Re: allergic reactions to SCD

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

I don't know too much about allergy reactions, but is it the same

arm the blood was drawn? Is she scratching at the site where they

drew the blood or a different site on the same arm? Are there welts

or raised bumps on the red area? Those descriptors may help someone

identify what is going on. As for the constipation, beats me what

to do since we have been dealing with this issue for a long time and

haven't found a remedy. I would suggest NOT giving the nut flours

right now as they were big constipators for my son and if your

daughter was already constipated before adding the nut flours, then

the constipation will only get worse. One short term solution to my

son's constipation was epsom salts (2 tsps will make soft logs, 3

tsps will make diarrhea for a 58 pound child based on my experience

with my son)in water or place the epsom salts in capsules (very time

consuming and it took about 6, size '0', capsules per teaspoon of

epsom salts) and have her swallow the capsules instead of drinking

the water with the epsom salts. I was told I shouldn't use the

epsom salts (magnesium sulfate)long term but don't know why at this

point. We have just started MSM (methylsulfamethane) to see if the

sulfur in this product will work on softening his stools. I'll keep

everyone posted on that one. Also, I was told not to worry about the

zuchinni seeds because the zuchinni we have in the U.S. now are very

small. Hope this helps somewhat and take care, Becky in Chesapeake,

VA with 10 yr old on SCD 4 weeks, 5 days

> Hi me again,

> This afternoon I gave Abby three small Midas Gold Pancakes ( they

have one cup of almond flour), and I put a small amount of almond

butter on top for a snack. I don't know if the almond has anything

to do with it but she just started scratching one arm until it got

really red. She had a bruise on it but think it was from holding

her down to get a blood draw this morning. She just keeps

scratching and it's really red. Does this sound like a reaction to

almond? She is so sensitive to everything and feel like I am giving

her a lot of fruit, and honey as well. Does this diet seem to make

the phenol/salicylate problem worse sometimes?

> Also, I cooked some zucchini and was going to de-seed it but it

was too mushy. Does zucchini necccessary have to be de-seeded?

> She is also constipated and says " bathroom " constantly. She is

getting the prune mixture in the a.m. and a half dose of miralax in

the afternoon but still will skip a day or two going. We haven't

had any change in color of BM, but I attribute this to the

Sulfazalazine. I really appreciate any comments or similar

experiences. Thanks,

> Kathy

> mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky, I lived in Virginia for many years! Met and married my husband in

Newport News..............I also lived in Va. Beach as a child. ( my dad was

Navy). No the reaction was in the other arm. My husband thinks holding her

down caused the bruise but then this afternoon she couldn't stop scratching

it. She's not that verbal and she even said " It hurts " . I noticed a rash on

her lower back too. Her skin is very sensitive and gets red easy. No

welts, just scratch marks that Abby made. It seemed to happen so fast after

she ate the almond so that's why I suspected it. I just freak out when I

see bruises when she comes home from school because about a year and a half

ago a teacher assaulted her and made a hand print bruise on her arm. (I've

got two separate issues here..........sorry). Anyway, she's now not wanting

to eat a lot of what I am making for dinner and is skipping a lot of meals.

I am starting to get worried about that too. God shouldn't of given me an

autistic child because I am a big worrier. She's eating applesauce and

banana everyday and a egg, and she'll eat a lot of beef but the veggies

she'll try once and then not a second time. I am afraid she is going to be

living off of juice, fruit and meat ! I made a turkey meat loaf for dinner

with zucchini, egg and tomato sauce and then some sauce on top. I thought

she would love it but wouldn't eat a thing. The constipation keeps her from

eating sometimes but I know she's probably having fry, chip, GF pasta, Van's

Waffle's and Health Valley Soup withdrawals!!!!Thanks for responding and it

does help.

