Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

[Guest guest]

Jasmin,

Y'know, your freshman year at college has enough panic-mode things in it

without getting slapped in the face with a flare! (Yah, yah, like you

didn't know this already!)

First:

Don't Panic.

Second,

Don't Panic

Third,

DON'T PANIC

and Fourth,

Do you know where your towel is? (to quote in The

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

>> HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!

<<

The same way a non-college student does it! The same way I did it in

Hurricane Katrina-shattered New Orleans, with a Foreman grill, a crock

pot, a yogurt maker, and a 4.2 cubic foot dorm fridge!

You know SCD works, so you have absolutely every reason to know that the

effort you're going to put into this will work. (And believe me, lady,

unless it's essential, you don't want surgery -- I had cancer surgery in

April, and I'm still exhausted all the time. Surgery would really put a

crimp in your college year. As one of my specialists said, " I am

very fond of Dr. C, but she's a surgeon. Surgeons believe that at six

weeks after the surgery, you can go back to a normal life, when in point

of fact, it can take a year to 18 months to recover. "

Does your grandma have a big freezer? You could go and use her kitchen to

make things like cheese and bacon (or just cheese) mini quiches, or beef

and broccoli quiches or chicken and spinach quiches and bring back a

week's supply at a time.

How large is the freezer you have? Is it the one in the dorm fridge? Or

is it a separate freezer? This will make all the difference in the world

as to what advice we can give you.

Do you have your yogurt maker, and the ability to pasteurize

milk?

BTW, pizza and ice cream are do-able on SCD, though possibly not with

your current set-up.

Don't bother with the hot plate, unless you're planning to fry eggs, or

something. If you get the right Foreman grill, it can have flat plates

that you can fry eggs or pancakes on. Not to mention use to make flat

breads.

You need a full size crock pot to cook roasts, chickens, and other

stuff.

A toaster oven (check to be sure it isn't rated electrically any higher

than the legal microwave) is real handy, too, for make small batches of

muffins, quiches, etc.

What are your immediate needs? Grab-n-Go breakfasts and lunches and

snacks, right? What foods do you like / tolerate?

And make sure, as according to The Hitchhiker's Guide, that you

do, in fact, know where your towel is.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Hang in there Jasmin, you'll figure it out. I love squash and keep some smaller kinds around so I can quickly cook them. You can pierce a squash or slice it in half and pop it in the microwave. Delicata squash are small, cook in 5 or 6 minutes and I just eat it plain; it is so good. Also cook an acorn squash, then mix it with butter and lots of cumin.

KarlaSCD 9 mos

AHHHHHHHHH!!! So first off, let me just say " What a freaking nightmare this has been!! " So

I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly

care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically

treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an

hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a

SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result

for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my

stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except

occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started.

Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with

little screw ups, because my body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook

EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just

to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power

while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and

juice.

Now it's a different story though.

I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I'm sure you

know where I'm going with this..

HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!

I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2

short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds

for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working

with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have a

fridge and freezer and microwave...Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as

my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini

croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal

hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too.

Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my

only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug

my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has

worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this

diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive

to every med so far.

So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end.

Please leave ideas. Anything! I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups.

Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.

~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

I just want to give you some encouragement.

I'm a mom of a 13 year old who has celiac disease. But she's had anxiety and panic which I think is a result of her GI tract being messed up. So she hasn't been to school yet this school year. The nutritionist found bacterial overgrowth in her intestine and this diet is supposed to help. We are only almost 3 weeks into it.

Enough of my story. I just wanted to give you a background of what's happening on my end. But the reason for this email back to you is to encourage you to do whatever it takes to stick with it. especially since you saw such great results in 3 weeks. Just keep trying to remember that.

It's hard enough for me to cook for her and the rest of my family. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you. You sound like a strong person. Just keep at it. And just do the basics for now. I do hamburgers, pork chops, salads, chicken for my daughter a lot. And eat the tons of fruits and veggies, as snacks and something sweet. I'm sure you know all of this.

Just keep plugging away at it. I've needed encouragement through all of this too. And I'm praying we're on the right track to get my daughter better.

I'll try to remember to pray for you too.

Marla

Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hang in there Jasmin, you'll figure it out. I love squash and keep some smaller kinds around so I can quickly cook them. You can pierce a squash or slice it in half and pop it in the microwave. Delicata squash are small, cook in 5 or 6 minutes and I just eat it plain; it is so good. Also cook an acorn squash, then mix it with butter and lots of cumin. KarlaSCD 9 mos

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:27 PM, jazzylovesdrama <jazzylovesdrama@ yahoo.com> wrote:

AHHHHHHHHH!! ! So first off, let me just say "What a freaking nightmare this has been!!" So I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started. Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with little screw ups, because my

body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and juice. Now it's a different story though.I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I'm sure you know where I'm going with this..HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2 short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have a

fridge and freezer and microwave... Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too. Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive to every med so far.So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end. Please leave ideas. Anything!

