Re: undigested food in stools

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Silvia,

How about meat? How about olives? I recommend olives without any

preservatives. Health food sores sell brands without any fillers. The

plain olives produced by Santa Barbara are great. See if you need to

cook the olives first. I am not sure if olives need to be cooked

during the early days of the diet.

How about goat cheeses that have been aged since you are not eating meat?

BTW, www.digestivewellness sells almond butter without any skin.

Mimi

> we've been on this diet 5 weeks and i'm looking for some new foods to

> try. what we're eating so far is---

>

>

> breakfast: fruit puree (banana, apple, pineapple, or peach) with 2T

> goat yogurt AND egg or broiled spinach beef burgers

>

> snack: banana or avocado

>

> lunch: baked squash fries, green beans, or artichokes with homemade mayo

>

> snack: applesauce

>

> dinner: same as breakfast

>

>

> we've tried pecan and almond butter in muffins but both times she had

> mushy stools with grains visible in them. with the almond ones, i

> didn't realize we were supposed to use blanched almonds so i guess it

> could have been the skins. with the pecans i put raisin pieces in

> them and cooked raisins are not until stage 3.

>

> we don't drink juice because even undiluted juice makes her eczema

> itch. so jello is out. i think honey makes her itch as well. i was

> using unfiltered honey though and now i've bought some sue bee brand

> and will try that next time. but, i know she has yeast issues so i

> wonder if just any amount of sweet thing, aside from cooked fruit, is

> too much for her right now. also we react to cow's milk with sinus

> congestion, headaches, and allergy shiners. i'm not eating cow dairy

> for now. she also gets itchy with carrots.

>

> i'm feeling desperate for a new ingredient to introduce - something

> that will be filling, like nuts. here are my questions: does anyone

> have any menu suggestions? we are hungry all the time and eating the

> same things over and over again. secondly, when i see grains in her

> stool, does that mean the nuts were the culprit, or does the real

> culprit make the entire meal indigestible?

>

> thanks in advance!

>

> silvia

>

> 2 yo with eczema, SCD 5 weeks

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

i think chicken is giving her some itching. we've never tried olives

but that's a great idea - they're portable, too! is it easy to find

aged goat cheese? is there a brand name i should look for?

thanks for the tips : )

> Silvia,

>

> How about meat? How about olives? I recommend olives without any

> preservatives. Health food sores sell brands without any fillers. The

> plain olives produced by Santa Barbara are great. See if you need to

> cook the olives first. I am not sure if olives need to be cooked

> during the early days of the diet.

>

> How about goat cheeses that have been aged since you are not eating

> meat?

>

> BTW, www.digestivewellness sells almond butter without any skin.

>

> Mimi

>

>

>

>

>> we've been on this diet 5 weeks and i'm looking for some new foods to

>> try. what we're eating so far is---

>>

>>

>> breakfast: fruit puree (banana, apple, pineapple, or peach) with 2T

>> goat yogurt AND egg or broiled spinach beef burgers

>>

>> snack: banana or avocado

>>

>> lunch: baked squash fries, green beans, or artichokes with

>> homemade mayo

>>

>> snack: applesauce

>>

>> dinner: same as breakfast

>>

>>

>> we've tried pecan and almond butter in muffins but both times she had

>> mushy stools with grains visible in them. with the almond ones, i

>> didn't realize we were supposed to use blanched almonds so i guess it

>> could have been the skins. with the pecans i put raisin pieces in

>> them and cooked raisins are not until stage 3.

>>

>> we don't drink juice because even undiluted juice makes her eczema

>> itch. so jello is out. i think honey makes her itch as well. i was

>> using unfiltered honey though and now i've bought some sue bee brand

>> and will try that next time. but, i know she has yeast issues so i

>> wonder if just any amount of sweet thing, aside from cooked fruit, is

>> too much for her right now. also we react to cow's milk with sinus

>> congestion, headaches, and allergy shiners. i'm not eating cow dairy

>> for now. she also gets itchy with carrots.

>>

>> i'm feeling desperate for a new ingredient to introduce - something

>> that will be filling, like nuts. here are my questions: does anyone

>> have any menu suggestions? we are hungry all the time and eating the

>> same things over and over again. secondly, when i see grains in her

>> stool, does that mean the nuts were the culprit, or does the real

>> culprit make the entire meal indigestible?

>>

>> thanks in advance!

>>

>> silvia

>>

>> 2 yo with eczema, SCD 5 weeks

>>

>>

>>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read

> the following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

Silvia,

You should start with nut BUTTERS rather than nut flours, if it's causing loose

stools. If you're seeing undigested bits of anything else in her stool (spinich?

green beans?), it could just be that she isn't chewing thoroughly enough.

Ravenous hunger is common in the beginning. It should temper over time.

For a drink, I would suggest fresh lemon juice in water.... sweetened with

saccharin, since you feel honey might be causing a problem.

Have you thought about natural anti-fungals or some of the anti-yeast enzymes?

