Re: Desperate and depress. Consider giving up. How long before it gets better?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

so sorry to hear that. I'm no expert but just a thought: have you had an

allergy test done at all? Could it be possibly she is now eating more of

something she is allergic/intolerant to? Dairy? Have you looked into oxelate

issues (LOD) - from what I hear some kids are intolerant of those, some nuts are

full of them. Not sure but that might be something worth exploring.

Good luck,

Natasa

>

> Hi,

>

> I received some questions but no answers to my previous post and I'm

> desperate, so I'm posting it again.

>

> My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the Intro

> Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased a lot,

> her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was always

> hungry.

>

> After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't fart much

> now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also gone

> down slightly but is still very high.

>

> However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance and her

> hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was improving

> well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much more

> autistic on SCD then she ever was!

>

> Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to go

> down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that this diet

> is messing things up.

>

> We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering giving

> up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad things with

> this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

>

> Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have gone

> through this.

>

> Thank you in advance.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering giving

> up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad things with

> this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

Perhaps she is experiencing some die-off symptoms - did her stools

change at all when you started the diet? We get some really weird

green ones at intervals.

mom to Jack, SCD 3 months

[Guest guest]

Can you tell me again what she's eating right now?

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Don't give up yet. Have you tried enzymes, probiotics, colostrum, omega 3&6's,

magnesium, lithium orotate? Are you on the Intro diet?

natasa778 neno@...> wrote:

Hi ,

so sorry to hear that. I'm no expert but just a thought: have you had an

allergy test done at all? Could it be possibly she is now eating more of

something she is allergic/intolerant to? Dairy? Have you looked into oxelate

issues (LOD) - from what I hear some kids are intolerant of those, some nuts are

full of them. Not sure but that might be something worth exploring.

Good luck,

Natasa

>

> Hi,

>

> I received some questions but no answers to my previous post and I'm

> desperate, so I'm posting it again.

>

> My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the Intro

> Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased a lot,

> her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was always

> hungry.

>

> After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't fart much

> now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also gone

> down slightly but is still very high.

>

> However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance and her

> hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was improving

> well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much more

> autistic on SCD then she ever was!

>

> Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to go

> down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that this diet

> is messing things up.

>

> We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering giving

> up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad things with

> this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

>

> Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have gone

> through this.

>

> Thank you in advance.

>

>

>

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com

[Guest guest]

Natasa,

Thanks for your reply.

Nope, I have not done allergy test yet.

The problem is I'm not sure what she might be intolerant to. Her diet

is sooo restrictive now, there is hardly anything else to take out.

Her diet consits of:

1. Eggs

2. Chicken soup made with chicken, carrot, celery (not eaten)

3. Home made pear sauce

4. Home squeezed pear juice

5. Butternut squash

6. Zucchini

Basically intro diet plus zucchini and butternut squash.

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post and

I'm

> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >

> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

Intro

> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased a

lot,

> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

always

> > hungry.

> >

> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't fart

much

> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

gone

> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >

> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

and her

> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

improving

> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much more

> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >

> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

go

> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that this

diet

> > is messing things up.

> >

> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering

giving

> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

things with

> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >

> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

gone

> > through this.

> >

> > Thank you in advance.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply.

Nope, I have not tried enzymes. Am considering it but do not know

which to use. Any suggestion?

Have not tried a lot of the things you mentioned.

The supplements she's taking are:

probiotics, vitamin C, B6 (supernutera, which contains magnesium),

calcium, cod liver oil.

She is also taking singulair granules.

Yes, she is on intro diet.

Her diet consits of:

1. Eggs

2. Chicken soup made with chicken, carrot, celery (not eaten)

3. Home made pear sauce

4. Home squeezed pear juice

5. Butternut squash

6. Zucchini

Basically intro diet plus zucchini and butternut squash.

wrote:

>

> Hey ,

>

> Don't give up yet. Have you tried enzymes, probiotics, colostrum,

omega 3&6's, magnesium, lithium orotate? Are you on the Intro diet?

