Re: Trying to Steal Illegal Food

[Guest guest]

When did you start the nut yogurt? Yogurt can trigger new rounds of die-off.

It's hard to believe there would be any gut pathogens left down there at this

point but I know others have reported die-off symptoms. This craving thing

almost sounds more like what kids experience at the very beginning of SCD, when

the yeast and bacteria are driving them to seek out illegals so they can

survive. Have you been giving him acidophilus supplements all this time prior to

starting the yogurt?

Patti, mom to Katera, SCD 15 months

Re: Trying to Steal Illegal Food

Hi,

My son has been on a special diet(GFCF) 3 years and SCD

almost 1 year. He is 11 years old. The last 2 days my son has been searching

for and grabbing illegal foods to the point we have to follow him around the

house. We have never had to do this. Last week my husband said he had gotten a

dried fig and my son had difficulty falling asleep that night. We are amazed.

He is up to 4 teaspoons of hazelnut yogurt per day. What are these cravings and

does it stop? My son is also off fruit and honey.

Thanks Theresa

[Guest guest]

Patti,

This is the second time we started nut yogurt. the first time was in the

spring, April/May. At that time he was also taking Custom probiotics L.

Acidophilus in the morning and evening. It was too much for him. He started

these weird eye stims and behavior got worse. I stopped the nut yogurt and the

eye stims went away.

Recently we started giving him the nut yogurt again on July 7th, but stopped the

CP Acidophilus all together. We started at a small dose, 1/8 teaspoon every

other day and gradually increased. He is up to 4 teaspoons a day. Just over

the weekend we started giving him yogurt every day. Each day I increase the

dose by 1 teaspoon. Today he will be getting 5 teaspoons.

It would not surprise me if this is die off. I just have a gut feeling(no pun

intended) that he always has stuff growing in his intestines. Recently his

stool has become dark in color. I've read on this list that light stools mean

that yeast is present. His Dr. is always asking about his stool color. She

says light stool means he isn't breaking down or digesting all the fat he eats.

I don't know what to think anymore.

Just now I caught him with a green grape in his hand looking at it. I took it

away and asked him where he got it. He said the freezer or frigerator.

Theresa

Re: Trying to Steal Illegal Food

Hi,

My son has been on a special diet(GFCF) 3 years and SCD

almost 1 year. He is 11 years old. The last 2 days my son has been searching

for and grabbing illegal foods to the point we have to follow him around the

house. We have never had to do this. Last week my husband said he had gotten a

dried fig and my son had difficulty falling asleep that night. We are amazed.

He is up to 4 teaspoons of hazelnut yogurt per day. What are these cravings and

does it stop? My son is also off fruit and honey.

Thanks Theresa

[Guest guest]

" Recently we started giving him the nut yogurt again on July 7th, but

stopped the CP Acidophilus all together "

We did almost the same thing. I have a feeling sometimes that the

CPacidophilus is either rather aggressive (causing major die off) or

just not agreeable with some kids.

" His Dr. is always asking about his stool color. She says light

stool means he isn't breaking down or digesting all the fat he eats.

I don't know what to think anymore "

Depending just a bit on what he eats, I'd say that darkish, formed

stool with the right kind of smell (you'll know it when you smell it)

is the thing to work hard for.

Marjan

Netherlands

[Guest guest]

" I thought low carbing it for three years would have taken care of

> all of that beforehand! Wow. "

Low carb diets allow things that are not allowed on SCD.

Lactose, starches, grains, etc. Maybe not in large amounts if you

are super low carb, but in large enough amounts for the bacteria

and yeast in the colon to feed on.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 18 months