Re: scd diet and autism

[Guest guest]

You may wish to subscribe to the yahoogroup " pecanbread " which is specifically

geared towards helping follow the SCD for autisitic individuals.

Just as an aside, the diet does seem hard when you start, but it gets easier as

you go along, once you figure out a few planning techniques, and with the help

of other parents in the group, how to sneak in the foods that are difficult

persuasions. A lot of kids have been picky eaters to start with but have

eventually become better with acceptance of foods they were not inclined

towards.

Your ds is basically craving the foods that are probably doing him harm. That is

just how the body reacts - craving foods that are not really good for us.

Once you start eliminating the toxins with the help of the diet, the cravings

tend to go away, and the tolerance level to foods can increase.

Suneeti (Crohns, SCD 2000)

[Guest guest]

At 11:39 AM 9/20/2010, you wrote:

I am currently thinking about

doing the scd diet, I just purchased the book " breaking the vicious

cycle " . It seems extremely hard. My son is very limited in the

things he eats. (chicken nuggets,fries, fruit, and gfcf sweets) He will

not touch vegetables. Does anyone have any tips for picky eaters and has

anyone else had success with the scd diet and helping

autism?

www.pecanbread.com has plenty of tips for doing SCD with autistic

kids. THe limitations usually mean the gut needs healing, and what he's

currently eating is feeding the bad bacteria.

During the first weeks, you will feel like you are cooking all the

time.

The pecanbread list has many parents who have been down your road, and

have seen amazing improvements in their children. It's hard -- but it's

SO worth it.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

My 11year old, Crohn's since 2008, is extremely picky, too. We are only a few

weeks into our SCD adventure and not 100% there yet but getting closer. We were

doing GFCF and my son rejected all 'alternatives' to our previous no

restrictions way of eating. His grandma is a wonderful baker from Eastern Europe

so my son found bakery made out of rice, sorghum, etc., all unacceptable. We

tried it all, too. So, I was very very pleased when he ate the first batch of

banana bread that I made with almond flour! And it was super easy to make, too.

Now he begs for apple fritters for breakfast and loves the carrot bread,

pancakes and crepes, too. We top these breakfast foods with honey simmered with

frozen berries (add a spoonful of applesauce to thicken it a bit).

As for vegetables, I started by juicing carrots with fruits and then moved onto

cooking all other veggies in chicken broth. He's finally eating sauteed spinach,

steamed plain broccoli, and steamed plain asparagus tips. These tricks worked

some of the times but there was lots of frustrating trial and error. Mostly, the

less complicated the veggie preparation, the better chance my son would eat it.

But, we are making progress. Tonight for example, I simmered brussels sprouts

cut in half in butter, honey, and a little homemade chicken broth in frying pan.

(These simmered while plain chicken breast and banana bread baked in the oven.)

I let the Brussels sprouts caramelize once the liquid was gone, and they were

delicious. We had three of my son's friends join us for dinner ( yes, that's 4

x 11-12 year olds!) and all of them ate every drop. Amazingly, the Brussels

sprouts were the first thing to disappear! The banana bread, cooked as muffins,

were a big hit, too. The best part of this story is that I'm a crummy cook,

making it all that much more enjoyable seeing the SCD meal go over so well with

all the boys. We've come a long way since first trying GFCF and in many ways,

the SCD has been a much easier diet for us.

Best wishes - and please send me any new tips on getting your picky little one

to eat more variety. :-)