Re: die-off for non-dx dieter...?

[Guest guest]

Amy,

I don't know the answer, but I am wondering if taking some activated

charcoal would be better than taking the Immodium.

The activated charcoal would soak up the dying yeast and toxins.

Are you eating enough simple carbs?

Jody

mom to -5.1 and -7.5

[Guest guest]

> I don't know the answer, but I am wondering if taking some

activated

> charcoal would be better than taking the Immodium.

i know nothing about activated charcoal ... can you fill me in

(where to get it, how to take it, cost, taste, powder or pill,

etc...)?

> Are you eating enough simple carbs?

i generally eat about 2 fruits per day (apples, pears, dates); the

greens seem to be contributing to my problem, so i've shied away

from the veggies a bit, but not altogether. and i'm drinking lots

of tea w/ honey, so getting some carbs w/ the honey in there. and

then there are the baked goods w/ the almond flour (zucchini

muffins, pumpkin cookies, peanut butter brownies, no dairy bread).

what do you think?

amy

mom to paddy (almost 4, asperger, household scd 7 weeks)

[Guest guest]

Amy,

When I started SCD with my son over the summer, I really didn't feel

very good. I noticed that I felt better when I had a quesadilla or

sandwich at lunch. So maybe for those people without serious gut

issues, a little starch is needed. Doing this diet has given me a

lot of energy. I never realized how all that starch and sugar was

affecting me!

Gia

Mom to Jack and , (SCD 7 mos.)

> our household has been scd since new year's day; although the only

> person it is intended for is our son, who's doing well on the

diet.

> my husband and i are just supporters.

>

> however, i've read many posts where parents, etc... indicate they

> have had reactions, seen symptoms of die-off, and so on. i wonder

> if i am not having the same thing going on. every week or so i

feel

> crummy for about a day, and typically wind up taking a big dose of

> immodium to stop the bm & cramping. then i'm back to normal for

> another week - 10 days.

>

> i also am somewhat of a runner & in training for a half-marathon,

so

> this is definitely interfering with not only feely crummy, but i'm

> avoiding the usual carb intake/loading that i typically would be

> doing with the amount of mileage i'm putting in.

>

> how are people dealing with this? i wonder if my body doesn't

need

> a small intake of carbs? or i need to let this problem run its

> course b/c i may need to get rid of yeast?

>

> as much as i'd like some chocolate and/or warm baked bread at this

> moment, i'd really like to stay true to the diet, as i promised my

> son i would. any comments?

>

> amy

> mom to paddy (turns 4 on the 25th, aspergers, household scd 7

weeks)

[Guest guest]

Amy,

Activated charcoal comes in a pill. You take it away from meals and

vitamin/supplements. Otherwise it could soak up your nutrients.

It should absorb the dying yeast and toxins that the dying yeast give

off(from my understanding). I have never taken it personally, but

have read about people giving to their kids when they were taking

Diflucan or Flagyl.

Can you explain how " greens " are contributing to the problem? What

kind of " greens " ?

Did you start at the beginning of the diet and eat all cooked foods

and add foods slowly?

Also, Elaine says that " weak tea " is okay. Not being a tea drinker, I

am not able to give an answer on what qualifies as weak tea. Maybe

someone else can help out with this. I don't think it has ever really

come up with the kids.

Jody

mom to -5.1 and -7.5