Re: New and scared

[Guest guest]

I've been doing the diet with my ASD son for only 10 weeks, so I am by far no

expert here. My son was extremely picky too, he did like fruit to our benifit.

Just know that everyone here has had the child that refused to eat when we

started this diet. Mine did not eat for 3 days- juice/water only. I think the

record is 9 days. Your child WILL eat, when he gets hungry enough. As long as

he is staying hydrated- he won't die. :>)

There will probably be melt downs and screaming fits that will make you

question your decision, but it is temporary and worth it. Typically after their

initial die off their appetite becomes huge - eating you out of the house.

Sounds like what you are feeding him now is similar to the intro diet and that's

good. The best way to do it is clear the house of all the stuff he can't have,

that way you can honestly tell him it's all gone. Also if it's not there you

aren't tempted to give in when the going gets rough.

The decision to take the step is huge and must be done with pure dedication and

determination. You aren't the only one here with a husband that didn't buy into

this diet. The people here are fabulous and will help you. With out them I

would have given up. Your child is worth it. I look at it this way, I can not

sit back and let my child slide by because something may be hard for me. I owe

it to him to do everything I can to help him and this is one thing that can help

my child. So when he is throwing a fit and I want to cry right along with

him...I suck it up and remind myself I am helping him not hurting him and

because of what I am doing, one day he will be able to look me in the eyes and

tell me " mommy I love you " ....I would give anything to hear those four words,

and every nasty pooh, tantrum, and tear would be worth it.

If you decide to do this everyone here will support you.

Becky

martinathebooklover <no_reply > wrote:

Hello everyone,

I've been thinking and researching this diet for several months now

and I think I'm going to try it for my Autistic son. We are already

on a GFCF, Feingold, and Peanut free diet. It has helped him a lot

but we are still having trouble with bowels.

He is also taking several supplements.

We eat rice everyday in our household and I don't think this is good

for my son anymore. I have already cut back on the rice, pancakes,

waffles, and stuff like that. I've also been trying to get the corn

out of his diet too just to see what happens.

My husband is not very fond of me looking into this diet because of

how restrictive it is..I need help. I need good recipes so my son

will still have food to eat. He doesn't like vegetables or fresh

fruits. I've been trying to hide broccoli in his meat patties. I

also make homeade jello out of 100% fruit juice and pureed blueberries

without any added sugar. That's all I can get into him.

I'm scared of him not eating enough and also scared of the yucky poop

that is supposed to follow with the die off. Does this happen to

everyone?

What tests could we have done to see if my son does have a major GI

problem?

Thanks..sorry for so long..I just need to talk and need some help!

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[Guest guest]

It's very likely that you will meet with much more resistance to the new foods

if you've still got some illegals on board. Many kids surprise the heck out of

the parents and start eating foods they never thought they'd touch...... once

they've been 100% on SCD for a little while.

It's not a decision to take lightly, as Becky said, because this is not a diet

that will work if you just do it 95%. You might need to give your husband a lot

more information to read first, about the science behind it.... and really get

him fully convinced to support you in this. It's a lot of hard work to make the

change.... so you want it to pay off.

There's lots of good recipes on www.pecanbread.com ... but there are also some

great cookbooks out there. I like Lucy's cookbook .... www.lucyskitchenshop.com

and there is a good one for kids on Digestive Wellness's website,

www.digestivewellness.com , called Cooking to Heal Little Tummies.

You probably don't need to do extensive (and sometimes expensive) testing ....

if he's having bowel problems, you've likely got dysbiosis going on down there.

By the way, I would suggest trying to hide some pureed butternut squash.....

rather than starting out with trying to hide broccoli! Broccoli has a pretty

strong flavor and texture-wise, would not be easy to hide. You might want to try

the butternut squash fries.... they're really popular with french fry lovin'

kids.... on www.pecanbread.com in the recipe section...

Patti

New and scared

Hello everyone,

I've been thinking and researching this diet for several months now

and I think I'm going to try it for my Autistic son. We are already

on a GFCF, Feingold, and Peanut free diet. It has helped him a lot

but we are still having trouble with bowels.

He is also taking several supplements.

We eat rice everyday in our household and I don't think this is good

for my son anymore. I have already cut back on the rice, pancakes,

waffles, and stuff like that. I've also been trying to get the corn

out of his diet too just to see what happens.

My husband is not very fond of me looking into this diet because of

how restrictive it is..I need help. I need good recipes so my son

will still have food to eat. He doesn't like vegetables or fresh

fruits. I've been trying to hide broccoli in his meat patties. I

also make homeade jello out of 100% fruit juice and pureed blueberries

without any added sugar. That's all I can get into him.

I'm scared of him not eating enough and also scared of the yucky poop

that is supposed to follow with the die off. Does this happen to

everyone?

What tests could we have done to see if my son does have a major GI

problem?

Thanks..sorry for so long..I just need to talk and need some help!