coconut my miracle food??

February 14, 2008

recipe please for coconut macaroons

Thanks,

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February 15, 2008

Justed wanted to let you know that about a month ago I happened to

come across a mention from someone on line that he had used coconut

macaroons to stop his persistent diarrhea. I thought that was

unlikely to work for me but as I fancied some macaroons anyway I

decided to give it a go. Surprisingy it worked and in fact 2

macaroons was constipating for me, so I've since cut down to a

couple of dessert spoons of shredded coconut per day.

I have UC and have done very well on the diet over the last 2 years

but was unable to shake a tendancy for my stools to frequently

become loose (although not usually D, and no B or M). For that

reason I couldn't get off the last 3 mgs of the Prednisolone I was

taking. Over the last month that I have been using the coconut I

have stopped using the Pred, have cut down my Colazide a little and

have begun eating raw vegies without any problem. I think somehow

the coconut has a slowing effect on my system and this slowing

effect is beneficial for me. Or perhaps the fat is easy for me to

absorb and I need it. I have noticed before that the " binding " foods

like banana, cooked apple, dairy, eggs, meat etc seem to be

beneficial, and the loosening foods eg raw fruit are dangerous. Not

sure exactly how it works, but maybe when my system is running

slower I am able to digest better. So loosening of stools is not

only a consequence of the UC but also a cause of it.

I wouldn't like someone relatively new to read this, plough into

coconut and make themself sick, as apparently it is an advanced

food. However, I wanted to pass this on so that any other

experienced SCDer with remaining loose stools might be able to

experiment for themselves.

Kylie

UC 4 yrs

SCD 2 yrs

February 15, 2008

Here's some :

http://www.scdiet.org/2recipes/cooki01.html#Macaroons

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> recipe please for coconut macaroons

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February 15, 2008

At 09:52 AM 2/15/2008, you wrote:

http://www.scdiet.org/2recipes/cooki01.html#Macaroons

I would recommend Lucy's Macaroons from this page. Please note that the

first recipe, titled just " Macaroons " calls for whole nuts and

chopped dates, which could be problematic for some people. Not only that,

it calls for dark rum, which is illegal, and brandy, which I am wary of

because some manufacturers do add sugar to it.

If you are not yet ready for coconut, substitute pecan flour.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

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