I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups. Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

Karla, you might want to ask for a dehydrator for a holiday gift. You can make jerky and fruit and fruit rollups and tons of snacks. My daughter's DC had made to order chicken breast and salad. I put lemon on salad when I'm dining out without dressing in my purse (it's actually pretty good). Homemade salsa. I also carry lemon juice that I can add to a glass of water and a packet of sweet-n-low. There's a new minute maid 100% lemon juice in the freezer section by the frozen juices- 7 lemons in a squirtable purse size container for $2. There's always omelets and eggs.

What city are you in?

Good luck,

Terri

2 years UC

6 weeks SCD

Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hang in there Jasmin, you'll figure it out. I love squash and keep some smaller kinds around so I can quickly cook them. You can pierce a squash or slice it in half and pop it in the microwave. Delicata squash are small, cook in 5 or 6 minutes and I just eat it plain; it is so good. Also cook an acorn squash, then mix it with butter and lots of cumin. KarlaSCD 9 mos

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:27 PM, jazzylovesdrama <jazzylovesdrama> wrote:

AHHHHHHHHH!!! So first off, let me just say "What a freaking nightmare this has been!!" So I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started. Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with little screw ups, because my body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and juice. Now it's a different story though.I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I'm sure you know where I'm going with this..HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2 short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have a fridge and freezer and microwave...Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too. Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive to every med so far.So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end. Please leave ideas. Anything! I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups. Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

THis is off topic so I will just mention a medication that a lot of

Crohn's people are having good results with and is non toxic -- low

dose naltrexone -- go to lowdosenaltrexone.org and read all about it.

It works better with the correct diet and SCD is correct... Judy

>

> > AHHHHHHHHH!!! So first off, let me just say " What a freaking

nightmare

> > this has been!! " So

> > I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a

little back

> > story, I've mostly

> > care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of

supportive friends

> > who basically

> > treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible

in spite

> > of living an

> > hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous

results!

> > I was in a

> > SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't

> > expect much result

> > for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at

night

> > again(!!!), and my

> > stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY

of that

> > (except

> > occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE

this whole

> > thing started.

> > Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out

that I could

> > get away with

> > little screw ups, because my body responded SO well. It was a pain of

> > course to now cook

> > EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack

bags in my

> > purse just

> > to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just

required

> > a lot of will power

> > while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on

lame trail

> > mix and

> > juice.

> >

> > Now it's a different story though.

> >

> > I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in

> > college...I'm sure you

> > know where I'm going with this..

> >

> > HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!

> >

> > I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience

and it

> > only took 2

> > short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again

after a

> > month and meds

> > for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get.

PLEASE HELP

> > ME! I'm working

> > with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical

issues,

> > so I have a

> > fridge and freezer and microwave...Also, I have a few totally illegal

> > items...but as long as

> > my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a

> > Forman and mini

> > croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about

> > bringing in an illegal

> > hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too.

> >

> > Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm

almost

> > giving up...my

> > only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine,

some crazy

> > injection drug

> > my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery.

> > Nothing else has

> > worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age

18, but if

> > I don't make this

> > diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my

body is SO

> > non responsive

> > to every med so far.

> >

> > So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who

made it

> > to the end.

> > Please leave ideas. Anything! I can't tell you how thankful I am

for SCD

> > support groups.

> > Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.

> >

> > ~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Haha. I always appreciate a good Hitchhikers Guide joke. First, I will invest in a toaster! Next, I have my own freezer and you could fit about a standard size microwave in it. Not huge, but definitely sufficient. Currently it is half filled with frozen fruits and veggies. I was sure to work with disabilities before move in to get a special set up. My own room with its own bathroom (A MUST!) So have space for the extensive amount of cooking supplies and food that I have to have at all times! Also, I told them that Caf food was NOT gonna happen. Usually it's a requirement for students, but it got waived for me. Finally, I don't have a yoghurt maker, but I'm asking for one for Christmas! My biggest concern is the need for easy breakfast and lunch, because I have very little time to

prepare in the morning or between class at lunch. Mornings need to be 10 minutes or less including the eating. and for lunch I have a little less than an hour and a half. I can spend time on dinner though! Also, I have some cookbooks, and the recipes look great, and I understand I'm just going to be spending more money on food than most, but I can't afford a lot of the things needed for those crazy recipes. I have basic spices (salt, pepper, cinnamon, paprika, onion, parsley and oregano.) LOVE fish...but that's pricey too and I always cook it wrong. ::sad face:: I can't go buy the expensive stuff. Good news is, I tolerate just about everything if I chew it really good. Chewing makes a HUGE difference for me (is that odd?). Too much egg is a problem right now, but isn't when I'm doing better. I can tolerate one a day right now. Thank you so much! The response I received in one day is just amazing. It's moments like these that

remind you how much 'good' there is in the world!-Jasmin Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Jasmin,

