Re: Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

[Guest guest]

I strongly recommend that you use the Electrolyte Drink recipe on Elaine's

website at this point. Go to www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and click on the

" Knowledge Base " . It's under " E " . This should help her feel a bit better....

just small sips.

Also, keep the chicken broth cooking.... and keep giving her small amounts of

that throughout the day.

Was she eating dairy products prior to going on SCD? Do you think she had any

sensitivity or allergy? If not, beginning SCD yogurt fairly soon is fine.....

in fact, it is included in one of the Intro Diet recipes (the cheesecake). We

usually suggest starting with yogurt made from goat milk around here, because so

many of the kids with autism were off all cow dairy prior to SCD..... but if cow

milk products are not a problem, you can make it with that. My daughter eats cow

milk yogurt.

Keep us posted as to how she's feeling.

Patti

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG

[Guest guest]

What she is experiencing now is very common. It is the die off of the bad

bacteria in his intestines that is causing the diharea. Stick with the intro

diet up to fie days but no more. Even if her diharea persists after five days,

you need to start introducing foods slowly. Start with all cooked, pealed,

seeded fruits and veggies. There is a chart on pecanbread.com that you can use

as a guide. It is not set in stone, but gives you an idea of which foods are

easiest to digest. Introduce foods one at a time allowing a few days in between

to watch her reaction. Keep a food journal with what she eats each day, how it

was prepared, and how she reacted to eat. Ask any questions if you are

uncertain. We are here to help. You can actually begin introducing the yogurt

right away. Make sure to ferment it for 24 hours.

Meleah

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG

[Guest guest]

What she is experiencing now is very common. It is the die off of the bad

bacteria in his intestines that is causing the diharea. Stick with the intro

diet up to fie days but no more. Even if her diharea persists after five days,

you need to start introducing foods slowly. Start with all cooked, pealed,

seeded fruits and veggies. There is a chart on pecanbread.com that you can use

as a guide. It is not set in stone, but gives you an idea of which foods are

easiest to digest. Introduce foods one at a time allowing a few days in between

to watch her reaction. Keep a food journal with what she eats each day, how it

was prepared, and how she reacted to eat. Ask any questions if you are

uncertain. We are here to help. You can actually begin introducing the yogurt

right away. Make sure to ferment it for 24 hours.

Meleah

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG

[Guest guest]

What she is experiencing now is very common. It is the die off of the bad

bacteria in his intestines that is causing the diharea. Stick with the intro

diet up to fie days but no more. Even if her diharea persists after five days,

you need to start introducing foods slowly. Start with all cooked, pealed,

seeded fruits and veggies. There is a chart on pecanbread.com that you can use

as a guide. It is not set in stone, but gives you an idea of which foods are

easiest to digest. Introduce foods one at a time allowing a few days in between

to watch her reaction. Keep a food journal with what she eats each day, how it

was prepared, and how she reacted to eat. Ask any questions if you are

uncertain. We are here to help. You can actually begin introducing the yogurt

right away. Make sure to ferment it for 24 hours.

Meleah

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG

[Guest guest]

What she is experiencing now is very common. It is the die off of the bad

bacteria in his intestines that is causing the diharea. Stick with the intro

diet up to fie days but no more. Even if her diharea persists after five days,

you need to start introducing foods slowly. Start with all cooked, pealed,

seeded fruits and veggies. There is a chart on pecanbread.com that you can use

as a guide. It is not set in stone, but gives you an idea of which foods are

easiest to digest. Introduce foods one at a time allowing a few days in between

to watch her reaction. Keep a food journal with what she eats each day, how it

was prepared, and how she reacted to eat. Ask any questions if you are

uncertain. We are here to help. You can actually begin introducing the yogurt

right away. Make sure to ferment it for 24 hours.

Meleah

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG

[Guest guest]

What she is experiencing now is very common. It is the die off of the bad

bacteria in his intestines that is causing the diharea. Stick with the intro

diet up to fie days but no more. Even if her diharea persists after five days,

you need to start introducing foods slowly. Start with all cooked, pealed,

seeded fruits and veggies. There is a chart on pecanbread.com that you can use

as a guide. It is not set in stone, but gives you an idea of which foods are

easiest to digest. Introduce foods one at a time allowing a few days in between

to watch her reaction. Keep a food journal with what she eats each day, how it

was prepared, and how she reacted to eat. Ask any questions if you are

uncertain. We are here to help. You can actually begin introducing the yogurt

right away. Make sure to ferment it for 24 hours.

Meleah

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG

[Guest guest]

Hi GG,

I believe that starting the SCD will help your daughter tremendously.

My son has been SCD for 3 months and is doing better than ever. He

has gained 3 lbs in that time and his stools are finally starting to

normalize. We had 10 days of VERY BAD die-off at first. And then

redid the intro diet and had EXTREME die-off for 3 more days. It was

one of the hardest things that my husband and I have been through,

but worth it. To me the diet is very easy to cook and my son is

eating healthier than ever. It is definitely tricky at first to know

what to give your child, but there is a lot of help on this site. My

son's die-off included: being tired, seemed drunk sometimes, light

sensitivity, crying, tummy aches, night waking, occasional blow

diarrhea, speech got worse, but these things were all temporary.

Stick with it. It will be well worth the effort.

Good luck!

Tricia, mom to Aidan (ASD to some recovering to others), SCD 3 mths+

>

> Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter,

a,

> has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth.

Endoscopy

> and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative

colitis,

> crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism.

However,

> she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

> stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

> antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet

has

> anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

> internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her

on

> the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots

of

> cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

> cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since

she

> started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort

usually

> lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade

yogurt.

> Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut

tells me

> it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

> Thank you.

> GG

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for the reassuring words - she seems a little better today

(day 3 of intro diet) I have some yogurt fermenting now, it will be ready this

evening and I plan to give it to her then.

GG

robin wrote:

What she is experiencing now is very common. It is the die off of the

bad bacteria in his intestines that is causing the diharea. Stick with the intro

diet up to fie days but no more. Even if her diharea persists after five days,

you need to start introducing foods slowly. Start with all cooked, pealed,

seeded fruits and veggies. There is a chart on pecanbread.com that you can use

as a guide. It is not set in stone, but gives you an idea of which foods are

easiest to digest. Introduce foods one at a time allowing a few days in between

to watch her reaction. Keep a food journal with what she eats each day, how it

was prepared, and how she reacted to eat. Ask any questions if you are

uncertain. We are here to help. You can actually begin introducing the yogurt

right away. Make sure to ferment it for 24 hours.

Meleah

Looking for help/support getting through intro diet

Hello all, this is my 1st entry. My 9 year old daughter, a,

has been diagnosed with small-bowel bacterial overgrowth. Endoscopy

and colonoscopy have shown that she does not have ulcerative colitis,

crohns, or celiac disease. She also does not have autism. However,

she has been suffering from extreme bloating/gas/soft

stools/diarrhea/weight loss for the past 6 months. 4 rounds of

antibiotics have had no effect. Her doctors do not think her diet has

anything to do with it. I disagree. Desperately searching the

internet this weekend I came across the SCD diet. We started her on

the intro diet yesterday. She is having a severe reaction - lots of

cramping and a return of her diarrhea (before this she only had

cramping sporadically, but now it's been almost continuous since she

started the diet). Can anyone tell me how long this discomfort usually

lasts? Also, I'm confused about when to start the homemade yogurt.

Any suggestions? I want to stick with the diet because my gut tells me

it will help, but it's hard when she looks so miserable...

Thank you.

GG