Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 > > I'm seeing so many posts about phases and I've really only seen 2 > phases in the book, with exception to whole nuts and beans to be > left out for about 4 months. The phases are a guideline that was put together with input from various parents of ASD children who were using this diet, because there were so many questions about " what do I introduce next? " They are meant to be a guideline as to what is TYPICALLY/OFTEN easier to digest progressing to those things more difficult to digest (note, every individual can be different in what is easier for THEM to digest). Anything that is not well digested is left available to feed gut bugs. in my opinion, this is true whether we 'see' reactions or not. The phases can be found on www.pecanbread.com, under Food Preparation, Beyond the Intro http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#beyond You really need to read the pecanbread website as well as the BTVC book, if you are using SCD for a child with autism. The website deals with lots of specifics about doing SCD for autism as opposed to strictly for bowel disease. However, whether you choose to follow the stages is up to you; they are not " mandatory " . > > Spinach- I read that spinach steals calcium. Calcium is obviously a > deficiency, so I'm leary of using this veggie with him. Curious - how do you know that calcium is an " obvious " deficiency? I'm always trying to figure out if there's some way I can TELL if my child is getting/absorbing enough calcium. -- Sue, mom to Adam and SCD 4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi Lynn, > > My understanding is initial start is to be 2- 5 days, or until > diarrhea is gone. It is 2 - 3 days for constipation, and 4-5 days for D. Though it really depends on the individual and this is only a guideline. Elaine doesn't recommend people staying on the intro diet longer than 5 days. My son had normal BM's prior to the diet. He > gained some looser stools here and there, but usually with beans. What kinds of beans, Were they greenbeans or do you mean the kind of beans that are soaked and then cooked. The soaked cooked kind shouldn't be introduced until much later in the diet. green beans are better for earlier in the diet. > saw that beans were a no no at this stage, so I pulled them for a > week. He did have a small amount yesterday results unseen so far. > However, doesn't everyone have looser stools with beans? No. Once the gut is healed sufficiently people ashould be able to eat them without loose stools. If you have loose stools, gas pain etc. that means you aren't ready for them yet. > otherwise he is eating veggies and meats. New foods introduced were > blueberries, which he tolerated in the past and almond flour, which > he had never had. No problems or reactions. Oh, some honey added as > well. He is not only not having any food reactions, but for the most > part is really loving his new foods. Well, that's excellent ! He was GFCF for 1 1/2 yrs. I've > seen yeast die off in him before, never major though. I think we saw > a small amount of yeast leave him at the beginning of the diet, when > stools went a little loose. Stools are perfect and he's improving. > > Questions- are nuts wrong now if he tolerates them? Do you mean whole nuts? You really should start with nut flour and work up gradually. There are lots of great recipes that use nut flour. > > Since he is not showing reactions to foods and many of these foods > he has been eating anyway, is it ok to do as I'm doing and just keep > him free of non-SCD foods? > > I'm seeing so many posts about phases and I've really only seen 2 > phases in the book, with exception to whole nuts and beans to be > left out for about 4 months. Beans are something he has and is kind > of a non-orange colored food option for me. Non-orange foods to start with: Zucchini, eggplant, spinach, cucumber, mushroom, artichoke, asparagus, spaghetti squash > > Spinach- I read that spinach steals calcium. Calcium is obviously a > deficiency, so I'm leary of using this veggie with him. > Does it really? I thought it helped. Other sources of calcium are sardines, salmon, nuts. Here is a chart that helps with calcium amounts for various foods. Of course some of these are illegal but it can give you some ideas of food sources of calcium http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile70.stm Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 > Curious - how do you know that calcium is an " obvious " deficiency? > I'm always trying to figure out if there's some way I can TELL if my > child is getting/absorbing enough calcium. > > -- Sue, mom to Adam and > SCD 4 months We had a detox profile done and he was barely even on the chart for calcium. It was an extreme deficiency as well as cysteine. I had it done thru our DAN! dr per my request. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 > > > > Spinach- I read that spinach steals calcium. Calcium is obviously > a > > deficiency, so I'm leary of using this veggie with him. > > > > Does it really? I thought it helped. Other sources of calcium are > sardines, salmon, nuts. Here is a chart that helps with calcium > amounts for various foods. Of course some of these are illegal but > it can give you some ideas of food sources of calcium > http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile70.stm > > Sheila I was reading about calcium do to how it connects to his vision and overall health and saw something about it. Thought it was interesting. I have a lot to do but will attempt to post if I run across it again. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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