Y'know, your freshman year at college has enough panic-mode things in it

without getting slapped in the face with a flare! (Yah, yah, like you

didn't know this already!)

First:

Don't Panic.

Second,

Don't Panic

Third,

DON'T PANIC

and Fourth,

Do you know where your towel is? (to quote in The

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

>> HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!

<<

The same way a non-college student does it! The same way I did it in

Hurricane Katrina-shattered New Orleans, with a Foreman grill, a crock

pot, a yogurt maker, and a 4.2 cubic foot dorm fridge!

You know SCD works, so you have absolutely every reason to know that the

effort you're going to put into this will work. (And believe me, lady,

unless it's essential, you don't want surgery -- I had cancer surgery in

April, and I'm still exhausted all the time. Surgery would really put a

crimp in your college year. As one of my specialists said, "I am

very fond of Dr. C, but she's a surgeon. Surgeons believe that at six

weeks after the surgery, you can go back to a normal life, when in point

of fact, it can take a year to 18 months to recover."

Does your grandma have a big freezer? You could go and use her kitchen to

make things like cheese and bacon (or just cheese) mini quiches, or beef

and broccoli quiches or chicken and spinach quiches and bring back a

week's supply at a time.

How large is the freezer you have? Is it the one in the dorm fridge? Or

is it a separate freezer? This will make all the difference in the world

as to what advice we can give you.

Do you have your yogurt maker, and the ability to pasteurize

milk?

BTW, pizza and ice cream are do-able on SCD, though possibly not with

your current set-up.

Don't bother with the hot plate, unless you're planning to fry eggs, or

something. If you get the right Foreman grill, it can have flat plates

that you can fry eggs or pancakes on. Not to mention use to make flat

breads.

You need a full size crock pot to cook roasts, chickens, and other

stuff.

A toaster oven (check to be sure it isn't rated electrically any higher

than the legal microwave) is real handy, too, for make small batches of

muffins, quiches, etc.

What are your immediate needs? Grab-n-Go breakfasts and lunches and

snacks, right? What foods do you like / tolerate?

And make sure, as according to The Hitchhiker's Guide, that you

do, in fact, know where your towel is.

—

Marilyn

   

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

    Darn Good SCD Cook

    No Human Children

    Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

       

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your support! That's so sweet of you. Obviously I get down sometimes and just need a little bump in the right direction. The hardest part for me is probably all of the temptation. I go to school in NYC and the walk between my dorm and the class building can be brutal! haha. I need some horse blinders. There's SOO much good food everywhere! I almost broke down and bought an empanada for lunch today, but I have to remind myself that no amount of tastiness is worth the pain it causes. If I go to my family in CT for the weekend, I'm surrounded by people who care, but are just simply clueless about how to feed me. haha. My grandpa, I love him dearly...It makes me laugh just remembering. He always forgets about my diet, and offered me half his sandwich the other day. I told him I

couldn't and then he goes on about how surprisingly delicious the bread was! hahaha. I had to remind him that I'm not on the diet because I dislike bread, and that he was not making my life easier by describing the bread.. All said while chuckling of course. Just thought I'd share for fun, cuz it's just one of those times that really made me laugh. Yeah...random tangent... By the way, I really hope this diet works wonders for your daughter like it did for me and SO many others!! Also, I just feel like I want to thank you myself for participating (even if it's only sometimes) in the diet with her! I think it would be 10 times easier if I had even one family member or friend who would participate just when I'm around. Ya know. It just gets hard to watch everyone around you always eating whatever they want. At least at home, your daughter can feel like she didn't have to substitute or exchange parts of a meal, because someone will be eating the exact

same thing as her. I know it's all in my head, but you can't help the way things affect you.-Jasmin Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hang in there Jasmin, you'll figure it out.  I love squash and keep some smaller kinds around so I can quickly cook them.  You can pierce a squash or slice it in half and pop it in the microwave.  Delicata squash are small, cook in 5 or 6 minutes and I just eat it plain; it is so good..  Also cook an acorn squash, then mix it with butter and lots of cumin.   KarlaSCD 9 mos

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:27 PM, jazzylovesdrama <jazzylovesdrama@ yahoo.com> wrote:

AHHHHHHHHH!! ! So first off, let me just say "What a freaking nightmare this has been!!" So I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started. Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with little screw ups, because my

body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and juice. Now it's a different story though.I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I' m sure you know where I'm going with this..HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2 short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have a

fridge and freezer and microwave... Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too. Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive to every med so far.So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end. Please leave ideas. Anything!

