New Here

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Hi Everyone,

I'm very new here, I've been on the SCD Diet for 3 weeks, and have

dropped my prednisolone, thioprine, sulfasalzine cocktail quite

dramatically, like always missing doses. I guess i'm feeling a bit

better, but sometimes i get that cramping pain, and i'm not sure if

i'm drinking too much orange juice, but i guess i just need some

encouragement to stay on this diet. I think we are all agreeing that

it's a good diet, right ? It's gonna help me ?

Fitzi

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Welcome, Other Marilyn! <g>

>> I am new to the SCD. I am really glad to have found a list that

addresses the issues I am experiencing! I am still in the process of

reading BTVC. I have just been blown away by how the book explains the

" how " and " why " of all the various things that can

happen in our guts. <<

Yes, when I got my copy of BTVC, I read it in about two hours, and then

lay on the bed muttering, " Oh, my G-d, this makes so much

SENSE! " Then I explained it to my husband, who was cautious about

it, because he knew darned well that I was a pasta and rice and bread

junkie. (I was so much a pasta junkie that I would dunk pieces of raw

whole wheat pasta into butter and salt, and eat those in preference to

tortilla or potato chips! Makes me shudder to think of it now.)

>> I am still having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea

that dairy CAN be okay under certain circumstances, and how honey is

better than stevia or agave nectar. Both of these ideas TOTALLY

contradict what I firmly believed. <<

I celebrated when I read that. Giving up my grains was bad enough. But

I'd been urged for years by vegan friends to get rid of all those awful

cheeses and eggs and so forth... except that it's a well-known fact that

I am immune to vampire attack, 'cause I use liquid cheese instead of

blood for carrying oxygen to my cells! The soy they wanted me to

eat would have killed me. Literally. I tolerate (in very tiny quantities)

soy lecithin and Vitamin E derived from soy. Beyond that, I stop

breathing. So tofu, soymilk, edame and soy flour " for added

protein! " in whole grain bread has always been right out for

me.

Honey is better because it's a whole food. Agave nectar is often cut with

high fructose corn syrup. Or it is produced on lines which also produce

other SCD-illegals. So pure, un-cut honey is definitely better. Elaine

reluctantly allowed small amounts of stevia for people who couldn't do

saccharin or sugar, but she was concerned about reactions. THe other

thing to realize is that stevia is often cut with erythritol, a sugar

alcohol, which can cause major gut issues.

>> I have a 2yo who has reacted to almonds, peanuts, and cashews in

the past, so I need to proceed with caution here as far as ANY nuts go,

in case these really are serious problems for her, and the exposure is

too much for her. I will not be introducing dairy into my diet in ANY

form for a while, as I have always been severely lactose intolerant. And

I will use mostly egg whites at first, as the yolks have not been kind to

me. <<

Peanuts and cashews are both legumes, so you will want to be careful not

only with them, but with other permitted legumes.

Pecans are typically the easiest to digest, and many people find that

starting with nut butters instead of nut flours or whole nuts results in

significantly better results.

You may find that after some healing, you can introduce SCD-yogurt made

with goat's milk, which is more digestable that most cow's milk. SCD

yogurt is fermented for at least 24 hours, and this removes almost all of

the lactose. (Some people choose to stir a little lacteeze into the

finished yogurt and let it sit to be absolutely certain.) Also, aged goat

cheese is often something which lactose sensitive people find they can

tolerate.

Egg whites by themselves are fine... though finding something to do with

all the yolks can be a trifle problematic.

>> I have been diagnosed with IBS. Celiac has (so far) been ruled

out. I am sensitive (according to Enterolab testing) to egg, soy, dairy,

and gluten. My responses to these things has been inconsistent (except

for dairy, to which I react strongly every time). I found it really

interesting that this was addressed in BTVC! <<

Oh, well, you're one step farther along than I am... I've always been

told by my doctors that if I'd just stop stuffing my face and lose some

weight, all my gut issues would clear up. ( " Just take a little

Lomotil if it bothers you! " ) The fact that the onset of the obesity

coincided with the onset of the gut issues was not, as far as they were

concerned, relevant.

SCD can be done egg-free, although it is not easy. One thing to look into

is duck or goose eggs, because, like goat milk is different from cow

milk, duck or goose eggs are enough different from chicken eggs to be

tolerated. Also, if you can find (and afford) pastured eggs, in some

cases, the hen eggs are OK.

>> I have been using the Feingold diet here for my kids for about

five years now. It has healped their behavioral issues tremendously! And

I learned to choose and prepare much healthier foods through the diet.

But I find I need to go further for myself. Even GFCF wasn't the answer

for me. So here I am. Sorry for the long intro! <<

If you've been doing Feingold, you've already learned the most critical

lesson of SCD: Make Your Own! And don't trust commercial products,

because they don't put everything on the labels.

Welcome to the list!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

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> Honey is better because it's a whole food. Agave nectar is often cut

> with high fructose corn syrup.

Of course, these days, honey is too.

Mara