Day 1, so far so good, but questions abound

March 17, 2008

I am glad that I took the time to read more about the diet and get some

introductory foods ready in advance. Thanks for all the advice.

I have eaten a lot of home-made chicken soup with chicken and carrots today.

I also had a few hard-cooked eggs and a piece of SCD cheesecake (made

without yogurt as I have not yet made any yogurt). But the cake turned out

almost as good as last week's practice version.

Why do I feel hungry all the time? Is this a message from the already

starving bacteria in my gut?

I started this diet without D, but I am worried about C, as I normally take

psyllium fibre every day, but I understand that this isn't allowed. Will

psyllium be allowed eventually? I don't think that psyllium is a grain or

starch, so will I be able to start taking it around the stage where I can

introduce sesame seeds or other seeds?

If C is a problem, how soon can I start to drink very-diluted prune juice? I

bought a bottle of pure organic prune juice on the weekend, just in case.

I am confused by the conflicting information I read in BTVC. For instance,

eggs are not to be introduced until D stops, but eggs are part of the first

days' menus. Since D isn't an issue so far, I am assuming that I can eat all

the eggs I desire.

Assuming that Day 2 is as uneventful as Day 1, can I start expanding my

repertoire of cooked vegetables beyond carrots on Day 3? I am hoping to cook

a lot of peeled zucchini on Day 3.

My usual method of preparing fish is to coat it with ground almonds, then

saute and then bake the fish in the oven -- something I have been doing for

about 12 years and not due to SCD. How long will I have to wait before using

ground almonds on my fish again? Or, how long before I can coat fish with

almond butter?

On a positive note, I have re-discovered Daiter's Creamery within a short

drive of my house. Daiter's sells both DCCC (Western) and products and books

from JKgourmet (Everyday Grain Free Gourmet). I say re-discovered, as

Daiter's was where my parents used to buy cheese when I was a child.

Thanks again for all the support on this list.

Ellen in Toronto

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