Re: Real bad gas

[Guest guest]

Help!!!!

Rach has had real bad gas lately and it's really starting to be embarassing for her.

We are eliminating the following things for a few days: olive oil, probiotic that she's on, butternut squash and the monster nut cookies in the BTVC book. There's a scent in my kitchen that smells like her gas, and I'm thinking it's the olive oil permeating the walls. I may be wrong. But I'm betting on the olive oil is causing this gas.

I'm giving it 2 days. Is that enough time to see what is causing gas?

Here's her basic food intake:

chicken, beef, steak, pork chops, carrots, green beans, baked apples, ripe bananas, sometimes spinach, butternut squash, distilled water, monster cookie or pancakes made out of ground pecans with raw honey. She's on a multivitamin, probiotic, L-Glutamine, Paxil for anxiety, and an iodine pill. I've checked and all are legal.

If you have any ideas what could be causing this really bad gas, PLEASE let me know.

Also, I mentioned last week that the chiro was going to clear her for goat's milk so she could have the yogurt made out of it. Well, she hated the taste. and also, the clearing didn't stick so the chiro said not to eat it. So we're back to what do I do to get her to gain weight?

Can you make the yogurt out of coconut milk? I doubt it, but thought I'd ask.

Also, I tried making her ginger tea last night and that didn't work. I cut a piece off the root and boiled it but it didn't do anything. Just tasted like hot water.

Any suggestions with that?

Is there a absorbing enzyme that you guys recommend? She was on AbsorbAid but that was illegal.

Thanks in advance for anyone out there responding to my email.

Marla (in Chicago area where it's below zero - BRRRRR)

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:16:20 AMSubject: Re:sorry if re-post

Hey Eileen,Coconut oil is also naturally an anti-fungal.Some people's reactions are that it triggers die-off like effects.I got so sick from it many times. It is one of those foods that somehave to build up to tolerate- kind of like yogurt.Jodi

[Guest guest]

I can only add something about the ginger tea. I slice it in thin pieces from

the root itself

or grate it.

If I slice it: I put the sliced ginger in the mug, then use a mortar to punch

it up a little bit,

fill the mug to the top with water. Microwave on high until water is hot. You

can leave the

ginger in there or take it out, but if you leave it in and steep it a little

longer, it should

flavor the water.

If I grate it, I use a fine grater and scoop it into a tea filter (for loose

tea). Heat the water

by microwave or tea kettle. When hot, pour into mug and plunge the tea filter

with the

ginger in it into the water to steep. Stir it around a bit and there you have

your ginger tea!

YOu can also put all the grated stuff in the mug and pour the water over it

straining the

ginger by using your teeth as you drink it, but some people don't like things

floating in

their tea.

Good Luck!!

I tried making her ginger tea last night and that didn't work. I cut a piece off

the root and

boiled it but it didn't do anything. Just tasted like hot water.

> Any suggestions with that?

[Guest guest]

What are the high carb foods that Rach is eating? Are they not ok to eat?

Also, I hate to sound stupid but what is filtered water? - what you buy in jugs at the grocery store? I have no idea why she's on distilled other than that is what the nutritionist told me to have her drink after she found out that we just have always drank out of the tap. We live in Chicago area so it's Lake Michigan water but we have no filter or anything on our house water thing. We just drink from the tap and the nutritionist freaked out when I told her that. You have to realize that this is all new to me as far as major healthy eating. We eat like most Americans eat. But maybe not as bad. Plus we've eaten better since her celiac diagnosis in 06.

Anyway, I had my husband smell the pork chops that I fried in olive oil and he did also think that they smelled like 's gas. - which sounds weird but it does show me that it's probably the olive oil.

I pleaded with God last night to help Rach so she could go today on the youth group outing. And by last night, I really didn't notice her having gas. This morning she was crying about being sick of these foods and also that she was going to look like a freak taking her food with her while everyone else in youth group get to eat shakes and burgers. But I really didn't notice gas this morning with her either. So, she went and I'm praying that she has a blast. I pick her up in a few hours. Anyway, I see God working in little things lately for Rach and it's been pretty awesome. Just thought I'd share that.

Marla

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 4:24:39 PMSubject: Re: Real bad gas

Help!!!!

Rach has had real bad gas lately and it's really starting to be embarassing for her.