Kathy in NC

mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

Re: allergic reactions to SCD

> Hi Kathy,

> I don't know too much about allergy reactions, but is it the same

> arm the blood was drawn? Is she scratching at the site where they

> drew the blood or a different site on the same arm? Are there welts

> or raised bumps on the red area? Those descriptors may help someone

> identify what is going on. As for the constipation, beats me what

> to do since we have been dealing with this issue for a long time and

> haven't found a remedy. I would suggest NOT giving the nut flours

> right now as they were big constipators for my son and if your

> daughter was already constipated before adding the nut flours, then

> the constipation will only get worse. One short term solution to my

> son's constipation was epsom salts (2 tsps will make soft logs, 3

> tsps will make diarrhea for a 58 pound child based on my experience

> with my son)in water or place the epsom salts in capsules (very time

> consuming and it took about 6, size '0', capsules per teaspoon of

> epsom salts) and have her swallow the capsules instead of drinking

> the water with the epsom salts. I was told I shouldn't use the

> epsom salts (magnesium sulfate)long term but don't know why at this

> point. We have just started MSM (methylsulfamethane) to see if the

> sulfur in this product will work on softening his stools. I'll keep

> everyone posted on that one. Also, I was told not to worry about the

> zuchinni seeds because the zuchinni we have in the U.S. now are very

> small. Hope this helps somewhat and take care, Becky in Chesapeake,

> VA with 10 yr old on SCD 4 weeks, 5 days

>

>

> > Hi me again,

> > This afternoon I gave Abby three small Midas Gold Pancakes ( they

> have one cup of almond flour), and I put a small amount of almond

> butter on top for a snack. I don't know if the almond has anything

> to do with it but she just started scratching one arm until it got

> really red. She had a bruise on it but think it was from holding

> her down to get a blood draw this morning. She just keeps

> scratching and it's really red. Does this sound like a reaction to

> almond? She is so sensitive to everything and feel like I am giving

> her a lot of fruit, and honey as well. Does this diet seem to make

> the phenol/salicylate problem worse sometimes?

> > Also, I cooked some zucchini and was going to de-seed it but it

> was too mushy. Does zucchini necccessary have to be de-seeded?

> > She is also constipated and says " bathroom " constantly. She is

> getting the prune mixture in the a.m. and a half dose of miralax in

> the afternoon but still will skip a day or two going. We haven't

> had any change in color of BM, but I attribute this to the

> Sulfazalazine. I really appreciate any comments or similar

> experiences. Thanks,

> > Kathy

> > mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

I really enjoy living here in Chesapeake. The weather is great

and the people are nice. The only problem is the schools don't

provide any other teaching method besides TEACCH. Boy, that's

terrible about the teacher causing the bruising.....that's another

reason I don't have my son in a school. How goes the itching and

poop situation? Did you try some topical cream to ease the itching

(I was thinking that maybe there's a Benadryl cream or something

like that for rashes)? We tried the Midas Gold pancakes on our son

last summer and they really constipated him alot. Maybe you could

try the pecan flour someone else suggested instead of the almond

flour. I have only used the almond flour and quit very quickly

after watching his stools get harder and haven't been brave enough

to try any other nut flour. I wonder if the Sneaky Veggie Pancakes

would work better; they were accepted by my son and he's quite picky

about his pancakes. Take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

A lot of the kids on the diet start with pecan butter or pecan

flour, they seem to tolerate it better than almonds. Once on the

diet a while some find that the almond flour is then tolerated.

YOu don't need to deseed the small zucchini, just peel it at the

beginning.

Have you tried any of the sneaky muffin/pancake recipes? They are a

great place to hide vegetables.Such as 's Muffins, sneaky veggie

pancakes under the recipe section at

http://pecanbread.com/recipes.html Also Avocado Meat Loaf or the

meatloaf recipe in BTVC.

Can you also put how long you have been on the SCD in your

signature? It helps a lot when answering questions.

Sheila, SCD 37 mos, UC 20 yrs,

mom of SCD 22 mos

> Hi me again,

> This afternoon I gave Abby three small Midas Gold Pancakes ( they

have one cup of almond flour), and I put a small amount of almond

butter on top for a snack. I don't know if the almond has anything

to do with it but she just started scratching one arm until it got

really red. She had a bruise on it but think it was from holding

her down to get a blood draw this morning. She just keeps

scratching and it's really red. Does this sound like a reaction to

almond? She is so sensitive to everything and feel like I am giving

her a lot of fruit, and honey as well. Does this diet seem to make

the phenol/salicylate problem worse sometimes?

> Also, I cooked some zucchini and was going to de-seed it but it

was too mushy. Does zucchini necccessary have to be de-seeded?

