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I would've thought pasta and rice were OK but my stomach seems to find them a bit heavy, but that could be because of the narrowing I've been diagnosed with. My main concern is not being able to get a lot of stuff here. Our biggest 'supermarket' is a Co-op which would be classed as a corner shop on the mainland!
Yes, it’s hard to be hungry. I can’t stand feeling hungry, especially between the breakfast and the lunch if I do not eat I can’t concentrate and it’s even like getting dark in my eyes. I have my breakfast at 6:45am during working days (2 scrambled eggs, cup of SCD yogurt with “jam”, 2 slices of nut bread (they are not large, probably ¼ of the regular bread slice) with butter and cucumber and tea with honey. I have 2 satsumas at 10am, lunch at 12:30pm (roasted veal or chicken, fried fish) with the fresh salad and tomatoes (I am fine with lettuce but have D. from spinach, other types of salad). I have dried dates or nuts at about 15:00pm and then at home at about 19:00pm I have 2 pears and again 2 slices of nut bread with cucumber, tea and honey. Believe me I am not skinny ( 65 kg at the height 164cm) as honey, nuts and dates are high in calories. My menu looks repetitive but I don’t care as I am happy that I finally can control my being. I am happy that my blood tests are normal and do not show any inflammation. I do consider the food as a fuel but not a pleasure now
Hey Tantija,Hi Mica,
I read somewhere that sugars are necessary for your body so if have eliminated all sugars, including monosaccharides, it’s not very good also. By the way mushrooms are not good for your bowels even they are legal on SCD diet. I suggest you try to make yogurt and you will see the difference. Have you read the book? I do not remember anything about not starting yogurt while you have D. Please be aware that yogurt maker makes temperature too high over night ( it has to be 38-42C) so please purchase dimmer switch ( sorry I am not English and do not remember the correct name of it, it a plug between the electricity plug and your device and you can control the temperature in this case or the light of the lamp in other case). I had this problem earlier but was kindly suggested by the members of the forum.
I wonder if you have other food issues in addition to SCD? My son is SCD but without any raw veggies, beef, or anything fried in peanut oil. He just can't handle those (at least not yet). I hope that when he is completely healed we can try them again. Since we used a slow intro diet we were able to find what he could and could not tolerate. There is a good chart on www.pecanbread.comHow long has it taken to be symptoms free on the diet?
I'm 4 months on the diet and have seen an improvement however I'm definitely not symptoms free.
Matthew was feeling better after about 4 weeks. But, his stools have not completely turn to normal. (whatever is normal?)How long has it taken to be symptoms free on the diet?
I'm 4 months on the diet and have seen an improvement however I'm definitely not symptoms free.
Hi! How was your colonoscopy?Hey Tantija,
I'm just eliminating them until my colonoscopy which is a month away. I'm trying to starve out the yeast in my gut. Hopefully that's what it is. I have had more normal bowel movements now since doing this. My husband's aunt who has been on the Scd advised me not to have any diary including the yogurt until I'm symptoms free. Whether that as correct or not I'm unsure. All I know now is that my Naturopathetic Dr wants me not to have the yogurt along with other diary products. I'll definitely be eating the yogurt again after my colonoscopy. Thank you for the dimmer digestion.
hi. It depends what you mean by symptoms. From all my symptoms I stll have D. but not all the time. It depends from the food I eat and my period. I was told that it's because of harmones. Also for some reason I cannot eat out. It's just very expensive poo, sorryHow long has it taken to be symptoms free on the diet?
I'm 4 months on the diet and have seen an improvement however I'm definitely not symptoms free.
Hi. To be honest I do not know how bad it is but I do use quite a lot of honey. And I do use raw honey. This i just my decision. Honey is a great sourse of minerals and vitamins and I do not want to eat dead honey.Is there a problem with too much honey, or only for some people? Since starting the diet two weeks ago I've already gone through 2kg of honey! By not being allowed to use sugar, I use honey for coffee, baking, and even glazes/sauces for meats. I almost feel like I'm going it through it so fast but there are no other substitutes we can have and some of the recipes call for up to a cup of honey at a time!
Everyone's body chemistry is different, so I don't believe there is just one diet that will work for absolutely everyone. If the SCD diet as you are currently implementing it hasn't been working for you, you may wish to experiment and modify, until you figure out what works bet for you.I feel very discouraged because I worked so hard on the diet and never cheat not even once. I was so strict and I didn't help. I keep hearing about other success stories for people who have worse Crohn's then I do. I keep wondering why it didn't work for me. On a positive note I did en up losing like 50lbs in 5 months so I wasn't a total loss.
Dear MicaWell I don't see her until March 20th but the note that I left the hospital with just said my colon looks fine but I still have significant small bowel Crohn's.
I took a blood test in Jan and got my family doctor compare it to just before I got diagnosed and she said my inflammation increased a lot.
I have a feeling I'm going to have to go on the meds at least to maybe to just bring the inflammation down. I will continue the diet in hopes that I can get off the meds and keep myself in remission with the diet.
I feel very discouraged because I worked so hard on the diet and never cheat not even once. I was so strict and I didn't help. I keep hearing about other success stories for people who have worse Crohn's then I do. I keep wondering why it didn't work for me. On a positive note I did en up losing like 50lbs in 5 months so I wasn't a total loss.
Has anyone else had the same kind of outcome. Or it worked after they started meds?