>

>

>

> natasa778 wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> so sorry to hear that. I'm no expert but just a thought: have you

had an allergy test done at all? Could it be possibly she is now

eating more of something she is allergic/intolerant to? Dairy? Have

you looked into oxelate issues (LOD) - from what I hear some kids are

intolerant of those, some nuts are full of them. Not sure but that

might be something worth exploring.

>

> Good luck,

> Natasa

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post and

I'm

> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >

> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

Intro

> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased a

lot,

> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

always

> > hungry.

> >

> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't fart

much

> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

gone

> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >

> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

and her

> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

improving

> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much more

> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >

> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

go

> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that this

diet

> > is messing things up.

> >

> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering

giving

> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

things with

> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >

> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

gone

> > through this.

> >

> > Thank you in advance.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply.

Nope, I have not tried enzymes. Am considering it but do not know

which to use. Any suggestion?

Have not tried a lot of the things you mentioned.

The supplements she's taking are:

probiotics, vitamin C, B6 (supernutera, which contains magnesium),

calcium, cod liver oil.

She is also taking singulair granules.

Yes, she is on intro diet.

Her diet consits of:

1. Eggs

2. Chicken soup made with chicken, carrot, celery (not eaten)

3. Home made pear sauce

4. Home squeezed pear juice

5. Butternut squash

6. Zucchini

Basically intro diet plus zucchini and butternut squash.

wrote:

>

> Hey ,

>

> Don't give up yet. Have you tried enzymes, probiotics, colostrum,

omega 3&6's, magnesium, lithium orotate? Are you on the Intro diet?

>

>

>

> natasa778 wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> so sorry to hear that. I'm no expert but just a thought: have you

had an allergy test done at all? Could it be possibly she is now

eating more of something she is allergic/intolerant to? Dairy? Have

you looked into oxelate issues (LOD) - from what I hear some kids are

intolerant of those, some nuts are full of them. Not sure but that

might be something worth exploring.

>

> Good luck,

> Natasa

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post and

I'm

> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >

> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

Intro

> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased a

lot,

> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

always

> > hungry.

> >

> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't fart

much

> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

gone

> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >

> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

and her

> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

improving

> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much more

> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >

> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

go

> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that this

diet

> > is messing things up.

> >

> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering

giving

> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

things with

> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >

> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

gone

> > through this.

> >

> > Thank you in advance.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply.

Does die-off take so long? Shouldn't die-off usually be accompanied

by something good?

Her stool was greenish for 1st day, and grayish white for 2nd day.

After that, the poop is rather normal. Formed. But is orangey brown

in color with bits of carrots in it.

>

> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering

giving

> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

things with

> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

>

> Perhaps she is experiencing some die-off symptoms - did her stools

> change at all when you started the diet? We get some really weird

> green ones at intervals.

>

>

> mom to Jack, SCD 3 months

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply.

Does die-off take so long? Shouldn't die-off usually be accompanied

by something good?

Her stool was greenish for 1st day, and grayish white for 2nd day.

After that, the poop is rather normal. Formed. But is orangey brown

in color with bits of carrots in it.

>

> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering

giving

> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

things with

> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

>

> Perhaps she is experiencing some die-off symptoms - did her stools

> change at all when you started the diet? We get some really weird

> green ones at intervals.

>

>

> mom to Jack, SCD 3 months

>

[Guest guest]

Jody,

Thanks for your reply.

Her diet consits of:

1. Eggs

2. Chicken soup made with chicken, carrot, celery (not eaten)

3. Home made pear sauce

4. Home squeezed pear juice

5. Butternut squash

6. Zucchini

Basically intro diet plus zucchini and butternut squash.

