Last week we took advice from several on the SCD listserve and eliminated all fruit, juice and yogurt temporarily. She went from ten BMs a day with blood, to three a day with no blood the next day! It was amazing. Unfortunately that lasted for only two days with a return of more blood and frequency. The same as before. She has had the flu for the last two weeks.

We suspected since she was a baby that she had sensitivity to fruit and sugar and would often get "apple diarrhea" even before UC. Now she is eating such a limited diet (mostly meat, eggs, cheese and a few squashes). I would love to expand the diet to more legals but feel nervous.

Emily has not been on any meds. We'd love to heal her naturally if at all possible. Can she take any supplements that would aid in healing (she is taking the Freeda and Lyosan). Are meds a must?

What to do and how to get there? We feel discouraged, scared and like the diet may not be working.

Thanks for your help!

John

Elaine's answer to John:
Please have your child tested for Clostridium difficile. Also, my child also had a 3 month relapse which can be triggered by the flu or some of the shots children are receiving. Please update me on my questions so I can proceed intelligently.
One thing I would suggest just to help her over this hump is a bit of prednisone with doctor's supervision. Often with the diet, a small amount will get her over this relapse.
Also, salt water enemas twice a day: 1/2 tsp salt in a cup of warm water.
But get the Clostridium test as soon as you can.

CHELATON

But you brought up something interesting--chelation. We are starting to naturally chelate my son's gut. We are using vitamin C and cilantro. We keep a careful eye out on his carbs (legal) while doing so to keep the yeast at bay.

I think he is so healed, that he is actually absorbing the cilantro and vitamin C and antioxidants he gets via food. I don't think we could have even attempted this prior to being on the diet for over a year. We are seeing great results..

Best wishes,.
Jen.

Since SCD there has been much more spontaneous, interactive conversation and play as well as an ability to attend. We are also chelating, but we chelated for a year before going on SCD and it is only since SCD that we've noticed the dramatic changes. I think SCD is helping chelate more effectively.

Marisol.

[Marisol does the DAN protocol]

I have no experience with chelation and this is one area in which I dare not get involved. There are many who believe, based on allergists' advice, that the basic problem is accumulation of toxic heavy metals. I, personally, feel that (as in Alzheimer's with aluminum) it is a result of faulty cellular metabolism which is probably due to malabsorption of other nutrients . These essential nutrients which are probably not being absorbed would rid the cells of anything that does not belong in the cells. But, again, I know little more than that. I studied the detoxification systems of the body including the P-450 system of the liver (very dependent on Vitamin C) but feel my information is incomplete.
Elaine Gottschall

I totally agree with Elaine's view that the gut pathogens /malabsorption problem is destroying our children's ability to detoxify naturally.
The DAN doctors ,who are chelating ASD children, have found out that DMSA and ALA increase the gut bugs.They also have found out that increased gut bugs impair detoxification.This information is explained in great detail in Dr Mc Candless' book"Children with Starving Brains".
The best help for chelation is to follow the SCD diet along with your favorite detoxification protocol .
Some parents are decideding to skip chelation and to just let the child detox naturally after he is healed by SCD.
Mimi