Re: Started yogurt today

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Hi Doreen,

> Started yogurt today. 1/3 tsp.

> Is this considered the same as adding a new food?

> So I shouldn't add anything new for a time?

Yes, it is a new food and it's a good idea to hold off on other new foods,

until you are sure of a reaction positive or negative (you may see more

die-off etc.)

> I started to do the yogurt because I see that unless the gut is

> allowed to heal more I might as well not even think about adding

> phenol foods. He has been sensitive to grape juice, zucchini, apple

> juice. Plus the beneficial flora I can't ignore after reading all of

> the posts

I agree. That's what happened in my family and many report this also. (Not

the phenol foods, specifically, but just food in general. Once i started

yogurt my healing process speeded up dramatically.

.. My other questions are how have you all introduced the

> yogurt? (As far as a time frame) With my other culprit foods I saw a

> problem or change in either behavior or horrible gas within 2 days.

> So I have promoted a 3 day trial on most foods. I realize with the

> yogurt I must go slow, does this sound adequate - 1/3 tsp today, 1/2

> tsp tomorrow and the next, 3/4 tsp. Fri & Sat., 1 tsp Sun.(Providing

> no problems)

> Than by the end of next week work to 2 tsp. by end of week.

> That sounds so slow to me. Can I step it up then if he is ok or is

> the yogurt a sneaky guy that gets most, weeks later?

That sounds okay as long as there is no obvious bad reaction. If you are

unsure if it is a good or bad reaction just leave a day in between without

yogurt to be sure.

>

> Also I would like to know what the amount I am striving for is

> without an additional probiotic?

2 cups/day for a child, 3 cups a day for an adult. So somewhere in there

depending on weight and age.

> Sorry so many questions,

Not a problem, that's why we are here.

Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 37 mos SCD

mom of SCD 22 mos