Re: need some help need to switch to very low fat

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Jodi

Welcome to the "club" of low/no fat eaters..... With my upper GI disorders, I had to go through a lot of testing when I first started SCD to find those foods that didn't contain more fat or fiber or seasonings than my upper GI would tolerate. All three aspects to food aggravate my upper GI, so I have to pay attention or I get into a serious upper GI symptom flare. I do not want to have to keep getting a sphincterotomy, so I'm careful to limit my fats, fiber and seasonings.

You'll have to do some cautious testing, but I can tell you which things you mention I can't touch:

Yogurt is now off-limits. The milk fat too much for my upper GI, plus my immune system started reacting to the casein. Cheese is also off-limits. Terrible upper GI symptoms, then my constipation becomes severe.

Can only eat ground bison; no other ground meats are tolerated due to the fat content.

I do bake a lean roast beef every few weeks (Eye of the round works best), but I have to trim the fat carefully. I also have to skip a day or two between servings of the beef, or my upper GI reacts.

Don't touch pork, no matter the cut or how white the meat. Also can't eat lamb. Can only handle white meat poultry. Haven't yet tried venison or other game meats, but if the meat is dark, I know not to touch it.

I can handle fresh or frozen wild-caught salmon which has a fairly high fat content, but only if I eat it in the middle of the day, and pan-fry it. Baking or poaching leaves too much fat. I do eat other white fish, fresh or frozen. I also occasionally eat canned tuna packed in water (and no illegals). I don't like sardines or mackerel, but I think they're fairly high in fat.

Coconut oil is out completely, as are most other oils. I can cook with a bit of olive oil, but can't use it as a dressing. Butter is OK, as long as I don't use much, and don't have it every day. I mainly use butter in muffin baking.

Nut butters are off-limits too, trigger major upper GI symptoms. Almond flour has to be limited. I can handle a spoon of peanut butter once in a while, but always get nausea. It helps me feel full, and I get cravings for peanut butter (make my own) so I still eat it, just prepare for the nausea.

Broths always aggravate my upper GI, so I've had to limit my serving to once a week or less often. Doesn't matter what type of meat bones I use, and how well I skim the fat off -- there is too much fat remaining in the water. My immune system reacts to broths made entirely from veggies, so I have to be careful with this too.

Sometimes my immune system responds because my liver and pancreas are faltering. Or so it seems to me.

Of course fiber and seasonings also aggravate my upper GI. So I eat bland and plain. You do get used to it [sigh].

Kim M.

SCD 5 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 5+ years

neurological stuff 3 years

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> Hi..

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> Maybe you guys can help me out. With all of my trial and error to figure out

which foods, fats work for me.. Well all of that is not applicable now. I

spoke to my doc on the phone and I need to switch to a low/no fat diet for a

while to see how my Pancreas reacts.

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> Interestingly, my gut is so much better tolerating more foods. I also don't

have massive amounts of D and the color is a lot more normal. Anyway, sadly now

though my right upper quadrant is extremely uncomfortable. My Amylase is still

elevated (much better than the hospital in Israel) and I have been taking

enzymes- it's just I need to take a massive amount to help and I don't want to

upset my bowel. The enzymes totally help though. I might get compounded

enzymes apparently it's challenging for compounding pharmacies to compound

pancreatic enzymes.

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> So I normally eat since all of this; beef burger patties (need to switch to a

different meat), salmon, canned tuna, canned sardines, canned mackerel. I also

eat a variety of veggies that I steam (I used to add ghee and puree but I have

cut that out. All I use is sea salt) I also make fresh juices from certain

fruits and sometimes I cook apples. Coconut oil makes me VERY unhappy now

(bummer as it is so healthy for my Thyroid issues) and pecans are a serious

problem.

> I use bone broth made out of marrow bones- not sure how fatty that is.

> I am planning on buying bison tomorrow and grinding it so I can have my own

patties. Would Bison steak be too fatty?

> I was told I should eat pork- but I don't really eat pork.

> Fish like salmon does not bother me at all but animal fat is TERRIBLE.

> I am planning on trying low fat yogurt- is that too fatty? Do I need non-fat?

I am unsure of what constitutes of low/no fat? I have never had to think about

these things like this. The idea though is that it will give my Pancreas a rest

and not tax it. The list my doc gave me is very grain heavy also calls for

margerine. Crazy in my book.

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> I am so sick of chicken due to the amounts that I ate in Israel. It depresses

me. I think I need to get over it so I have what to eat.

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> Any help would be appreciated!

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> Jodi

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Can you cut out all of the fat you get from animals and just get healthy fats

from raw seeds, nuts, and avacados? I have switched to eating animal protein

only once in awhile and I have been feeling better. I am still not digesting as

well as I could so I grind up (raw)sesame seeds/ walnuts/ sunflower seeds and

add them to my food.