Jenn, Arthur's reflux was gone within a few days of me starting full gaps. The constipation component I believe lies greatly within the probiotic treatment. Have you tried upping her dose a touch?
Jutka, I hate to say it, but GMO soy is super bad news. It's been proven in studies that the frankenstein-genes from GMO Soy can actually grow in the intestines of the animals who consume it.
That said, what you're using is probably not horrible since its the chicken eating it and not Julia directly.. but I would wonder if the chicken feed is playing a factor.
I would be hesitent to get non-organic corn fed chicken as corn is another huge GMO crop, not to mention the antibiotics they use in conventional chicken.
I really do believe that Julia is going through die off though. I was wondering about Arthurs rash because last night he had a flare up around his mouth/cheeks when he had soup stock so I posted about it on the GAPS FB page. Sure enough a veteran GAPS Mama chimed in and said that just plain soup stock can produce powerful die off and what we were going through was common. I also read it was suggested to alternate detox baths with epsom salts, ACV and Baking Soda. We've mainly been doing just epsom salts every night, so I think I'll do a cup of ACV tonight instead.
So now I don't think it was the enzymes afterall. I'm going to try to back track a bit, b/c I think I went too quickly w. the additional probiotics, coconut oil, soup stock and enzymes all around the same time and didn't give much time for adjustment... (guess I got excited
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But back to Julia... how much soup stock are you giving her? . As per the book, NCM only suggests a few tbsp the first week - along with some freshly pressed veggie juice (like carrot) and possibly some fats (such as FCLO, Olive oil ect) Once that is introduced slowly then you proceed to the next step (or "week" as it's laid out in the book)
Ah Jutka, I feel the same way about a lot of the doctors I've seen, including somewhat the ND I've seen!! It's like we're leading them instead of the other way around!! I have decided (long ago really, but this just confirms it once again) that these doctors are only really good for the tests they can perform or order and the rest of it we have to figure out ourselves I feel for you!!
Yes I agree totally. I'm much happier with the ND we are seeing but he's still not perfect (like the "FiveLac" he suggested that contained Dairy and GMO canola
*facepalm*) Ultimately we are the best advocate for our children.
Oh and about the Uva Ursi, the only thing I've really found was that some people use it to treat UTI and certain types of yeast infections...so perhaps his thinking is that it works similar to GSE to help kill off some of the Candida? I dunno though
