Re: New (again) to group - daughter with UC

[Guest guest]

My prayers go out to you. I also have a daughter with UC and

starting is pretty stressful. However, we are only 2 months into it

and we were able to get her out of a flare without changing meds.

Our next step would have been Remicade, but so far have been able to

avoid it. It has, however, been an emotional rollercoaster for two

months. So, be patient!

My suggestion, if you don't have it, is to get Lucy's Specific Carb.

Diet cookbook. That is where I found most of my good recipes.

(Also, that is where I order my flour and yogurt starter from.)

Plus, reading these e-mails everyday can be very overwhelming, but

has been more helpful than any doctor has been! I have gotten pretty

good at being able to weed through the e-mails and delete ones I'm

not interested in so it doesn't take up too much of my time.

If you get the cookbook, our favorites are

Orange Cake - p 93

Cinnamon Cookies - p 87

Cinnamon Coffee Cake - p 92

Pancakes - p 62

Cobbler - p 97

Vegtable soup - p 18

Also, my biggest find was from this group......French Toast Bread

from Keri which is on one of the scdrecipe websites. It makes really

good bread that you can toast. My daughter loves to dip it in eggs

for breakfast. If you don't find it, let me know and I'll give it to

you. We searched all summer for a good bread for toast.

Good luck to you.

Kathy - daughter with UC

SCD 7/08

>i,

> I just rejoined the list after taking a break.  I had considered

SCD for my daughter last year, but then decided to give the

traditional medicines a chance first.  Well, I am back on the list

and revisiting SCD as my daughter will be 4 in October and has yet to

have a reprieve from her Ulcerative Colitis symptoms.  At her tender

age, she has been through the gamut of drugs that are available to

her, including Remicade (her 5th infusion was mid-August).  We are

seeing no response or improvement in her symptoms.  She was on

prednisone for the better part of the year, and has finally weaned

off it.  It did provide some relief in symptoms while she was on it,

but everyone agreed it was time for her to be off.  Even with the

extremely careful, slow weaning...her symptoms still increased as she

was weaned. 

>  

> It has been a difficult pill for me to swallow that there is

nothing that the medical community can do to help my little

girl...the traditional treatments are pretty much expended....short

of surgery, which I am not ready to consider.  I have discussed with

my husband he's in agreement that we need to give this (SCD) a

concerted effort in our household.  My goal is to start on the intro

next Monday or maybe as early as next weekend.    I know I need to

start her on the intro for 2-5 days max...then add foods one at a

time, using the chart as a guideline for when to introduce

foods....correct?

>  

> Any tips or suggestions would be more than welcome!

>  

> In our household, there is my daughter, 3, my son who is 6, me and

my husband.  Any tips for getting ready, making the transition

easier, good things to eat for the first days, weeks, etc?  I have

read BTVC and I do have several of the cookbooks I bought a while

back from one of the sites I heard about on one of the lists, but I'm

a little overwhelmed.   I just want to make this as stress-free as

possible. 

>  

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

I have 4 children, one of whom has UC, 2 of whom are very hungry teenage boys. I found it useful to make recipes that were easy to add noodles, rice, tortillas or potatos for the non SCD people. The intro is very hard, and spending so much time cooking has been a real adjustment.

Here are a couple of things that make it easier for me. I always have cooked chicken on hand. I put a couple of cups of water in a crock pot, pound (to make them tender) a couple of packs of boneless skinless chicken breasts (no added solution or broth) and throw them in a crock pot and crock them all day .. move to a storage container and put in the refrigerator. The chicken shreds easily and is great fried in butter with cheese melted in (real quick as the chicken is already cooked), shredded with grated cheese over avocado or added to cooked vegetables and scrambled eggs ... all mixed together with a legal cheese shredded and melted over the top (everyone else puts this over rice). Once you find a sandwich bread recipe or wrap (we use the wrap from grain free gourmet), you can use this chicken with cheese and/or raw veggies you tolerate in a sandwich.

