Re: Meal planning help

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Mel,

There is meal planning help offered by at her web site nomorecrohns.com. I have used her menus and recipes and they are very useful.

LesaIBS, 2 yearsSCD since 9/07

I have been on the SCD for six years. I was diagnosed with UC at age 17. About 17 years later when I was having lots of sxs, I had a colonoscopy that came out clean. I now believe that most likely I have food allergies that are the primary problem. When I have any unintentional wheat for example, my neck itches and I start wheezing. I seem to react this way to other grains, too, but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't had any food allergy testing because the allergists I talked to here acted like I was a hypochondriac. They only see kids with nut allergies it seems.Within a week of doing the SCD I was symptom-free for the first time in my life. I didn't know what it was like to have normal bowel habits. About six months into the diet I went to Cancun. I was pg so didn't even want to have a diet soda. The thought of having water the whole time was so depressing that I ordered pineapple juice. Most pineapple juice here is no added sugar. After a day of having the pineapple juice in Cancun I was in the bathroom, cramping severely. I checked out the label of what they were serving and sure enough, it was loaded with corn syrup. I am really glad that happened, because part of me wondered if I "really" had a problem with sugar/corn syrup. The awesome thing was I met another woman in Cancun (we were there for a sales meeting) who had UC and couldn't understand why her D was so bad. She was eating rice every meal! I shared what I learned with her and I hope it helped her.Anyway, the SCD was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's also been one of the greatest blessings. When people feel sorry for me, I tell them don't. I feel sorry for those who do this diet and still get no relief. I have never had surgery nor have I taken any meds for what's wrong with me (whatever it is). An interesting side note is that my mother has epilepsy and MS. She was also diagnosed with diabetes and so cut way back on her sugar and grain intake. Her MS improved dramatically. I haven't been able to convince her to do the SCD, but I know in my heart of hearts if she did it, she would be symptom-free. I was fudging on the diet for a while by having a little corn syrup. My leg started getting numb and difficult to move. I won't be continuing that habit!Now allow me to get to the main reason for my post. I am a mother of six and I love to have meal plans to make life easier. I use a lot of savingdinner's low carb stuff (modified for my use), but I cannot find a true meal plan for SCD'ers. Even cookbooks that promise this really don't deliver. I just looked at www.mealoutlaw.com and thought this would be wonderful for SCDers to share meal plans. Hopefully there would be real, practical plans for busy families. I've had a lot of people ask for my advice about this diet and I can certainly help from a psychological standpoint (I'm a psychologist who has never been able to stick with any diet before). I can also talk about being on the diet while pg. I had 3 babies while on the SCD. But I can't help with those of you on meds. I just don't have any experience with it. I do wish you well and I would love to hear your feedback on sharing meal plans.Blessings to you!Mel Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living.

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Lesa, thanks so much! I love the site!! I wish would create a weekly menu mailer to extend her 3 weeks of menus. I would buy it! Mel

Re: Meal planning help

Mel,

There is meal planning help offered by at her web site nomorecrohns. com. I have used her menus and recipes and they are very useful.

LesaIBS, 2 yearsSCD since 9/07

In a message dated 2/26/2008 12:47:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, melphdsbcglobal (DOT) net writes:

I have been on the SCD for six years. I was diagnosed with UC at age 17. About 17 years later when I was having lots of sxs, I had a colonoscopy that came out clean. I now believe that most likely I have food allergies that are the primary problem. When I have any unintentional wheat for example, my neck itches and I start wheezing. I seem to react this way to other grains, too, but I'm not 100% sure. I haven't had any food allergy testing because the allergists I talked to here acted like I was a hypochondriac. They only see kids with nut allergies it seems.Within a week of doing the SCD I was symptom-free for the first time in my life. I didn't know what it was like to have normal bowel habits. About six months into the diet I went to Cancun. I was pg so didn't even want to have a diet soda. The thought of having water the whole time was so depressing that I ordered pineapple juice. Most

pineapple juice here is no added sugar. After a day of having the pineapple juice in Cancun I was in the bathroom, cramping severely. I checked out the label of what they were serving and sure enough, it was loaded with corn syrup. I am really glad that happened, because part of me wondered if I "really" had a problem with sugar/corn syrup. The awesome thing was I met another woman in Cancun (we were there for a sales meeting) who had UC and couldn't understand why her D was so bad. She was eating rice every meal! I shared what I learned with her and I hope it helped her.Anyway, the SCD was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's also been one of the greatest blessings. When people feel sorry for me, I tell them don't. I feel sorry for those who do this diet and still get no relief. I have never had surgery nor have I taken any meds for what's wrong with me (whatever it is). An

interesting side note is that my mother has epilepsy and MS. She was also diagnosed with diabetes and so cut way back on her sugar and grain intake. Her MS improved dramatically. I haven't been able to convince her to do the SCD, but I know in my heart of hearts if she did it, she would be symptom-free. I was fudging on the diet for a while by having a little corn syrup. My leg started getting numb and difficult to move. I won't be continuing that habit!Now allow me to get to the main reason for my post. I am a mother of six and I love to have meal plans to make life easier. I use a lot of savingdinner' s low carb stuff (modified for my use), but I cannot find a true meal plan for SCD'ers. Even cookbooks that promise this really don't deliver. I just looked at www.mealoutlaw. com and thought this would be wonderful for SCDers to share meal plans. Hopefully there would be real, practical plans

for busy families. I've had a lot of people ask for my advice about this diet and I can certainly help from a psychological standpoint (I'm a psychologist who has never been able to stick with any diet before). I can also talk about being on the diet while pg. I had 3 babies while on the SCD. But I can't help with those of you on meds. I just don't have any experience with it. I do wish you well and I would love to hear your feedback on sharing meal plans.Blessings to you!Mel

Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living.

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