Re: Re: Elaine Gottschall and her Specific Carbohydrate Diet

[Guest guest]

Some people see the LEAP diet in the same light. I think both have value. Having

done the full elimination diet route.

Jackie Chase RD

Dillingham AK

> I don't think much of Elaine's explanation of the SCD and why it works (no

research and quite illogical, IMHO), and yet I've seen quite a few people on the

diet who report huge improvements in colitis/crohn's symptoms. Many have tested

negative for Celiac. Essentially since they're on it, and determined to stay on

it, their docs have referred them to me to try to make it as balanced as

possible, and I do my best to help within those parameters.

> The strange thing is that many of those folks return to eating grains and

report a relapse of symptoms. Some were incapacitated with pain prior to the

diet.

>

> Granted, I have never gone out of my way to recommend the diet to anyone, and

yet I can't help wondering why so many people do well with it. I would probably

recommend giving it a try if every other avenue was not helpful. I believe

Crohn's/colitis foundation is in the process of researching it and I look

forward to their thoughts.

>

> Close cousin of SCD is GAPS, which I see as even more illogical, since they

recommend it for kids--oy!

>

> Cheryl , MPH, RD, LD

> Whole Health

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> andria, VA 22314

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[Guest guest]

http://www.gapsdiet.com/

The GAPS diet runs more or less parallel with the SC diet but has a much greater

back-up with credible research. The author proposes a connection btw brain

health and gut health which I also believe has been greatly overlooked by

doctors, nutritionists .... 

> I don't think much of Elaine's explanation of the SCD and why it works (no

research and quite illogical, IMHO), and yet I've seen quite a few people on the

diet who report huge improvements in colitis/crohn's symptoms. Many have tested

negative for Celiac. Essentially since they're on it, and determined to stay on

it, their docs have referred them to me to try to make it as balanced as

possible, and I do my best to help within those parameters.

> The strange thing is that many of those folks return to eating grains and

report a relapse of symptoms. Some were incapacitated with pain prior to the

diet.

>

> Granted, I have never gone out of my way to recommend the diet to anyone, and

yet I can't help wondering why so many people do well with it. I would probably

recommend giving it a try if every other avenue was not helpful. I believe

Crohn's/colitis foundation is in the process of researching it and I look

forward to their thoughts.

>

> Close cousin of SCD is GAPS, which I see as even more illogical, since they

recommend it for kids--oy!

>

> Cheryl , MPH, RD, LD

> Whole Health

> 3345 Duke St

> andria, VA 22314

> www.harriswholehealth.com

>

> fax:

> Follow me on Twitter @cherylharrisrd

>

>