Mostly, the cooking is so overwhelming at first, but you will get used to it. Variety is tough (especially for kids I think), but as you feel you can add items, there are some great recipes .. we love the lasagna and tacos from grain free gourmet and everyday grain free gourmet.

The diet has helped my daughter some, but she still has her ups and downs. Without the diet tho, we were fast on our way to surgery ... as with your daughter, the meds are marginally helping, if at all, but we seem to have stretched our distance between the bad days with the diet. She is 18 now and was 16 when diagnosed. ... been on the diet 8 months. We jumped to advanced foods fairly quickly (faster than we should have), but she would not have stayed on the diet otherwise, so that's our compromise.

Good luck and hang in there,

Teri

[Guest guest]

Hi Teri. I would like to copy your example of cooking boneless skinless

chicken breasts in the crock pot. We buy our chicken from a

free-range-chicken vendor at a farmer's market, rather than in packages. So

I am not sure how many pounds of boneless skinless chicken are equal to one

package. I would really appreciate it if you could advise me of the weight

of 2 packs of chicken.

Thanks.

Ellen in Toronto, Canada

enginuity4@...

SCD month 5

Teri wrote:

Here are a couple of things that make it easier for me. I always have

cooked chicken on hand. I put a couple of cups of water in a crock pot,

pound (to make them tender) a couple of packs of boneless skinless chicken

breasts (no added solution or broth) and throw them in a crock pot and crock

them all day .. move to a storage container and put in the refrigerator. The

chicken shreds easily and is great fried in butter with cheese melted in

(real quick as the chicken is already cooked), shredded with grated cheese

over avocado or added to cooked vegetables and scrambled eggs ... all mixed

together with a legal cheese shredded and melted over the top (everyone else

puts this over rice). Once you find a sandwich bread recipe or wrap (we use

the wrap from grain free gourmet), you can use this chicken with cheese

and/or raw veggies you tolerate in a sandwich.

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[Guest guest]

I cook 8 to 12 breasts at a time, just depending on whether I have a special recipe idea or if I'm just trying to stock up (store them with some of the broth to keep them moist .. (I use a little more water if I need more breasts (enough to almost cover the breasts) and by the way, I use the extra broth it makes and blend with a cooked zucchini for a replacement for cream of chicken soup in a couple of recipes I try to adapt). It kind of depends on my needs and when I'll be able to cook them again (schedule) as I try not to have them in the frig after cooked for more than a week. (altho I think you could freeze and save longer) .. we go through them pretty fast, but its so easy to throw them in in the morning and I have cooked breasts by the end of the day ... they come out really tender especially if I pound them first.

Good luck

Teri

Hi Teri. I would like to copy your example of cooking boneless skinless chicken breasts in the crock pot. We buy our chicken from a free-range-chicken vendor at a farmer's market, rather than in packages. So

I am not sure how many pounds of boneless skinless chicken are equal to one package. I would really appreciate it if you could advise me of the weight of 2 packs of chicken.Thanks.Ellen in Toronto, Canada

enginuity4@...SCD month 5 Teri wrote:Here are a couple of things that make it easier for me. I always have cooked chicken on hand. I put a couple of cups of water in a crock pot, pound (to make them tender) a couple of packs of boneless skinless chicken

breasts (no added solution or broth) and throw them in a crock pot and crock them all day .. move to a storage container and put in the refrigerator. The chicken shreds easily and is great fried in butter with cheese melted in

(real quick as the chicken is already cooked), shredded with grated cheese over avocado or added to cooked vegetables and scrambled eggs ... all mixed together with a legal cheese shredded and melted over the top (everyone else

puts this over rice). Once you find a sandwich bread recipe or wrap (we use the wrap from grain free gourmet), you can use this chicken with cheese and/or raw veggies you tolerate in a sandwich.<snip>