Are you incorporating any probiotics? Are you eating too many nuts? Nuts have a fair amount of omega-6 oils and arginine. These need to be balanced with saturated fats and lysine.I feel very discouraged because I worked so hard on the diet and never cheat not even once. I was so strict and I didn't help. I keep hearing about other success stories for people who have worse Crohn's then I do. I keep wondering why it didn't work for me.
Diets. it seems to me we have the same diet fads here as anywhere. Different things work for different people.
For me a low-fat, low-residue diet has always helped. Now I am picking things out from the SCD diet. For example I now avoid most milk products but eat plenty of cheddar cheese and homemade yoghurt with the strains she recommends. Yet I am not about to start eating beef,beans and berries again, because they are bad for me.
I do need some carbs to maintain a fighting weight.
I did however buy off on the whole "undigested carbs" theory and stopped pigging bread or biscuits (especially in the evening) and I stop eating long before bedtime. Seems to be a positive experience so far..............
My message is that diet with Crohn's is the same as meds. Find a mix which suits. Continually test and revise and challenge.
I've been taking 3 probiotics/day which were prescribed by a Naturopath Doc. As for nuts, I haven't eaten any until after my colonoscopy which was Feb 14th.Are you incorporating any probiotics? Are you eating too many nuts? Nuts have a fair amount of omega-6 oils and arginine. These need to be balanced with saturated fats and lysine.
Hi, I was always wondering why we could not eat berries...By the way if you can, try veal instead of beef. It digests much easier.E could not eat beef, most fruits and veggies, etc before without having bad episodes of D within 12 hours. He still wasn't able to eat these things with SCD at first.
Hi, it is great but be aware that symptoms could return be strong and continue. Good luck and ask as many questions as you haveSo far, 3 days, the SCD has stopped all my symptoms. Too early to see if it lasts, but I’ve bought the book and intend to abide by the list of legal foods as long as it works
Good day, I am on SCD diet for the last 4 years. My blood test became good after 3 weeks, my stool got almost normal after 3.5 years. Every year MRI showed some improvements but my last MRI test in August 2015 showed very strong improvement and only minor signs of small intestines inflammation. I am very happy with the result and my doctor is very impressed even he did not believe this diet for my first 1.5 years. Good luck and do not hesitate to ask ANY questions.Hi there. I am starting the SCD diet today.
I really hope that I am one of the people that this works on!
My goal is to have reduced CRP/Inflammation/blood tests/whatever tests and for my colonoscopy to show reduced signs of inflammation.
Any updates from anyone on their SCD progress? Particularly interested in the evidence that their Crohn's is going away as indicated by their colonoscopy/other tests. IMHO this is the true confirmation that it is working.
I vaguely thought someone said something about seeds scratching your inside.The seeds certainly don't break down in my gut - I love raspberries and can eat moderate quantities if I sieve the seeds out first.
Hi. You are right. Blood test shows the inflammation and MRI shows changes of the intestines due the inflammation. No, i am not at any medication. It was my aim to do this diet to be medication free. I only have vitamins B12 and D. Regarding the recipes i will revert later running to work nowThanks Tantija
I wasn't aware that an MRI can show inflammation? I thought an MRI was for something else.
Are you on any meds at the moment?
I am still getting used to the diet. Need to find more recipes so I ordered some books. I've been eating a lot of tuna for lunch hehe.
Hi, here is my menu. I do not feel bad eating almost the same food every day. I look at the food as an energy source. By the way since these posts I have found goat cheese i can eat and also time to time i eat broccoli. I do not eat dates any longer and hardly bake nut bread.Thanks Tantija
I wasn't aware that an MRI can show inflammation? I thought an MRI was for something else.
Are you on any meds at the moment?
I am still getting used to the diet. Need to find more recipes so I ordered some books. I've been eating a lot of tuna for lunch hehe.
Hi, do you well tolerate all the fruit and veg? In this case it will be much easier for you. Good luck!Thanks for the links to your menu. I made the SCD yoghurt today and am still experimenting with making different foods.
Hi. I took me 4 years of the diet and SCD yoghurt to get the normal stool. There are even days I do not go at all but with my short guts it is kind of tricky you never know when it can "fire" so i am afraid to be too far from the bathrooms. I probably know all the bathrooms in London I saw my doctor last Monday and he said that my MRI shows only minor signs of the inflammation and that he is glad i have managed to convince him not to put me on the immunodepressants. He is very excited about my results. He even said:"I do not know how you do it! No, of course i know how you do it. I am wondering if you consider to eat everything again to see how you will react." I said: " Thank you very much but no. It took me 4 years of self discipline and i am not going to ruin what was not easy to achieve."Yes, I do tolerate all the fruit and veg.
I have found that my stools have become more normal in general since starting this diet. (Have been on it for one month)
No matter what state I get into with this disease, I wouldn't consider just eating whatever.Hi. I took me 4 years of the diet and SCD yoghurt to get the normal stool. There are even days I do not go at all but with my short guts it is kind of tricky you never know when it can "fire" so i am afraid to be too far from the bathrooms. I probably know all the bathrooms in London I saw my doctor last Monday and he said that my MRI shows only minor signs of the inflammation and that he is glad i have managed to convince him not to put me on the immunodepressants. He is very excited about my results. He even said:"I do not know how you do it! No, of course i know how you do it. I am wondering if you consider to eat everything again to see how you will react." I said: " Thank you very much but no. It took me 4 years of self discipline and i am not going to ruin what was not easy to achieve."