Patti

undigested food in stools

we've been on this diet 5 weeks and i'm looking for some new foods to

try. what we're eating so far is---

breakfast: fruit puree (banana, apple, pineapple, or peach) with 2T

goat yogurt AND egg or broiled spinach beef burgers

snack: banana or avocado

lunch: baked squash fries, green beans, or artichokes with homemade mayo

snack: applesauce

dinner: same as breakfast

we've tried pecan and almond butter in muffins but both times she had

mushy stools with grains visible in them. with the almond ones, i

didn't realize we were supposed to use blanched almonds so i guess it

could have been the skins. with the pecans i put raisin pieces in

them and cooked raisins are not until stage 3.

we don't drink juice because even undiluted juice makes her eczema

itch. so jello is out. i think honey makes her itch as well. i was

using unfiltered honey though and now i've bought some sue bee brand

and will try that next time. but, i know she has yeast issues so i

wonder if just any amount of sweet thing, aside from cooked fruit, is

too much for her right now. also we react to cow's milk with sinus

congestion, headaches, and allergy shiners. i'm not eating cow dairy

for now. she also gets itchy with carrots.

i'm feeling desperate for a new ingredient to introduce - something

that will be filling, like nuts. here are my questions: does anyone

have any menu suggestions? we are hungry all the time and eating the

same things over and over again. secondly, when i see grains in her

stool, does that mean the nuts were the culprit, or does the real

culprit make the entire meal indigestible?

thanks in advance!

silvia

2 yo with eczema, SCD 5 weeks

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when i made my almond and pecan butters, i put the nuts in the food

processor and let it spin until the blades were no longer contacting

the food. it was a butter at that point, but i'm thinking now if it

looked grainy in her stool than maybe it needed to go longer. should

the nut butter look completely uniform, like when you buy it from the

store? i'm sure mine still looked grainy.

can you please point me to where i'd find more info about natural

anti fungals and yeast enzymes?

thanks!

silvia

> Silvia,

>

> You should start with nut BUTTERS rather than nut flours, if it's

> causing loose stools. If you're seeing undigested bits of anything

> else in her stool (spinich? green beans?), it could just be that

> she isn't chewing thoroughly enough.

>

> Ravenous hunger is common in the beginning. It should temper over

> time.

>

> For a drink, I would suggest fresh lemon juice in water....

> sweetened with saccharin, since you feel honey might be causing a

> problem.

>

> Have you thought about natural anti-fungals or some of the anti-

> yeast enzymes?

>

> Patti

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I think it's nearly impossible to get smooth enough nut butter at home with a

food processer. Pecan butter HAS to be made at home, though..... since as far as

I know, you can't buy it anywhere. I think you almost have to use a blade-type

coffee grinder for that. Some families keep one that is dedicated for grinding

spices and nuts.... not coffee. They're only about $20. I just think it's

pretty hard to get it smooth enough otherwise, for a beginner to use.

It seems like it would almost be easier on the gut to go ahead and use pecan

flour... such as the one you can buy from Digestive Wellness.

www.digestivewellness.com It's pretty finely ground. You should definitely buy

almond butter..... MUCH smoother than you could ever make at home, unless you

had a grinder.

Natural antifungals..... Some supplements would be Grapefruit Seed Extract

(GSE by Nutribiotic is good), Oil of Oregano, Olive Leaf Extract (OLE). These

need to be started slowly.... and rotated. They also need to be given away from

any probiotics or yogurt.

Pure coconut oil has anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial qualities....

and it works great for cooking. Stands up well to heat. My personal favorite is

Nature's Way EFA Gold Organic Extra Virgin coconut oil. (No, I don't work for

them... I just like the product.)

Anti-yeast enzymes..... Candex and Candidase are two that I can think of. Both

are SCD legal, though Candex contains cellulose as a filler, which might be a

problem for some people. Candidase has zero fillers. These enzymes have to be

taken in between meals, on an empty stomach. I am not sure how this would work

for a child who can't swallow capsules. I would personally always have to open

caps and mix the contents into food.... but my understanding is that the

anti-fungal enzymes are supposed to be taken apart from ANY food. Maybe just

one spoonful of applesauce or something is okay.... but I honestly don't know.

You can buy both of these products at a lot of natural foods stores.... or your

favorite online supplement store. My fave happens to be www.iherb.com (I have

zero financial interest in the site or any products they carry!). I checked

there just now, and they have both of these products. I'm know they also have

GSE, OLE, coconut oil and Oil of Oregano, too.... just be sure to read the

WHOLE label on each product before you buy to be sure there's no illegals added.

One reason I really like iHerb is because they always show ALL of the labeled

ingredients. Many websites don't. They also have really low prices, good

shipping rates, and reliable customer service.

Patti

Re: undigested food in stools

when i made my almond and pecan butters, i put the nuts in the food

processor and let it spin until the blades were no longer contacting

the food. it was a butter at that point, but i'm thinking now if it

looked grainy in her stool than maybe it needed to go longer. should

the nut butter look completely uniform, like when you buy it from the

store? i'm sure mine still looked grainy.

can you please point me to where i'd find more info about natural

anti fungals and yeast enzymes?

thanks!

silvia

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