> She is also constipated and says " bathroom " constantly. She is

getting the prune mixture in the a.m. and a half dose of miralax in

the afternoon but still will skip a day or two going. We haven't

had any change in color of BM, but I attribute this to the

Sulfazalazine. I really appreciate any comments or similar

experiences. Thanks,

> Kathy

> mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

>

>

[Guest guest]

Are you home schooling? I have done that twice before for short periods but

she misses all interaction and stimulation of going to school. TEACCH

originated in NC so I know a lot about it. I'm not too thrilled with it

either. It's good for younger kids when they are just learning. Yes, it's

hard for us to trust as well as Abby, especially since she is mostly

non-verbal. She can say one or two words together but never an explanation.

I put on some Cortisone Cream but may do the Benadryl tonight. Is that

legal to ingest? Her arm was really red and irritated today. She has not

gone #2 for a couple of days but for her that is long enough for it to

affect her behavior. I have a funny feeling about the almond flour so I am

going to stop it but keep using a little bit of the almond butter. What

about strawberries? Have you used those? I am planning to make some jam to

put on the banana/egg pancake. Thanks for the suggestion about the sneaky

veggie...........I have not made those and plan too. Which veggie works best

in those? Thanks.

Kathy

mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

Re: allergic reactions to SCD

> Hi Kathy,

> I really enjoy living here in Chesapeake. The weather is great

> and the people are nice. The only problem is the schools don't

> provide any other teaching method besides TEACCH. Boy, that's

> terrible about the teacher causing the bruising.....that's another

> reason I don't have my son in a school. How goes the itching and

> poop situation? Did you try some topical cream to ease the itching

> (I was thinking that maybe there's a Benadryl cream or something

> like that for rashes)? We tried the Midas Gold pancakes on our son

> last summer and they really constipated him alot. Maybe you could

> try the pecan flour someone else suggested instead of the almond

> flour. I have only used the almond flour and quit very quickly

> after watching his stools get harder and haven't been brave enough

> to try any other nut flour. I wonder if the Sneaky Veggie Pancakes

> would work better; they were accepted by my son and he's quite picky

> about his pancakes. Take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

" What about strawberries? Have you used those? I am

planning to make some jam to put on the banana/egg pancake. "

Make sure you press the strawberries through a sieve to remove

all of the seeds after you cook them. The seeds are too hard to

digest for the beginning of the diet. This would be true for any of

the berries as well.

There is a really yummy jam recipe on pecanbread.com.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 13 months

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

If I remember correctly, strawberries are one of the fruits that

one can develop an allergic reaction easily so we haven't touched

that fruit yet. I don't even know the phenol content of them. As

for the sneaky veggie recipe, we use cooked pureed carrots but you

can use zuchinni or any other veggie you want to use. What I found

out that works best is to make the batter the night before and place

it in a bowl in the fridge. The next morning, then slowly pull the

top of the veggie pancake batter to the side and you'll see a pool

of water below. I dump some of that water out so I have a bit of a

drier batter since when I initially made these pancakes, they fell

apart easily because they were so wet. Also be sure to oil your

griddle or pan before pouring the batter, and do this each time you

pour another pancake. Hope Abby's rash goes away and yes, I have

been homeschooling even before I knew that our third son had

autism. Interesting how God works in mysterious ways. My son also

can't explain things and talks in two to 4 word phrases. He also

has receptive problems, but progressing very slowly. Take care,

Becky in Chesapeake, VA with 10 yr old on SCD 4 wks, 6 days

> Are you home schooling? I have done that twice before for short

periods but

> she misses all interaction and stimulation of going to school.

TEACCH

> originated in NC so I know a lot about it. I'm not too thrilled

with it

> either. It's good for younger kids when they are just learning.

Yes, it's

> hard for us to trust as well as Abby, especially since she is

mostly

> non-verbal. She can say one or two words together but never an

explanation.

> I put on some Cortisone Cream but may do the Benadryl tonight. Is

that

> legal to ingest? Her arm was really red and irritated today. She

has not

> gone #2 for a couple of days but for her that is long enough for

it to

> affect her behavior. I have a funny feeling about the almond

flour so I am

> going to stop it but keep using a little bit of the almond

butter. What

> about strawberries? Have you used those? I am planning to make

some jam to

> put on the banana/egg pancake. Thanks for the suggestion about

the sneaky

> veggie...........I have not made those and plan too. Which veggie

works best

> in those? Thanks.

