Just starting and have some questions

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My 7 yr old son is severe ADD and not eligible (thankyou, Jesus!) for

ritalin, etc. because of size and previous history of eating

disorders. We are seeing a developmental pediatrician and he has been

doing a celiacs diet for 2 months now. We have seen some improvement

- especially after adding l-Carnosine to his supplements. The

nutritionist in the office has suggested that SCD might improve our

results. So we are going to give it a try. (He is repeating

Kindergarten for a third time - we are willing to try anything.)

My concern is his weight. At his last check-up last spring, he

weighed 46 lbs. He has lost weight on the Celiacs Diet and is now at

43 lbs. If I pull him off of all grains, will he lose more weight?

Diarrhea is not a problem although he is on medication for a

clostridium infection and will be on medication for a yeast overgrowth

beginning next month. Quite the opposite, he has been known to go up

to 2-3 weeks without a bowel movement. I am hoping that we will have

the same results that I have read about where children finally begin

to grow at a normal rate. His weight is very indicative of his growth

pattern since adding solid food at the age of 13 months. (He was

strictly nursed prior to this)

Is this diet going to be too harsh for him? I must say that the whole

family has thoroughly enjoyed the recipes I have done from Breaking

the Viscious Cycle, so I won't be making separate meals anymore (as I

do with the Celiacs diet).

Thanks for your help.

Robin