Re: Re: Other Topic: Blood Type Diet and SCD?

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Hi . Actually, my IBS is significantly improved as a result of

following the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. My ME/CFIDS is only slightly

better, particularly when it comes to fatigue and cognitive/memory problems.

My multiple chemical sensitivities are not as severe now as they were a year

ago, but I am not sure how much of the improvement is due to greater efforts

to avoid exposure to chemicals, or due to having added certain supplements

to start downregulating the NO/ONOO cycle (written about by Dr. Pall

in " Explaining Unexplained Illnesses " - No financial interest), and how much

might be due to starving off nasty microorganisms thanks to SCD. Also, as a

result of following this diet, I have shed over 50 lb of unwanted flab,

which lightens the load on some of my joints, so I am more mobile, although

still constrained by exercise-induced fatigue.

I chose not to follow the pecanbread schedule, because it did not fit well

with the foods that I could tolerate at any given time. I am IgE allergic to

a lot of fruits and vegetables, including tomatoes and mushrooms, which I

eliminated from my diet in 1996. In spite of the long avoidance period, I am

still allergic to those foods, so I haven't been able to incorporate them

into my diet yet. I do recall that eliminating those allergy foods from my

diet reduced the severity of my IBS from horrible to merely unpleasant. And

now SCD has come closer still to curing it for me.

I had absolutely no difficulty adding SCD yogurt and dry curd cottage cheese

to my diet the first week I was on SCD. I felt better after my first

spoonful of the yogurt, and I was able to increase the amount I ate daily

very quickly. Since then I have also added medium cheddar cheese and

emmenthal, which I eat only a few times each week. But I eat SCD yogurt

every day, and DCCC (usually in the form of cheesecake or Lois Lang bread)

on most days.

I had to add nut butters fairly soon as well, because of C. And I continued

to improve my health when I added nut-flour muffins and similar products to

my range.

My query about the Blood Type diet was with respect to another patient at

the clinic I attended on Friday, who has AB blood and was thus advised by

her naturopath not to stay on SCD. Judging by her description of how severe

her Crohn's disease is at present, I thought it was unfortunate that she had

not stayed on SCD.

But her situation made me wonder whether it is common for people to value

the Blood Type Diet over SCD. I would hope not.

Thanks for your reply. I will search the archives for previous discussions

of the blood type diets.

Regards, Ellen in Toronto

" " <susanlbridges@... wrote

[i had written]

>

>> I am curious whether there are other people with AB blood following SCD,

>> and

>> if so, whether they have more problems with yogurt, dry curd cottage

>> cheese,

>> and nuts. I am sure that my will power would be sorely tested if I had to

>> give up BTVC cheesecake, almond flour breads or muffins, and pecan-flour

>> breads or pecan-butter treats.

>

> Hi Eileen,

[Actually, my name is Ellen]

>

> Many individuals have found flaws with the blood type diets. The topic

> comes up from time to time, so if you search the archives you may come up

> with something there.

>

> However, I saw from your other post that you have IBS and ME/CFS along

> with other problems.

>

> I really do think you would benefit most from following the Pecanbread

> protocol and running an elimination diet.

>

> A lot of people jump headfirst into SCD with advanced foods and then later

> realize that they had food sensitivities to the foods they were overdosing

> on in the beginning.

>

> From following the Pecanbread stages, I learned that I was intolerant to

> all cow dairy, and I can't handle much almond butter. I also learned to my

> surprise that I couldn't handle tomatoes or mushrooms -- and being

> Italian, those were practically a food group for me. LOL.

>

> My will power is not tested too badly as I can handle goat cheddar and

> goat milk yogurt/cheesecake. I don't make it too often because I am lazy.

> Ha! I also reduced the honey in my almond flour baked goods. Now I don't

> constantly want them anymore, which for me is a sign I don't really

> tolerate them -- anything I feel like I can't stop eating is usually a

> problem.

>

> Here is the link to the stages. I know it says for kids, but it is not for

> kids! I found them to be immensely helpful.

>

> http://pecanbread.com/new/scdfoods1.html#beyond

>

> B.

> ASD son, RA self, SCD Nov. 2007

> http://scdgirl.blogspot.com

>