I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups. Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your support! That's so sweet of you. Obviously I get down sometimes and just need a little bump in the right direction. The hardest part for me is probably all of the temptation. I go to school in NYC and the walk between my dorm and the class building can be brutal! haha. I need some horse blinders. There's SOO much good food everywhere! I almost broke down and bought an empanada for lunch today, but I have to remind myself that no amount of tastiness is worth the pain it causes. If I go to my family in CT for the weekend, I'm surrounded by people who care, but are just simply clueless about how to feed me. haha. My grandpa, I love him dearly...It makes me laugh just remembering. He always forgets about my diet, and offered me half his sandwich the other day. I told him I

couldn't and then he goes on about how surprisingly delicious the bread was! hahaha. I had to remind him that I'm not on the diet because I dislike bread, and that he was not making my life easier by describing the bread.. All said while chuckling of course. Just thought I'd share for fun, cuz it's just one of those times that really made me laugh. Yeah...random tangent... By the way, I really hope this diet works wonders for your daughter like it did for me and SO many others!! Also, I just feel like I want to thank you myself for participating (even if it's only sometimes) in the diet with her! I think it would be 10 times easier if I had even one family member or friend who would participate just when I'm around. Ya know. It just gets hard to watch everyone around you always eating whatever they want. At least at home, your daughter can feel like she didn't have to substitute or exchange parts of a meal, because someone will be eating the exact

same thing as her. I know it's all in my head, but you can't help the way things affect you.-Jasmin Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hang in there Jasmin, you'll figure it out.  I love squash and keep some smaller kinds around so I can quickly cook them.  You can pierce a squash or slice it in half and pop it in the microwave.  Delicata squash are small, cook in 5 or 6 minutes and I just eat it plain; it is so good..  Also cook an acorn squash, then mix it with butter and lots of cumin.   KarlaSCD 9 mos

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:27 PM, jazzylovesdrama <jazzylovesdrama@ yahoo.com> wrote:

AHHHHHHHHH!! ! So first off, let me just say "What a freaking nightmare this has been!!" So I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started. Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with little screw ups, because my

body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and juice. Now it's a different story though.I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I' m sure you know where I'm going with this..HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2 short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have a

fridge and freezer and microwave... Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too. Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive to every med so far.So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end. Please leave ideas. Anything!

I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups. Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

Thank you! In truth, I haven't tried squash, so I'm excited to go out and get some. That sounds like a really good lunch option, because I have less than an hour and a half including eating.-Jasmin Re: COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

Hang in there Jasmin, you'll figure it out.  I love squash and keep some smaller kinds around so I can quickly cook them.  You can pierce a squash or slice it in half and pop it in the microwave.  Delicata squash are small, cook in 5 or 6 minutes and I just eat it plain; it is so good.  Also cook an acorn squash, then mix it with butter and lots of cumin.  

KarlaSCD 9 mosOn Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 2:27 PM, jazzylovesdrama <jazzylovesdrama@ yahoo.com> wrote:

AHHHHHHHHH!! ! So first off, let me just say "What a freaking nightmare this has been!!" So

I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly

care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically

treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an

hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a

SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result

for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my

stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except

occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started.

Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with

little screw ups, because my body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook

EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just

to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power

while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and

juice.

Now it's a different story though.

I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I'm sure you

know where I'm going with this..

HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!

I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2

short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds

for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working

with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have a

fridge and freezer and microwave... Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as

my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini

croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal

hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too.

Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my

only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug

my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has

worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this

diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive

to every med so far.

So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end.

Please leave ideas. Anything! I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups.

Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.

~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

At 08:28 PM 10/21/2008, you wrote:

Haha. I always appreciate a good

Hitchhikers Guide joke. First, I will invest in a toaster!

I recommend a toaster oven -- you can still make toast, but you can also

warm single servings ieasily, and cook small amounts of muffins and

breads in it if you don't feel like sclepping over to a big

kitchen.

Is there a Whole Foods near you? I don't ordinarily recommend food cooked

by anyone else, but they have a " Naked Chicken, " ie, chicken

cooked with no seasoning whatsoever which I have tried, and found works

very nicely when I am on the run.