We are eliminating the following things for a few days: olive oil, probiotic that she's on, butternut squash and the monster nut cookies in the BTVC book. There's a scent in my kitchen that smells like her gas, and I'm thinking it's the olive oil permeating the walls. I may be wrong. But I'm betting on the olive oil is causing this gas.

I'm giving it 2 days. Is that enough time to see what is causing gas?

Here's her basic food intake:

chicken, beef, steak, pork chops, carrots, green beans, baked apples, ripe bananas, sometimes spinach, butternut squash, distilled water, monster cookie or pancakes made out of ground pecans with raw honey. She's on a multivitamin, probiotic, L-Glutamine, Paxil for anxiety, and an iodine pill. I've checked and all are legal.

If you have any ideas what could be causing this really bad gas, PLEASE let me know.

Also, I mentioned last week that the chiro was going to clear her for goat's milk so she could have the yogurt made out of it. Well, she hated the taste. and also, the clearing didn't stick so the chiro said not to eat it. So we're back to what do I do to get her to gain weight?

Can you make the yogurt out of coconut milk? I doubt it, but thought I'd ask.

Also, I tried making her ginger tea last night and that didn't work. I cut a piece off the root and boiled it but it didn't do anything. Just tasted like hot water.

Any suggestions with that?

Is there a absorbing enzyme that you guys recommend? She was on AbsorbAid but that was illegal.

Thanks in advance for anyone out there responding to my email.

Marla (in Chicago area where it's below zero - BRRRRR)

From: jodah235 <jodah235yahoo (DOT) com>To: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comSent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:16:20 AMSubject: Re:sorry if re-post

Hey Eileen,Coconut oil is also naturally an anti-fungal.Some people's reactions are that it triggers die-off like effects.I got so sick from it many times. It is one of those foods that somehave to build up to tolerate- kind of like yogurt.Jodi

[Guest guest]

The high-carb foods I referred to are: carrots, butternut squash,

bananas, monster cookies. They might all appear to be tolerated, but

based on my own experiences (the only one of these I can tolerate is

cooked carrots once a week) might still be having problems

with these foods over several days. It might be helpful to have only

one serving of these high-carb foods per day for a while, until she's

seeing more improvements in her lower GI.

I would start first cutting back on the monster cookies. That much

fiber can be difficult to digest, especially when you're first

starting SCD.

Olive oil can also be tricky for some digestions. I can't handle

anything but extra-virgin olive oil first cold-press. It's a lighter

olive oil, both in appearance and taste.

I'd use gas as a symptom of having either a problem food or a

supplement. You may have to do some more testing, or cut back on

having all these foods in one day, or even over several days. Might

help to skip a day now and then.

Might also help for to have probiotics every other day for a

while, see if that helps any.

I'm afraid we all have to go through lots of trial and error during

the first year we're on SCD. It takes a bit to figure out which

foods our digestions can cope with. And most of us have to stick to

a small group of the permitted foods until we've gone through a year

or two of healing and detoxing. Then we can start adding in more

foods.

I use a Brita filter pitcher to filter out any city or well water I

drink. I get my pitchers and filters at Walmart, but you can find

them in drug stores too. You can also find filters made by Brita and

a few other companies that fit on sink faucets or in refrigerators

that dispense water on the door. Or if necessary purchase a house-

sized filter system, but that's expensive. I also get spring water

in plastic jugs from the grocery stores since I go through a lot of

water per day and the Brita filter pitcher can't keep up with the

volume. I get the 3-gallon size plastic jug and recyle the plastic,

of course. I have learned to get only spring water, as the other

types of drinking water (reverse osmosis) upset my upper GI.

I tried using distilled water a few times when making a batch of

electrolyte drink. My primary doctor encouraged me to used distilled

water when making electrolyte drinks because the minerals will bond

with the water molecules, so my body can absorb the minerals better.

Or so he said. Apparently distilled water bonds quickly with any

minerals introduced. I've wondered if distilled water when drunk

might not leach out or absorb minerals present in the upper GI, which

might affect digestion in some way. Haven't looked further into how

distilled water behaves in the digestive tract since my upper GI

reacts badly to distilled water, either by itself or when used with

my electrolyte drink.

Hope had a great time on her outing.

Kim M.

SCD 5 years