Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 I have ordered the book from my local and Noble. I have the intro diet and the recipes. I am wondering does the book go into detail about what you do after the intro diet and how long you know you need it, and what to introduce and when? I have an ASD child and we have chronic constipation without supplements to help him go, so I am hoping to be able to judge when to go from the intro to regular diet if that is the correct term for it. Thanks for all the help from everyone. Becca Clayton 20 months -reflux 3 years old Autism, gluten casein, soy, corn and beginning the stages of yeast and sugar free. Damian 10 with ADHD and environmental allergies (so far) na 14 peanuts, citrus fruits, molds, pine dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hi Becca, The intro diet is usually recommended for 2-5 days. If your child has constipation it is more 2-3 days . If your child has diarrhea 3- 5 days is better. For some people the diet is enough to help clear up constipation. If the constipation does not clear up with diet alone then you should check out the constipation protocol. http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/constipatio n.htm and this link also about constipation and diet: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/constipatio n_continued.htm The gist of it is that contrary to poular belief raw fruits & vegetables will only compound the constipation problem. The bowel needs to heal before the fiber in raw f & v will help keep things moving. So at the beginning of the diet foods that are not tolerated will just make the constipation worse. So at the beginning of the diet after the intro diet you will want to continue to peel and cook all fruits and veggies. Probably avoid foods with seeds that aren't easily removed such as strawberries, blueberries etc. Many have found that until things are moving relatively smoothly the seeds in these foods will just excacerbate the problem. After some healing they'll be tolerated better. ( For those who *really* want jams you can pick up a food mill (eg. Foley food mill) that will help remove skins and seeds from jams, sauces etc.) Eating lots of cooked vegetables should help with constipation. After the intro some good foods to add are cooked green beans, cooked asparagus, squash. After these if your child doesn't have any diarrhea or gas you could try a little of the cabbage family vegetables (still cooked). These include cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage. Fruits for after the intro include ripe bananas (yellow with black spots on the skins, green bananas still have the starches unconverted to the natural sugars that are more digestible.), applesauce, pearsauce. Once you get through these foods if you aren't sure how to proceed just ask Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 38 mos SCD mom of SCD 23 mos > I have ordered the book from my local and Noble. I have the intro > diet and the recipes. > > I am wondering does the book go into detail about what you do after the > intro diet and how long you know you need it, and what to introduce and > when? > > I have an ASD child and we have chronic constipation without supplements to > help him go, so I am hoping to be able to judge when to go from the intro to > regular diet if that is the correct term for it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hi Becca, The intro diet is usually recommended for 2-5 days. If your child has constipation it is more 2-3 days . If your child has diarrhea 3- 5 days is better. For some people the diet is enough to help clear up constipation. If the constipation does not clear up with diet alone then you should check out the constipation protocol. http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/constipatio n.htm and this link also about constipation and diet: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/constipatio n_continued.htm The gist of it is that contrary to poular belief raw fruits & vegetables will only compound the constipation problem. The bowel needs to heal before the fiber in raw f & v will help keep things moving. So at the beginning of the diet foods that are not tolerated will just make the constipation worse. So at the beginning of the diet after the intro diet you will want to continue to peel and cook all fruits and veggies. Probably avoid foods with seeds that aren't easily removed such as strawberries, blueberries etc. Many have found that until things are moving relatively smoothly the seeds in these foods will just excacerbate the problem. After some healing they'll be tolerated better. ( For those who *really* want jams you can pick up a food mill (eg. Foley food mill) that will help remove skins and seeds from jams, sauces etc.) Eating lots of cooked vegetables should help with constipation. After the intro some good foods to add are cooked green beans, cooked asparagus, squash. After these if your child doesn't have any diarrhea or gas you could try a little of the cabbage family vegetables (still cooked). These include cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage. Fruits for after the intro include ripe bananas (yellow with black spots on the skins, green bananas still have the starches unconverted to the natural sugars that are more digestible.), applesauce, pearsauce. Once you get through these foods if you aren't sure how to proceed just ask Sheila UC, 20 years -- in remission after 38 mos SCD mom of SCD 23 mos > I have ordered the book from my local and Noble. I have the intro > diet and the recipes. > > I am wondering does the book go into detail about what you do after the > intro diet and how long you know you need it, and what to introduce and > when? > > I have an ASD child and we have chronic constipation without supplements to > help him go, so I am hoping to be able to judge when to go from the intro to > regular diet if that is the correct term for it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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