Update day #65-reflux meds?

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Dear List Members,

We are just beginning month #3 on diet and have just

started stage three. Have not had access to site for

approx. 1 month. Our 2 eldest children are having

daily, healthy b.m. (Grammy Bauer-thanks for the cool

cat!) Our little one (2 yr. old) is still irregular,

very dark mushy stools that seem to have a very fine

" grainy " substance. About a week ago both older

children had mucous(?) on stools for about 4 days.

Their appetites are good. While we have seen no

improvement in behavior or reduction in anxiety for

our eldest, we are so grateful for the healthy

stools. The constant headaches and dark circles under

the eyes that plagued our 4 yr old NT daughter for the

first 6 weeks on scd have faded away and we are

actually seeing " pink " cheeks on our childrens faces

for the first time since early summer.

We have just been to a pedriatic g.i. (not the first!)

for our eldest (7 yr old ASD). This Dr. has heard of

SCD and said it " is a very nutritious diet " . He is

ordering tests to see if H.pylori and endoamoeba nana

were erradicated last January. Our son tested

positive for both at that time and was treated with

two simultaneous antibiotics and antacid. The doctor

also is recommending 3 weeks of Prevacid to see if

's almost constant rasping and throat clearing is

due to Reflux. If the Prevacid stops the rasping, he

wants to scope him to look for damage to esophagus.

( had severe reflux as an infant.)

Will the antacids ruin all the healing we have worked

so hard for? We have been fanatical about this diet.

We have had two infractions (to the best of our

knowledge) in over 2 months -- Larabars one day for

the two older kids which were yummy but caused

cramping and loose stool in eldest and red burn on

lips of middle child, and one small chocolate on

Christmas day which sent eldest running to bathroom

with cramps and diarrhea.

Any folks out there have experience with reflux and

meds and this diet? We know we have to do the

antibiotics if he tests positive for bacteria. I'm

concerned about his esophagus--he coughs so forcefully

and I just don't see a pattern to it. Something my

husband and I noticed is never burps--never.

Is there a way to rule out post nasal drip? He never

has a runny nose. Dear friends please post if you

have experience with this. We have worked so hard for

what we have gained that I can barely stand the

thought of deviating from the diet. The doctor is

also recommending both Periactin and Duocal for

failure to thrive.

All children are getting Kirkman acidoph, Kirkman clo,

and just started kirkman SNT with P5P

I thank you in advance for your responses--

, mother of (7 yr asd), ann (4yr nt)

and ph (2yr asd)