Re: Anemia Question and Testimony (Long)

[Guest guest]

Tina,

I am so glad that you and your children are experiencing better

health. It is such a blessing, just as our children are for they

really are teaching us. I am no expert on anemia, but I was

wondering if you are taking any appropriate supplements for it.

That may be a good temporary solution, while down the road you may

be well enough not to have to take them.

Kathy H.

SCD 4 month, 10 & 8

-- In pecanbread , " abemom2001 " <abemom2001@y...>

wrote:

> Do you think my chronic borderline anemia will get better just

doing

> the SCD? I have been on it for 3 months (over) and I am still

> borderline anemic. Also, ferritin was low. Please advise. I

found

> out I am celiac as well, so this goes hand in hand from what I

have

> read. My youngest is anemic as well, he is nursing.

>

> You know, a while back I testified about being healed of Crohn's,

> IBS, and fibromyalgia. Well, I still praise God because he has

> healed me of so much pain. Yet, I found out all my problems

actually

> stemmed from celiac!! So, all my life, this has culminated under

the

> surface and manifested with so much pain and misery. But, the

Lord

> is good and He leads us into ALL truth. He finally showed me,

> through my son Abraham's problems, what was the true cause of my

> suffering in my life. What a miracle working and all knowing God

I

> serve.

>

> Just to encourage you all. The Lord surely led me a few years ago

to

> the diet, and it is a blessing to know about it and to be able to

do

> it. It's a blessing to have my mind straight enough and my body

> feeling well and energized enough to persevere the hardships of it

as

> well. But, just think of all the future suffering God has saved

us

> and our children from.

>

> Also, I encourage any parent who suffers from anything similar to

> what I had to consider going fully on the bandwagon of SCD. IBS,

> Fibro, all could possibly be misdiagnosis of a much deeper and

> serious problem, such as celiac. And chances are if your son or

> daughter has problems with gluten, then they inherited it from

> someone, from all that I have read. A person can even go many

years

> seemingly symptom-free of celiac, all the while it is still

damaging

> the intestines and could cause more problems down the road.

>

> My son is doing wonderful, both of them. They are thriving young

> boys now, getting healthier each day. My oldest is so funny! We

> were reading a book tonight and there was a Zelf and the Shelf, in

> this dark closet in the picture. He said, " Mommy, I don't like to

be

> scared cause it scares me! " How profound! He was so serious when

he

> said it, I had to stop and think about that. Oh, he still has

> meltdowns and such, but they are much more tolerable than before,

and

> my youngest is so often described as the happiest baby anyone has

> ever seen. His skin is as smooth as silk, and I believe it is due

to

> diet.

>

> Well, off to bed.

>

> God bless you all, and have a blessed night.

>

> Tina

[Guest guest]

Tina,

Can you manage to sneak in some liver into your diets each

week?

I know that liver has a very strong taste and it's not appealing to

many people. Maybe you could take some ground round and

add a piece of liver to it and put it through your food processor.

Add pressed garlic and some onion slices and process it until

the liver is completely ground up and mixed into the ground

round. Then, make hamburgers out of it. Maybe you won't be

able to taste the liver so strong. Or you could make meatballs

out of it for the kids if they like those better. One other idea would

be to make that meatloaf on pecanbread.com that calls for

several types of meat and put liver in that. The mixture of the

other flavors might hide the flavor of the liver.

Eating liver 1-2 times a week should bring your iron levels up

without having to take supplemental iron.

Jody

mom to -5 and -7

SCD 18 months

[Guest guest]

No, I have never been able to take iron orally. It makes me really

sick. So, I didn't know if there was another alternative. I think I

will try the liver once a week and see if that helps. Thanks!

> > Do you think my chronic borderline anemia will get better just

> doing

> > the SCD? I have been on it for 3 months (over) and I am still

> > borderline anemic. Also, ferritin was low. Please advise. I

> found

> > out I am celiac as well, so this goes hand in hand from what I

> have

> > read. My youngest is anemic as well, he is nursing.

> >

> > You know, a while back I testified about being healed of Crohn's,

> > IBS, and fibromyalgia. Well, I still praise God because he has

> > healed me of so much pain. Yet, I found out all my problems

> actually

> > stemmed from celiac!! So, all my life, this has culminated under

> the

> > surface and manifested with so much pain and misery. But, the

> Lord

> > is good and He leads us into ALL truth. He finally showed me,

> > through my son Abraham's problems, what was the true cause of my

> > suffering in my life. What a miracle working and all knowing God

> I

> > serve.

> >

> > Just to encourage you all. The Lord surely led me a few years

ago

> to

> > the diet, and it is a blessing to know about it and to be able to

> do

> > it. It's a blessing to have my mind straight enough and my body

> > feeling well and energized enough to persevere the hardships of

it

> as

> > well. But, just think of all the future suffering God has saved

> us

> > and our children from.

> >

> > Also, I encourage any parent who suffers from anything similar to

> > what I had to consider going fully on the bandwagon of SCD. IBS,

> > Fibro, all could possibly be misdiagnosis of a much deeper and

> > serious problem, such as celiac. And chances are if your son or

> > daughter has problems with gluten, then they inherited it from

> > someone, from all that I have read. A person can even go many

> years

> > seemingly symptom-free of celiac, all the while it is still

> damaging

> > the intestines and could cause more problems down the road.

> >

> > My son is doing wonderful, both of them. They are thriving young

> > boys now, getting healthier each day. My oldest is so funny! We

> > were reading a book tonight and there was a Zelf and the Shelf,

in

> > this dark closet in the picture. He said, " Mommy, I don't like

to

> be

> > scared cause it scares me! " How profound! He was so serious

when

> he

> > said it, I had to stop and think about that. Oh, he still has

> > meltdowns and such, but they are much more tolerable than before,

> and

> > my youngest is so often described as the happiest baby anyone has

> > ever seen. His skin is as smooth as silk, and I believe it is

due

> to

> > diet.

> >

> > Well, off to bed.

> >

> > God bless you all, and have a blessed night.

> >

> > Tina

[Guest guest]

Yes, I believe I will do that. My youngest is 11 months and slightly

anemic as well. Is it okay for him to have it as well? I really

actually like liver myself. Does it matter if it is beef liver or

chicken liver? Is there one that is better?

You see, the test said my iron was okay, but my hemoglobin was low

and my ferritin, which has something to do with iron. But, I will

try the weekly liver. Thanks!

Tina

> Tina,

>

> Can you manage to sneak in some liver into your diets each

> week?

> I know that liver has a very strong taste and it's not appealing to

> many people. Maybe you could take some ground round and

> add a piece of liver to it and put it through your food processor.

> Add pressed garlic and some onion slices and process it until

> the liver is completely ground up and mixed into the ground

> round. Then, make hamburgers out of it. Maybe you won't be

> able to taste the liver so strong. Or you could make meatballs

> out of it for the kids if they like those better. One other idea

would

> be to make that meatloaf on pecanbread.com that calls for

> several types of meat and put liver in that. The mixture of the

> other flavors might hide the flavor of the liver.

> Eating liver 1-2 times a week should bring your iron levels up

> without having to take supplemental iron.

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -5 and -7

> SCD 18 months