Eggs, chicken and carrots are in her diet everyday. Has been since

begining of SCD. I can't seem to get those out because there isn't

enough other food in her diet. I introduce food slowly and some foods

I introduced (spinach and banana) gave gas and bad reaction.

Would appreciate any suggestion.

>

> Can you tell me again what she's eating right now?

>

>

> Jody

> mom to -7 and -9

> SCD 1/03

>

[Guest guest]

,

Kirkman has enzymes, colostrum, omega 3's & 6's, ... she may need extra

magnesium... have you tried DMG... auditory intergration therapy?

Lithium Orotate (Vitamin Research Products, 1, www.vrp.com ) a

supplement you can get at the health food store can be very helpful, calming,

and focusing.

kellytcy tan_kelly@...> wrote:

,

Thanks for the reply.

Nope, I have not tried enzymes. Am considering it but do not know

which to use. Any suggestion?

Have not tried a lot of the things you mentioned.

The supplements she's taking are:

probiotics, vitamin C, B6 (supernutera, which contains magnesium),

calcium, cod liver oil.

She is also taking singulair granules.

Yes, she is on intro diet.

Her diet consits of:

1. Eggs

2. Chicken soup made with chicken, carrot, celery (not eaten)

3. Home made pear sauce

4. Home squeezed pear juice

5. Butternut squash

6. Zucchini

Basically intro diet plus zucchini and butternut squash.

wrote:

>

> Hey ,

>

> Don't give up yet. Have you tried enzymes, probiotics, colostrum,

omega 3&6's, magnesium, lithium orotate? Are you on the Intro diet?

>

>

>

> natasa778 wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> so sorry to hear that. I'm no expert but just a thought: have you

had an allergy test done at all? Could it be possibly she is now

eating more of something she is allergic/intolerant to? Dairy? Have

you looked into oxelate issues (LOD) - from what I hear some kids are

intolerant of those, some nuts are full of them. Not sure but that

might be something worth exploring.

>

> Good luck,

> Natasa

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post and

I'm

> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >

> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

Intro

> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased a

lot,

> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

always

> > hungry.

> >

> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't fart

much

> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

gone

> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >

> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

and her

> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

improving

> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much more

> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >

> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

go

> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that this

diet

> > is messing things up.

> >

> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously considering

giving

> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

things with

> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >

> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

gone

> > through this.

> >

> > Thank you in advance.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would definitely give enzymes a go. Kirkman has a good range, I would get an

all around one to start with - there is a very comprehensive enzyme guide on

their website, you can download it in pdf form and print it out and have a good

browse/think about which ones she might need. Also there are loads of good

websites on enzymes, eg www.enzymestuff.com

Also, is she getting a probiotic? My DAN says it is essential. There is a list

of SCD legal stuff on http://www.pecanbread.com/supplements.html

Natasa

> >

> > Can you tell me again what she's eating right now?

> >

> >

> > Jody

> > mom to -7 and -9

> > SCD 1/03

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

Let's try making the soup without the celery.

Is the zucchini peeled?

How is it being prepared?

The pear juice- is it strained to remove the pulp?

Maybe that would help.

How is the squash being prepared?

Did you start the diet with the squash and zucchini or add them later?

Is she getting enough calories?

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely look into enzymes and the

other supplements you mentioned.

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post

and

> I'm

> > > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> > >

> > > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

> Intro

> > > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased

a

> lot,

> > > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

> always

> > > hungry.

> > >

> > > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't

fart

> much

> > > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

> gone

> > > down slightly but is still very high.

> > >

> > > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

> and her

> > > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

> improving

> > > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much

more

> > > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> > >

> > > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

> go

> > > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that

this

> diet

> > > is messing things up.

> > >

> > > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously

considering

> giving

> > > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

> things with

> > > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> > >

> > > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

> gone

> > > through this.

> > >

> > > Thank you in advance.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the

> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read

the

> following websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely look into enzymes and the

other supplements you mentioned.

