Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi Donna, I have 2 ideas for you to check out. The first one is that bananas are high in " salicylates " (which is a sort of subset of phenols, I think?????) -- you can look at that. The second one is that it might be from the natural sugar in the bananas. does fine with them, but if I give them to her in the late afternoon, she has trouble getting to sleep at night. So I just make sure to give them earlier in the day, and there's no problem. Sue (From Pickering) > My son has been scd for 5 weeks and we had problems with bananas 1 month ago > so since he hasn't had any. I thought I would try again. > > So I gave him 1/2 of a banana yesterday and he was fine and I gave him 1 > whole banana with yogurt today and he got really giddy and off balance and > started spinning in circles. I knew right away that he was having a > reaction (but I have to admit its nice to see him with so much energy). He > then took a nap and woke up with really red cheeks and he was extremely > irritable. We had a very difficult dinner. > > So do you think it is a phenol reaction. I can't find anywhere where banana > is listed as high in phenols??? > > I know he can't tolerate bananas right now but what is it about bananas that > are having such an affect on him??? > > Thanks for your input. > > Donna & Wes > Wesley 02-12-02, scd 5 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi, I just wanted to add one more reason to kids having problems with bananas. I have noticed with my 21 yr old son and have heard from other moms here that organic bananas with less or no chemicals used are well tolerated by special children. The ones we get are from Equador, I think. Sunny japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Actually, bananas are high in phenol, However, NOT high in salicylates but in AMINES (another phenol subset). AMINES are what is controlled in the Failsafe diet. http://allergies.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.zipworld.com.au%2F%7Eataraxy%2FSalic_03.txt My daughter can't tolerate high phenol fruits, whether salicylates or phenols, just pears. However, veggies seem to be okay so maybe it is a sugar related issue? claudia > > My son has been scd for 5 weeks and we had problems with bananas 1 > month ago > > so since he hasn't had any. I thought I would try again. > > > > So I gave him 1/2 of a banana yesterday and he was fine and I gave > him 1 > > whole banana with yogurt today and he got really giddy and off > balance and > > started spinning in circles. I knew right away that he was having > a > > reaction (but I have to admit its nice to see him with so much > energy). He > > then took a nap and woke up with really red cheeks and he was > extremely > > irritable. We had a very difficult dinner. > > > > So do you think it is a phenol reaction. I can't find anywhere > where banana > > is listed as high in phenols??? > > > > I know he can't tolerate bananas right now but what is it about > bananas that > > are having such an affect on him??? > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > Donna & Wes > > Wesley 02-12-02, scd 5 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 For those of us in the US, all of our bananas are grown in Mexico, Central America, or further south.... In many of these countries, their laws allow use of pesticide sprays that are outlawed in the US. So... I always buy organic bananas..... they aren't usually very much more expensive than non-organic. Same goes for grapes and some other fruits, by the way...... usually grown south of the border and sprayed with who-knows-what. Patti, mom to Katera Re: Re: banana intolerance Hi, I just wanted to add one more reason to kids having problems with bananas. I have noticed with my 21 yr old son and have heard from other moms here that organic bananas with less or no chemicals used are well tolerated by special children. The ones we get are from Equador, I think. Sunny japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I was going to say the same thing. Luke is sensitive to salicylates, but bananas are very low in these, and so he tolerates bananas fine, eats 2 a day. But other phenol sensitive children have trouble with them. Weird. in NC Mom of Luke, age 5, Asperger's/highly sensitive to phenols & salicylates/diarrhea & gas problems; , age 3, healthy; and , 19 mos, healthy All SCD since 1/26/04 Re: banana intolerance Actually, bananas are high in phenol, However, NOT high in salicylates but in AMINES (another phenol subset). AMINES are what is controlled in the Failsafe diet. http://allergies.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.zipworld.com.au%2F%7Eataraxy%2FSalic_03.txt My daughter can't tolerate high phenol fruits, whether salicylates or phenols, just pears. However, veggies seem to be okay so maybe it is a sugar related issue? claudia > > My son has been scd for 5 weeks and we had problems with bananas 1 > month ago > > so since he hasn't had any. I thought I would try again. > > > > So I gave him 1/2 of a banana yesterday and he was fine and I gave > him 1 > > whole banana with yogurt today and he got really giddy and off > balance and > > started spinning in circles. I knew right away that he was having > a > > reaction (but I have to admit its nice to see him with so much > energy). He > > then took a nap and woke up with really red cheeks and he was > extremely > > irritable. We had a very difficult dinner. > > > > So do you think it is a phenol reaction. I can't find anywhere > where banana > > is listed as high in phenols??? > > > > I know he can't tolerate bananas right now but what is it about > bananas that > > are having such an affect on him??? > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > Donna & Wes > > Wesley 02-12-02, scd 5 weeks For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the following websites: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info and http://www.pecanbread.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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