Re: help!! lack of progress/regression

[Guest guest]

" His teacher is complaining that he is no longer socializing, that

he is more dazed, and that he needs more prompting.

We stopped all supplements when we started the diet; maybe

that is part of what is hurting him. Any ideas??? "

Carol,

What supplements were you giving before you started SCD and

what made you decide to stop all of them when you started

SCD?

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 16 months

[Guest guest]

" Owen was taking a long list of supplements, and I cannot find

legal replacements for all of them. Also, I read that once his food

absorption increases, he may not need the supplements.

Here's the list: calcium, B6/magnesium, TMG, taurine, carnitine,

zinc, selenium, molybdenum, allithiamine (for chelation), cod

liver oil, vitamin C, detoxification aid pro-support, acidophilus

chewables. I think that's all. "

Carol,

Please add back his supplements. While it is probably and

hopefully true that once his gut heals he may not need all those

supplements, his gut is NOT YET healed and he was obviously

doing well with what you had him on.

SCD does not advocate the removal of all supplements upon

beginning the diet. Some people have chosen to do that, but I

certainly did not.

It seems to me that you could find SCD legal versions of what

you are giving him and switch to those when you run out of what

you have right now. Of what you listed, I would bet that the

chewable is the least likely to be legal, but you can easily order

Acidophilus powder from customprobiotics.com to replace it.

My kids have been on SCD for a long time and still take their

supplements. But they have a LONG history of antibiotic use and

malabsorption issues. My long term goal is to not have to give

so many supplements, but for now, it seems that they are

helping and not hindering. So, they stay.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 16 months

[Guest guest]

" Owen was taking a long list of supplements, and I cannot find

legal replacements for all of them. Also, I read that once his food

absorption increases, he may not need the supplements.

Here's the list: calcium, B6/magnesium, TMG, taurine, carnitine,

zinc, selenium, molybdenum, allithiamine (for chelation), cod

liver oil, vitamin C, detoxification aid pro-support, acidophilus

chewables. I think that's all. "

Carol,

Please add back his supplements. While it is probably and

hopefully true that once his gut heals he may not need all those

supplements, his gut is NOT YET healed and he was obviously

doing well with what you had him on.

SCD does not advocate the removal of all supplements upon

beginning the diet. Some people have chosen to do that, but I

certainly did not.

It seems to me that you could find SCD legal versions of what

you are giving him and switch to those when you run out of what

you have right now. Of what you listed, I would bet that the

chewable is the least likely to be legal, but you can easily order

Acidophilus powder from customprobiotics.com to replace it.

My kids have been on SCD for a long time and still take their

supplements. But they have a LONG history of antibiotic use and

malabsorption issues. My long term goal is to not have to give

so many supplements, but for now, it seems that they are

helping and not hindering. So, they stay.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 16 months

[Guest guest]

" Owen was taking a long list of supplements, and I cannot find

legal replacements for all of them. Also, I read that once his food

absorption increases, he may not need the supplements.

Here's the list: calcium, B6/magnesium, TMG, taurine, carnitine,

zinc, selenium, molybdenum, allithiamine (for chelation), cod

liver oil, vitamin C, detoxification aid pro-support, acidophilus

chewables. I think that's all. "

Carol,

Please add back his supplements. While it is probably and

hopefully true that once his gut heals he may not need all those

supplements, his gut is NOT YET healed and he was obviously

doing well with what you had him on.

SCD does not advocate the removal of all supplements upon

beginning the diet. Some people have chosen to do that, but I

certainly did not.

It seems to me that you could find SCD legal versions of what

you are giving him and switch to those when you run out of what

you have right now. Of what you listed, I would bet that the

chewable is the least likely to be legal, but you can easily order

Acidophilus powder from customprobiotics.com to replace it.

My kids have been on SCD for a long time and still take their

supplements. But they have a LONG history of antibiotic use and

malabsorption issues. My long term goal is to not have to give

so many supplements, but for now, it seems that they are

helping and not hindering. So, they stay.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 16 months