Re: extremely hungry

[Guest guest]

Kelli, and whoever else this speaks to,

If it makes you feel any better...we are always hungry too! I hope that it

passes! Thank God for those who know what to tell us to help us feel better!

Thank God this HUNGER will pass.

Antoinette (SCD entire family day 18)

Re: extremely hungry

I remember responding to you on this subject a very long time ago! lol It is

normal! This is one possible symptom of die off. The yeasts and other pathogenic

bugs are hungry and many of them are dying, upsetting the stomach to no end.

This will pass. Your son, even though maybe eating less, is still eating enough,

so don't worry.

The tantrums will end. His nervous system is completely aggravated right

now. The beginning is very hard, I know. Remember, the nervous system lines the

digestive system, and the two body systems that share the same brain

chemicals...the nervous system and digestive system, are going through an

upheaval. Even adults get emotional, when they have bad fungal/bacterial die off

at the beginning of SCD. Some people get physically sick, some get the emotional

symptoms.

Take care and give your son big hugs for being such a trooper!

Summer

Kelli Kelliston@...> wrote:

My son has been extremely hungry and begging for food (basically emotionally

falling apart at every mealtime). He seems to be eating a fair amount of

food so I am pretty sure he is getting enough calories. He is 3 ½ and

average in height and healthy weight. He is on the INTRO.day 2.

Breakfast: 3 chicken/egg pancakes, 2 cups of jello

Snack: 2 chicken/egg pancakes and 1 cup jello

Lunch: 2 hamburger patties and 1 chicken/egg pancake (I offered carrots and

he didn't want them)

Snack: 3 pancakes

Dinner: 1 ½ cups of chicken soup (w/pureed carrot) and a pancake

He has been extremely oppositional and crying a lot but especially around

meals. He had these episodes (the emotional breakdowns) previously but not

so much around mealtime. I seem to remember this happening in the group a

year ago when we first tried SCD but I couldn't find anything when I

searched. Is extreme hunger normal at the beginning? Do you think the

emotional breakdowns are part of the die off? I am just really scared that

he is hungry and I don't want to say no about food (after I give him a

substantial amount..really about 2x the amount of food I normal give

him).but I also don't want to continue doing what I am doing for him at

mealtimes and at the mercy of his tantrum begging if it's behavioral.

Thanks for your help!

Kelli

Kai 3 1/2- ASD, SCD since 5/05, took break, back on intro day 2

Tatum (1 1/2) NT

[Guest guest]

Hi Kelli!

Everything that you described is normal. My kids have been on SCD for 3 months,

and we went through this exact same thing at the beginning. They acted as if

they were starving all the time. Apparently this is a normal reaction when you

change to this diet.

I have read that when your body is done digesting food, the brain sends out a

hunger signal for you to eat again. So my thoughts were that since my kids were

finally digesting their food (rather than having it sit and ferment in their

gut), they were getting hungry more often.

Also, when the body begins to heal, it requires more energy to do its work.

This energy comes from the SCD food. So my point is . . . feed that boy! His

body has a lot of work to do !

The good news is this should only last a month or two (my kids maintained this

hunger state for 2 months). Then it levels off because the body isn't working

as hard since healing is well underway.

I hear you about the behavior/tantrum suspicion. I debated this too. I was

irritated by having to be in the kitchen constantly getting seconds, thirds,

fourths, snacks, second snacks (at one point I got so frustrated I just plopped

an entire carcass of chicken in front of my 3 yr. old and told him to stop

asking me for food . . . . He ate it all). And our family is not one to indulge

inappropriate behaviors. However, I came to realize this was a legitimate need

for this point in time.

His irritable behavior is probably due to die-off. Also, he may be experiencing

some " withdrawal-type " symptoms. If this is not his normal behavior, this

should ease up in a couple weeks as well.

The good news is - it is only a season (albeit a long one). Hang in there!

This too shall pass.

Cordially,

Jeni Lynn

SCD 3 weeks

mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (add, heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems)

, 3 yr. (heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems)

Elle, 17 mo. (leaky gut, heavy metal toxicity, eczema)

SCD 3 months

[Guest guest]

Hi Kelli!

Everything that you described is normal. My kids have been on SCD for 3 months,

and we went through this exact same thing at the beginning. They acted as if

they were starving all the time. Apparently this is a normal reaction when you

change to this diet.

I have read that when your body is done digesting food, the brain sends out a

hunger signal for you to eat again. So my thoughts were that since my kids were

finally digesting their food (rather than having it sit and ferment in their

gut), they were getting hungry more often.

Also, when the body begins to heal, it requires more energy to do its work.

This energy comes from the SCD food. So my point is . . . feed that boy! His

body has a lot of work to do !

The good news is this should only last a month or two (my kids maintained this

hunger state for 2 months). Then it levels off because the body isn't working

as hard since healing is well underway.

I hear you about the behavior/tantrum suspicion. I debated this too. I was

irritated by having to be in the kitchen constantly getting seconds, thirds,

fourths, snacks, second snacks (at one point I got so frustrated I just plopped

an entire carcass of chicken in front of my 3 yr. old and told him to stop

asking me for food . . . . He ate it all). And our family is not one to indulge

inappropriate behaviors. However, I came to realize this was a legitimate need

for this point in time.

His irritable behavior is probably due to die-off. Also, he may be experiencing

some " withdrawal-type " symptoms. If this is not his normal behavior, this

should ease up in a couple weeks as well.

The good news is - it is only a season (albeit a long one). Hang in there!

This too shall pass.

Cordially,

Jeni Lynn

SCD 3 weeks

mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (add, heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems)

, 3 yr. (heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems)

Elle, 17 mo. (leaky gut, heavy metal toxicity, eczema)

SCD 3 months

[Guest guest]

Hi Kelli!

Everything that you described is normal. My kids have been on SCD for 3 months,

and we went through this exact same thing at the beginning. They acted as if

they were starving all the time. Apparently this is a normal reaction when you

change to this diet.

I have read that when your body is done digesting food, the brain sends out a

hunger signal for you to eat again. So my thoughts were that since my kids were

finally digesting their food (rather than having it sit and ferment in their

gut), they were getting hungry more often.

Also, when the body begins to heal, it requires more energy to do its work.

This energy comes from the SCD food. So my point is . . . feed that boy! His

body has a lot of work to do !

The good news is this should only last a month or two (my kids maintained this

hunger state for 2 months). Then it levels off because the body isn't working

as hard since healing is well underway.

I hear you about the behavior/tantrum suspicion. I debated this too. I was

irritated by having to be in the kitchen constantly getting seconds, thirds,

fourths, snacks, second snacks (at one point I got so frustrated I just plopped

an entire carcass of chicken in front of my 3 yr. old and told him to stop

asking me for food . . . . He ate it all). And our family is not one to indulge

inappropriate behaviors. However, I came to realize this was a legitimate need

for this point in time.

His irritable behavior is probably due to die-off. Also, he may be experiencing

some " withdrawal-type " symptoms. If this is not his normal behavior, this

should ease up in a couple weeks as well.

The good news is - it is only a season (albeit a long one). Hang in there!

This too shall pass.

Cordially,

Jeni Lynn

SCD 3 weeks

mom to Margeaux, 5 yr. (add, heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems)

, 3 yr. (heavy metal toxicity, gastrointestinal problems)

Elle, 17 mo. (leaky gut, heavy metal toxicity, eczema)

SCD 3 months