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post

and

> I'm

> > > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> > >

> > > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

> Intro

> > > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased

a

> lot,

> > > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

> always

> > > hungry.

> > >

> > > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't

fart

> much

> > > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

> gone

> > > down slightly but is still very high.

> > >

> > > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

> and her

> > > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

> improving

> > > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much

more

> > > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> > >

> > > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

> go

> > > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that

this

> diet

> > > is messing things up.

> > >

> > > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously

considering

> giving

> > > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

> things with

> > > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> > >

> > > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

> gone

> > > through this.

> > >

> > > Thank you in advance.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the

> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read

the

> following websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely look into enzymes and the

other supplements you mentioned.

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post

and

> I'm

> > > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> > >

> > > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

> Intro

> > > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased

a

> lot,

> > > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

> always

> > > hungry.

> > >

> > > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't

fart

> much

> > > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

> gone

> > > down slightly but is still very high.

> > >

> > > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

> and her

> > > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

> improving

> > > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much

more

> > > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> > >

> > > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

> go

> > > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that

this

> diet

> > > is messing things up.

> > >

> > > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously

considering

> giving

> > > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

> things with

> > > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> > >

> > > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

> gone

> > > through this.

> > >

> > > Thank you in advance.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the

> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read

the

> following websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Natasa,

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely look into enzymes.

> > >

> > > Can you tell me again what she's eating right now?

> > >

> > >

> > > Jody

> > > mom to -7 and -9

> > > SCD 1/03

> > >

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Natasa,

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely look into enzymes.

> > >

> > > Can you tell me again what she's eating right now?

> > >

> > >

> > > Jody

> > > mom to -7 and -9

> > > SCD 1/03

> > >

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Natasa,

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely look into enzymes.

> > >

> > > Can you tell me again what she's eating right now?

> > >

> > >

> > > Jody

> > > mom to -7 and -9

> > > SCD 1/03

> > >

> >

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Robbie,

She's 2 and 1/2.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

> >> >

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post

and

> > I'm

> >> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >> >

> >> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

> > Intro

> >> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased

a

> > lot,

> >> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

> > always

> >> > hungry.

> >> >

> >> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't

fart

> > much

> >> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

> > gone

> >> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >> >

> >> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

> > and her

> >> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

> > improving

> >> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much

more

> >> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >> >

> >> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

> > go

> >> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that

this

> > diet

> >> > is messing things up.

> >> >

> >> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously

considering

> > giving

> >> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

> > things with

> >> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >> >

> >> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

> > gone

> >> > through this.

> >> >

> >> > Thank you in advance.

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> > websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Robbie,

She's 2 and 1/2.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

> >> >

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post

and

> > I'm

> >> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >> >

> >> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

> > Intro

> >> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased

a

> > lot,

> >> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

> > always

> >> > hungry.

> >> >

> >> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't

fart

> > much

> >> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

> > gone

> >> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >> >

> >> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

> > and her

> >> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

> > improving

> >> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much

more

> >> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >> >

> >> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

> > go

> >> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that

this

> > diet

> >> > is messing things up.

> >> >

> >> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously

considering

> > giving

> >> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

> > things with

> >> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >> >

> >> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

> > gone

> >> > through this.

> >> >

> >> > Thank you in advance.

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> > websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Robbie,

She's 2 and 1/2.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

> >> >

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > I received some questions but no answers to my previous post

and

> > I'm

> >> > desperate, so I'm posting it again.

> >> >

> >> > My daughter has been on SCD since Nov 26. We started with the

> > Intro

> >> > Diet. At the beginning, she was very gassy, stimming increased

a

> > lot,

> >> > her tummy got more bloated, tantrum increased a lot and she was

> > always

> >> > hungry.

> >> >

> >> > After a month, her gassiness has gone down some. She doesn't

fart

> > much

> >> > now although she still burps quite a bit. Her tantrum has also

> > gone

> >> > down slightly but is still very high.

