adults on SCD - please help

[Guest guest]

Hi all.

A good friend of ours has Crohns and started SCD just over 2 months

ago after we *strongly* suggested it. Recently things had been under

control, but for the past 4 days she has had nausea, gas, pain,

diarrhea and a lot of grumblings. Her diet has been very basic

throughout this timeframe.

Could this be die-off or is it most likely just a bad flare up?

People talk about die-off on this list all the time, but on

the " adult-focused " list she's on, no one talks about it at all.

Could an adult who's experienced it first-hand please tell us if

that's what it feels like? She's really uncomfortable...

Thanks so much,

mom to asd daughter, 4, scd 10/26/04

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It would be great if you could post exactly what she is eating and how it is

prepared. Some of the experienced people can trouble shoot problem areas if

they have that kind of information.

, Mom to IBD daughter, age 9, whole family SCD 11/03, other daughters

ages 12 and 5

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

> She's been eating mostly boiled & roasted chicken with occasional

> grilled steak and fish, well cooked carrots, spinach, asparagus,

> green beans, apple cider and SCD cow milk yogurt, ripe bananas,

> cheddar cheese, eggs, occasional weak coffee with milk and

Lacteze,

> weak green tea, sparkling water. 8 days ago, she had a couple

almond

> flour cookies.

> The flare - or whatever it was - seems to have lasted about 5

days.

It sounds like the three month flare some people get; Elaine

mentions it in the book. (3 mos being the average but can happen at

any time)

If things start to flare up again she should look at any new foods

she added relatively recently. Like the almond flour cookies. Also

if she has been having green tea all along it may not be the cause

of trouble but if things continue (ie the gas, diarrhea) she may

want to leave it out for a while. The green tea should be limited

to two cups/day.

Also the lactaid drps should only be used for heavy cream, there is

too much lactose in milk. It should be treated with the drops 24

hours prior to use and just a little used to whiten coffee up to a

max of two cups of coffee/day.

Sheila, SCD 49 mos, 20 yrs UC

mom of , SCD 34 mos