> Kathy

> mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

> Re: allergic reactions to SCD

>

>

> > Hi Kathy,

> > I really enjoy living here in Chesapeake. The weather is great

> > and the people are nice. The only problem is the schools don't

> > provide any other teaching method besides TEACCH. Boy, that's

> > terrible about the teacher causing the bruising.....that's

another

> > reason I don't have my son in a school. How goes the itching and

> > poop situation? Did you try some topical cream to ease the

itching

> > (I was thinking that maybe there's a Benadryl cream or something

> > like that for rashes)? We tried the Midas Gold pancakes on our

son

> > last summer and they really constipated him alot. Maybe you

could

> > try the pecan flour someone else suggested instead of the almond

> > flour. I have only used the almond flour and quit very quickly

> > after watching his stools get harder and haven't been brave

enough

> > to try any other nut flour. I wonder if the Sneaky Veggie

Pancakes

> > would work better; they were accepted by my son and he's quite

picky

> > about his pancakes. Take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky, I am simmering pureed strawberries and honey right now! Have you

done the SAGE testing? We did it through Dr. Bradstreet's office and she

showed really allergic to orange, sweet potato and watermelon! There was a

bunch more that were lesser reactive but strawberries and nuts were not

included. I was surprised about the nuts.

Thanks for the idea about the pancake batter........it does seem to be thin

without any flour in it. Yes, her arm is red still and the small of her

back...........it has to be the almond flour because I can't think of what

else it could be.

I saw " pecan meal " at Whole Foods today. Is that the way it usually comes?

What do you do, just grind it up further?

Thanks so much, I am learning so much I feel like I could move to a farm and

be self-sufficient (no not really!)

Kathy

mom of Abby- 9, ASD, UC

SCD for 12 days

Re: allergic reactions to SCD

> >

> >

> > > Hi Kathy,

> > > I really enjoy living here in Chesapeake. The weather is great

> > > and the people are nice. The only problem is the schools don't

> > > provide any other teaching method besides TEACCH. Boy, that's

> > > terrible about the teacher causing the bruising.....that's

> another

> > > reason I don't have my son in a school. How goes the itching and

> > > poop situation? Did you try some topical cream to ease the

> itching

> > > (I was thinking that maybe there's a Benadryl cream or something

> > > like that for rashes)? We tried the Midas Gold pancakes on our

> son

> > > last summer and they really constipated him alot. Maybe you

> could

> > > try the pecan flour someone else suggested instead of the almond

> > > flour. I have only used the almond flour and quit very quickly

> > > after watching his stools get harder and haven't been brave

> enough

> > > to try any other nut flour. I wonder if the Sneaky Veggie

> Pancakes

> > > would work better; they were accepted by my son and he's quite

> picky

> > > about his pancakes. Take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

> the book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

> following

> > websites:

> > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > > and

> > > http://www.pecanbread.com

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

No, we haven't done the SAGE testing as we are quite low on funds

right now. We have the oldest child in private high school, the

second getting educational therapy for his dysgraphia, the third is

the autistic one and the two year old was getting speech therapy

since he is speech delayed (we stopped in December since I couldn't

stand the office receptionist nor the stress of getting him there.)

So we have to be very careful where we put our money right now. As

for the nut flours, I have no idea how the pecan flour comes and

where to get it. You may want to do a search on pecan flour and I

bet a message will have where you can purchase the pecan flour. I'm

just not willing to spend the money on it right now since I know he

get constipated on both almond flour and peanut butter. Hope the

rash goes away soon. I wonder if an epsom salts bath would make it

better if it is a phenol reaction? I guess I would try the benadryl

first and if that doesn't get it to go away, then try the epsom

baths to see if the rash is due to the phenols. Hope this helps and

take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA with 10 yr old on SCD 4 wks6 days

> > > Are you home schooling? I have done that twice before for

short

> > periods but

> > > she misses all interaction and stimulation of going to school.

> > TEACCH

> > > originated in NC so I know a lot about it. I'm not too

thrilled

> > with it

> > > either. It's good for younger kids when they are just

learning.

