Comments on: GAPS Results http://gapsguide.com discussing a program to heal bowels, body and brain Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:45:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Baden http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10522 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:24 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10522 Hi Asma,

I think you’re saying your son has been on full GAPS for three months, and is now preparing to start the intro. Is this correct? If yes…

A person will move forward from Stage 1 after 1-3 days (your preference, unless there is major stool symptoms which would have one on it for up to seven days). A person will move forward to Stage 2 without having yet introduced kefir.

Does this help?

All my best,
Baden

]]> By: Asma http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10426 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:30 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10426 I’ll write my comment again as I just realised my previous comment was not clear:
I am a mother of sever autistic of 30 years old and he has been on GAPS diet for 3 months. According to the book of Dr.Natasha, in the first stage it says that the dairy probiotic has to be introduced gradually until reaching kefir and its products. my question is: does my son have to stay on the first stage of the dite until the kefir is introduced or we can move on to the second stage before introducing the kefir.

Regards
Asma

]]> By: Asma http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10420 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:01:27 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10420 Hi Baden
I am a mother of sever autistic of 30 years old and my son is on GAPS diet for 3 months, now according to the book of d.Natasha in the first stage said when talking about the dairy probiotic that has to be graduated until we reach kefir my enquire: is that has to be during the first stage or we can transfer to the second stage before we introduce the kefir or it’s products
Thanks a lot for your assistance and i appreciate it so much if you reply to my email
Asma

]]> By: Baden http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10265 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:15:00 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10265 Phoebe: You said, “As a single Mom I just do the best I can.” As a fellow single mom, I just want to say kudos to you for this approach! Good for you for knowing your capacities as well as limitations. This, too, is an important piece in the goal of healing.

All my best,
Baden

]]> By: Baden http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10259 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:51:45 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10259 Hi Aji,

My own son has always had major speech issues, so I understand. What I’m learning is that while GAPS can reduce or resolve the underlying medical/neurological elements that trigger speech issues -such that a child may, with GAPS, begin or increase talking- sometimes therapy (Speech Language) is needed to help a child learn what he missed out on learning earlier, at the typical ages -things like clarity, fluency, prosody, etc.

(ii) Sounds great!

(iii) For your second son’s constipation, please feel free to try any of the tips listed on pages 89-91 of your GAPS Guide book, yes. Magnesium (orally and/or added to bath) *or* Vitamin C might be the simplest options to start with. I would definitely not do boulardii at this stage. It can trigger die-off too intense. As he’s so early in his healing and has so recently been going through intense stuff, I would keep his path lighter for now.

All my best,
Baden

]]> By: Aji Ogbi http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10058 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:44:31 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10058 Hi Baden,

Thank you very much for your kind reply and advice.

(i) I’m worried about clarity of my senior son’s speech. He was talking clearly with some words when he initially started talking just before he was one year old. We noticed he stopped talking at about 2yrs. Now he is picking up fast and making sentences but not very clear. I can understand him since I’m almost always with him. Likewise his junior brother can understand him for the same reason. He sometimes even argue and discuss with us (myself and his junior brother). But, any other person will ask me what he says. Do you have any suggestion or advice on improving his clarity please.

(ii) My two sons are now at stage four. They are taking carrot juice regularly twice daily in the morning and evening. I will like to seek your advice on when its best to start again on supplements like CLO or ProEFA Oil.

(iii) On constipation of my second son. He still has the symptoms and he is still very much bloated. Do you think we should consider S. Boulardii, Magnesiun etc etc.

Thank you so much.

Aji

]]> By: Phoebe http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10027 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:32:09 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10027 Hi Mary,
Thank you so much for your response. This is great news. My son is unable to work outside the home or do much in the home. I am praying for an answer to this problem I have been on GAPS for 4 months yet unable to convince him at 22 yrs to do it. I have felt that it would be good for him. He did promise his sister he would read the book when she sends it. We haven’t been able to afford the book and not really all the items for the diet. As a single Mom I just do the best I can. .

Thanks so much,
Phoebe

]]> By: Baden http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10020 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:09:57 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10020 Hi Aji,

I’ve never before heard of lips turning black. Upon Googling, I see this can be an issue in people with specific heritages/colouring (I myself gain a natural, brown ‘lip liner’when living in very hot sunny regions), and for various reasons. It seems that a blackening of the lips, though, is sometimes related to levels of dehydration.

The two causes for yellow urine that I’m aware of are (a) a concentration of B vitamins, and (b) too little water.

Because both blackening of the lips and yellow urine can be triggered by low fluids, I suggest looking into that for your sons. You might want to add an electrolyte drink to their daily life. This said, if there is any concern, please do see a doctor. A blackening of lips is not a normal GAPS effect.

All my best,
Baden

]]> By: Baden http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10018 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:55:54 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-10018 Mary, thank you so much for sharing this information with Phoebe! (I think Phoebe’s question was one of a batch that I missed answering, but until your post I had no information about GAPS and narcolepsy in any case.)

Based on your note, I’ve now included ‘narcolepsy’on the ‘Conditions Addressed’page.

Also, if you like and whenever you’re ready, please feel free to send your contact information/website, so that I can include you on this site’s list of GAPS Practitioners.

All my best,
Baden

]]> By: Mary Lawton http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-9890 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:01:26 +0000 http://gapsguide.com/about/gaps-results/#comment-9890 Hi Phoebe:
I am a GAPS Practitioner from Ireland. A client who had narcolepsy from childhood wrote me the following: “I have been following the GAPS protocol at home for 12 weeks and the results are amazing. I have had narcolepsy for years and this is the first time I’ve been free of symptoms since I was a child… I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve mentioned your name on the Irish narcolepsy forum (sleepy-heads.org forum) where I’ve been trying to interest fellow narcoleptics in the GAPS diet.”

Hope that helps,
Mary

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