Re: Indigestion/GI troubles in a child

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Lynn,

I have found a wonderful alternative to grain, using

almond flour to make muffins, etc. Just do a search

on the net for almond flour recipes, and you will find

some wonderful ones. My favorite is the Almond

Pumpkin muffins. I eat one with my eggs for breakfast

every morning and it holds me till noon. This was

unheard for me, to be able to go without a snack in

the morning.

Also, nothing like making a big batch of homemade

chicken stock, then adding in veggies, rice, etc.,

will feed a whole family for a few nights. I always

use 2 or 3 chicken feet too, because this creates a

lot of gelatin, which would really help heal your

child's stomach. Juli

--- Lynn Siprelle <lynn@...> wrote:

> Hey folks--

>

> My 8-year-old is plagued with stomach aches, gas and

> loose

> stools/diarrhea. She has worse farts than her dad or

> grandpa, and

> that's saying something, especially in the latter

> case. It has gotten

> better since we've gone off wheat--she knows that

> wheat will cause

> troubles. Spelt doesn't seem to bother her, nor rye,

> so we're pretty

> sure it's not a gluten issue, and she eats hardly

> any dairy so I don't

> think it's a casein issue. Ginger helps a good deal

> and she likes it;

> when things are really bad she carries a knob around

> and chews it, raw.

> We just started experimenting with some of the ideas

> in " Healing with

> Whole Foods, " notably congee-style porridges in the

> morning; I cook it

> overnight in a slow cooker after soaking the grains

> during the day and

> the water to grain ratio is like 4 or 5 to 1. I cook

> it overnight with

> a few peppercorns and some ginger slices and serve

> it with a little

> honey and whole milk. (A good side effect is that I

> seem to be able to

> tolerate it too, and I've been having troubles with

> grains in the

> morning from a blood sugar perspective.)

>

> Ideas? It's really hard to get fermented foods into

> her. She likes

> kombucha and yogurt but refuses everything else.

> (Note to self: brew

> k-tea today...)

>

> Lynn S.

>

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[Guest guest]

> Also, nothing like making a big batch of homemade

> chicken stock, then adding in veggies, rice, etc.,

> will feed a whole family for a few nights. I always

> use 2 or 3 chicken feet too, because this creates a

> lot of gelatin, which would really help heal your

> child's stomach. Juli

Hi--

I have a very hard time getting her to eat anything made with homemade

chicken stock; she says she doesn't like my stock, which is weird

because everyone else raves over it.

Lynn S.

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My kids wont eat it if I have cooked it with veggies,

they like it plain, maybe she detects a veggie taste?

Juli

--- Lynn Siprelle <lynn@...> wrote:

> > Also, nothing like making a big batch of homemade

> > chicken stock, then adding in veggies, rice, etc.,

> > will feed a whole family for a few nights. I

> always

> > use 2 or 3 chicken feet too, because this creates

> a

> > lot of gelatin, which would really help heal your

> > child's stomach. Juli

>

> Hi--

>

> I have a very hard time getting her to eat anything

> made with homemade

> chicken stock; she says she doesn't like my stock,

> which is weird

> because everyone else raves over it.

>

> Lynn S.

>

> ------

> Lynn Siprelle * web developer, writer, mama, fiber

> junky *

> http://www.siprelle.com

> http://www.thenewhomemaker.com *

> http://www.oregonmediainsiders.com *

> http://www.knitting911.net

>

>

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> My kids wont eat it if I have cooked it with veggies,

> they like it plain, maybe she detects a veggie taste?

No, I think it's a " mom made it " thing. She's just decided she doesn't

like it, because it doesn't seem to matter how I make it, if she knows

it's homemade she won't even try it. She'll eat other things of mine,

just not broth. She'll eat it in things she doesn't know it's in, so

I'll just have to keep doing that sort of thing, I guess.

Lynn S.

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[Guest guest]

Lynn-

>Ideas? It's really hard to get fermented foods into her. She likes

>kombucha and yogurt but refuses everything else. (Note to self: brew

>k-tea today...)

I know I'm a broken record on this, but pick up a copy of _Breaking

the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall. You'll do your daughter a huge favor.

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[Guest guest]

> I know I'm a broken record on this, but pick up a copy of _Breaking

> the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall. You'll do your daughter a

> huge favor.

I was afraid you'd say that.

Lynn S.

going to dig out her copy...

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