> > Yes, it's

> > > hard for us to trust as well as Abby, especially since she is

> > mostly

> > > non-verbal. She can say one or two words together but never an

> > explanation.

> > > I put on some Cortisone Cream but may do the Benadryl

tonight. Is

> > that

> > > legal to ingest? Her arm was really red and irritated today.

She

> > has not

> > > gone #2 for a couple of days but for her that is long enough

for

> > it to

> > > affect her behavior. I have a funny feeling about the almond

> > flour so I am

> > > going to stop it but keep using a little bit of the almond

> > butter. What

> > > about strawberries? Have you used those? I am planning to make

> > some jam to

> > > put on the banana/egg pancake. Thanks for the suggestion about

> > the sneaky

> > > veggie...........I have not made those and plan too. Which

veggie

> > works best

> > > in those? Thanks.

> > > Kathy

> > > mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

> > > Re: allergic reactions to SCD

> > >

> > >

> > > > Hi Kathy,

> > > > I really enjoy living here in Chesapeake. The weather is

great

> > > > and the people are nice. The only problem is the schools

don't

> > > > provide any other teaching method besides TEACCH. Boy,

that's

> > > > terrible about the teacher causing the bruising.....that's

> > another

> > > > reason I don't have my son in a school. How goes the

itching and

> > > > poop situation? Did you try some topical cream to ease the

> > itching

> > > > (I was thinking that maybe there's a Benadryl cream or

something

> > > > like that for rashes)? We tried the Midas Gold pancakes on

our

> > son

> > > > last summer and they really constipated him alot. Maybe you

> > could

> > > > try the pecan flour someone else suggested instead of the

almond

> > > > flour. I have only used the almond flour and quit very

quickly

> > > > after watching his stools get harder and haven't been brave

> > enough

> > > > to try any other nut flour. I wonder if the Sneaky Veggie

> > Pancakes

> > > > would work better; they were accepted by my son and he's

quite

> > picky

> > > > about his pancakes. Take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please

read

> > the book

> > > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

> > following

> > > websites:

> > > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > > > and

> > > > http://www.pecanbread.com

> > > >

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky, We only did the testing because it was highly recommended by Dr.

Bradstreet when he saw Abby in Florida last summer. It's expensive but the

best test there is for food/ additive allergies. For some reason the

insurance seems to always pay for the whole amount of that test. We are

going to find a DAN doctor closer to us because all these trips from NC to

New York and Florida are getting expensive and stressful. Anyway, you have

a lot on your plate.........God bless you!

Thank you for all the advice..........does the Epsom salts baths work better

than the Mag. Sulfate Cream? Abby is not doing any better but started

sneezing a lot this afternoon so now I am thinking it's a combo of die-off,

almond flour and a cold virus. But at least I know now. Take care,

Kathy

mom of Abby-9, ASD, UC and Hannah-13

SCD for 13 days

Re: allergic reactions to SCD

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > > Hi Kathy,

> > > > > I really enjoy living here in Chesapeake. The weather is

> great

> > > > > and the people are nice. The only problem is the schools

> don't

> > > > > provide any other teaching method besides TEACCH. Boy,

> that's

> > > > > terrible about the teacher causing the bruising.....that's

> > > another

> > > > > reason I don't have my son in a school. How goes the

> itching and

> > > > > poop situation? Did you try some topical cream to ease the

> > > itching

> > > > > (I was thinking that maybe there's a Benadryl cream or

> something

> > > > > like that for rashes)? We tried the Midas Gold pancakes on

> our

> > > son

> > > > > last summer and they really constipated him alot. Maybe you

> > > could

> > > > > try the pecan flour someone else suggested instead of the

> almond

> > > > > flour. I have only used the almond flour and quit very

> quickly

> > > > > after watching his stools get harder and haven't been brave

> > > enough

> > > > > to try any other nut flour. I wonder if the Sneaky Veggie

> > > Pancakes

> > > > > would work better; they were accepted by my son and he's

> quite

> > > picky

> > > > > about his pancakes. Take care, Becky in Chesapeake, VA

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please

> read

> > > the book

> > > > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

> > > following

> > > > websites:

> > > > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > > > > and

> > > > > http://www.pecanbread.com

> > > > >

> > > > >