to drool and chew on things.

is mellow. He is not running around. He is not grabbing things. He

has, however, all of a sudden seemed to show symptoms of hypothyroidism:

constipation, cold hands and feet and yellow tone to hands and skin. In the

past he has been on Armour thyroid but had not had any for a year or more, with

normal labs. Right now we are working to increase water and fluids and try to

get his bowels moving.

So....my thoughts are that the LOD is something for us to consider when giving

foods, but a more important aspect is the progression of foods that is

recommended on pecanbread.

Hope this helps....

Carfagno

mom to , age 18 yo, severe, low-function, nonverbal autism, SCD for 6

wks.

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