Re: Two intro diets - which one to use?

[Guest guest]

Ann,

I don't see any need for you to eliminate dairy.

You said you have been following the diet for 2 1/2 weeks.

What is he eating now?

Jody

mom to -5.1 and -7.5

SCD 1 year

[Guest guest]

I have a celiac son and an autistic son. I have asked this question

myself in the past. Those with celiac usually only have a problem

with diary when first diagnosed but can handle it after about 6

months GF. Since your son has been GF for 2 years (like mine was)

and has not had a previous problem with diary, I would think the

intro diet in the book would be fine. That is what I did for my

celiac son and he did great. I also gave him bananas during the

second day of the intro which Elaine said was OK. He has only twice

in his life eaten gluten directly yet got gluten from me when I was

nursing. Over 2 years on the GF diet never firmed up his stools.

After about a week on the diet, diarrhea became a thing of the past.

Even when he had an infraction (chips ahoy crumbs) after 1 month SCD,

he did not get diarrhea. Shortly after starting the diet he told me

his tummy felt good. I had no idea his stomach still hurt even

though he was GF. He probably had pain all his life and didn't know

what good felt like until he was SCD. Good luck.

>

> We've been on SCD for two and a half weeks now. We saw behaviour

> improvements almost immediately, but no trophies. Behaviour seems

> to have regressed slightly and I am now considering doing two days

> of intro this Friday and Saturday. My son has a form of celiac

> disease (dermatitis herpetiformis), and is not ASD.

>

> There is the into diet in the book, and the intro diet on

> Pecanbread. Should I stick with the one in the book, or go with

the

> more restrictive Pecanbread one?

>

> We have been GF for two years, but not CF. I don't think he has a

> problem with dairy - not sure how I would know although going with

> the Pecanbread intro would let me know I imagine?

>

> Thanks for any help,

> Ann

> Sam 4.5, CD

> Simon 15 months

> SCD 2.5 wks

[Guest guest]

> Ann,

>

> I don't see any need for you to eliminate dairy.

>

> You said you have been following the diet for 2 1/2 weeks.

>

> What is he eating now?

Jody - he's eating everything that is allowed (fruit [raw, cooked,

dried], honey, almonds, walnuts, pecans, cheese, yogurt, eggs,

salmon, cod, tuna, turkey, lamb, butternut squash, peas, green

beans, carrots, onion, almond/date milk), but no trophies yet, and

his behaviour is not stable. He reacted to something he ate with a

friend on Sunday - think we tracked it down to artifical color in

some cheddar (poor guy - I told him cheese was ok!), but that's the

only non-SCD item since we began.

Sounds like we'll be ok with the book intro?

Ann

Sam 5 CD

Simon 15 months

SCD 2.5 wks

[Guest guest]

" Sounds like we'll be ok with the book intro? "

Ann,

Yes, the book intro seems fine.

Just go slow after the intro and add foods one at a time to see what

he tolerates and what he doesn't. Keeping a food log is a good idea.

You aren't going to see trophies until his gut heals some. It takes

some time. The chart on Pecanbread may still be useful in helping to

figure out what veggies, etc to add.

You can also make chicken pancakes (from pecanbread.com) for the intro

if he doesn't like the other stuff. They are made from just cooked

chicken and eggs.

Go slow and be patient.

(I know, easier said than done with a kid.)

Jody

mom to -5.1 and -7.5

SCD 1 year