> >> >

> >> > However, her self stimming, the size of her belly, her defiance

> > and her

> >> > hunger is still very bad. She was a really sweet girl and was

> > improving

> >> > well BEFORE SCD. With her self stimming so high, she's much

more

> >> > autistic on SCD then she ever was!

> >> >

> >> > Does anyone know how long it takes stimming or size of belly to

> > go

> >> > down? Even her therapist was disappointed and commented that

this

> > diet

> >> > is messing things up.

> >> >

> >> > We are very disappointed and depressed and seriously

considering

> > giving

> >> > up. She was doing so well before! We are seeing lots of bad

> > things with

> >> > this diet and NOT A SINGLE GOOD THING. Will it ever get better?

> >> >

> >> > Would appreciate ANY advices and feedback from those who have

> > gone

> >> > through this.

> >> >

> >> > Thank you in advance.

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the book

> > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following

> > websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Jody,

Thanks again for the reply.

> Let's try making the soup without the celery.

OK, I'll try that.

> Is the zucchini peeled?

> How is it being prepared?

Yes, it is peeled. I boiled it in the soup.

> The pear juice- is it strained to remove the pulp?

> Maybe that would help.

Yes, I strained it. In fact, I strained it twice just to be sure.

> How is the squash being prepared?

I peeled and seeded it. Then boiled it with some water till soft and

mashed it up with some of the liquid left in the pot. Like making

applesauce.

> Did you start the diet with the squash and zucchini or add them

later?

I added squash and zucchini much later.

> Is she getting enough calories?

I don't know. But she does want to eat all the time. It's scary.

She is 2 and 1/2 and about 27lb. After eating 2 eggs, a bowl of

mashed squash and a glass of diluted pear juice in the morning, she

still ask to eat. Is such appetite normal or healthy? Her tummy is

huge and the green veins are obvious. Like when I was pregnant.

[Guest guest]

Jody,

Thanks again for the reply.

> Let's try making the soup without the celery.

OK, I'll try that.

> Is the zucchini peeled?

> How is it being prepared?

Yes, it is peeled. I boiled it in the soup.

> The pear juice- is it strained to remove the pulp?

> Maybe that would help.

Yes, I strained it. In fact, I strained it twice just to be sure.

> How is the squash being prepared?

I peeled and seeded it. Then boiled it with some water till soft and

mashed it up with some of the liquid left in the pot. Like making

applesauce.

> Did you start the diet with the squash and zucchini or add them

later?

I added squash and zucchini much later.

> Is she getting enough calories?

I don't know. But she does want to eat all the time. It's scary.

She is 2 and 1/2 and about 27lb. After eating 2 eggs, a bowl of

mashed squash and a glass of diluted pear juice in the morning, she

still ask to eat. Is such appetite normal or healthy? Her tummy is

huge and the green veins are obvious. Like when I was pregnant.

[Guest guest]

Jody,

Thanks again for the reply.

> Let's try making the soup without the celery.

OK, I'll try that.

> Is the zucchini peeled?

> How is it being prepared?

Yes, it is peeled. I boiled it in the soup.

> The pear juice- is it strained to remove the pulp?

> Maybe that would help.

Yes, I strained it. In fact, I strained it twice just to be sure.

> How is the squash being prepared?

I peeled and seeded it. Then boiled it with some water till soft and

mashed it up with some of the liquid left in the pot. Like making

applesauce.

> Did you start the diet with the squash and zucchini or add them

later?

I added squash and zucchini much later.

> Is she getting enough calories?

I don't know. But she does want to eat all the time. It's scary.

She is 2 and 1/2 and about 27lb. After eating 2 eggs, a bowl of

mashed squash and a glass of diluted pear juice in the morning, she

still ask to eat. Is such appetite normal or healthy? Her tummy is

huge and the green veins are obvious. Like when I was pregnant.