One of these runs about $10, and you can get several good dinners, not to

mention meat to chop up to make chicken salad for lunches.

With the crock pot, you can toss a largish roast in the night before,

along with some salt and pepper, and crock it for around 24 hours. It

will fall apart. Combine this with some cooked veggies, and there's

dinner for a few nights. Leftover meat can be chopped to make a beef

sandwich spread.

Look through the archives for my Cheese and Bacon Mini-Quiches. These can

be made in smaller batches, and they're delicious without the bacon if

you don't have time for bacon. They freeze well, and reheat in the

microwave or toaster oven while you're getting dressed in the

morning.

It's also possible to do things like beef and broccoli or chicken and

spinach quiches, which can work just great for lunches if you happen to

be out of the above mentioned chicken or beef salad.

Get yourself a small cheap suitcase with wheels to put food and utensils

in and then wheel it down to the kitchen when you're doing preparations.

Then wash up, put finished food in the case, and your various tools,

wheel it back to your room, and put the food in the fridge. What you

aren't eating of it right then, that is.

Now, do you know where your towel is?

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

I just read your email again before I deleted it and I wanted to send you one more note. Think of it this way (I'm talking to myself as well as to you to encourage me too) - it's only food. If eating meats, veggies and fruits will get you better and not have surgery and /or meds, then you have to do it. You will be stronger in the end. - with stronger willpower, etc. I'm the mom who has the 13 year old on the SCD. Just keep thinking it's only food. and as one person wrote on here recently - I used to live to eat. Now I eat to live. And things can still be tasty. It's not like this diet is making us eat a shake of pureed brocolli every meal. Like I said, I'm writing this to encourage myself too. I've been very weary and depressed lately. Mostly

because of my daughter's anxiety and her not in school because of it. Anyway, I just wanted to encourage you once again. I know your situation is different because of being in a dorm room and I'm at home in my kitchen. But just do it. Don't give up.

Marla

COLLEGE STUDENT LOSING HOPE OVER HERE. GOOD COOKS, PLEASE HELP ME!!!

AHHHHHHHHH!! ! So first off, let me just say "What a freaking nightmare this has been!!" So I was diagnosed with UC a year ago (I'm 18 now). And, just a little back story, I've mostly care for myself since I was 16 with the help of a LOT of supportive friends who basically treat me like family and a grandma who helped as much as possible in spite of living an hours drive away. I started the SCD this summer and had miraculous results! I was in a SEVERE flare up and even though, for IBD patients, the book says don't expect much result for 3 months, I was internal bleeding free, pain free, sleeping at night again(!!!), and my stools were somewhat formed...all in THREE WEEKS! I hadn't had ANY of that (except occasional stops in bleeding, only after steroids.) since BEFORE this whole thing started. Obviously the diet was exactly what I needed. I even found out that I could get away with little screw ups, because my

body responded SO well. It was a pain of course to now cook EVERY LITTLE THING I ingest. Not to mention having to pack snack bags in my purse just to go hang with friends, but it wasn't too bad altogether. It just required a lot of will power while my buddies are enjoying pizza and ice cream and I munch on lame trail mix and juice. Now it's a different story though.I was doing so well, that I was sure I would be able to handle it in college...I' m sure you know where I'm going with this..HOW THE HELL IS A COLLEGE STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS DIET!!!I ended up completely deviating away from the diet for convenience and it only took 2 short weeks before the flare came back. I'm finally stable again after a month and meds for the quick fix. I need as many ideas on food as I can get. PLEASE HELP ME! I'm working with a decent amount, because I got a special setup for my medical issues, so I have

a fridge and freezer and microwave... Also, I have a few totally illegal items...but as long as my RA doesn't see them, I'm in the clear. So between us, I have a Forman and mini croc pot that basically will just boil some water. I'm thinking about bringing in an illegal hot plate as well, so lets assume I have that too. Now! I need your ideas on what I can cook. This is so hard and I'm almost giving up...my only other options are to attempt that Lupus patient medicine, some crazy injection drug my doctor mentioned (unless that IS the Lupus stuff), or the surgery. Nothing else has worked. Nothing. I really don't want to get crazy surgery at age 18, but if I don't make this diet work, it's looking like that may be what happens since my body is SO non responsive to every med so far.So yeah. I apologize for the crazy long post and thank anyone who made it to the end. Please leave ideas.

Anything! I can't tell you how thankful I am for SCD support groups. Again, Please help me. I'll love you all forever. haha.~Jasmin, the panicked college Freshman.

[Guest guest]

There is a boy in his first year of college, who is working with the

kitchen staff at school and they make him yogurt. His family purchased

everything for him and the college cooking staff helps him out.

To learn more, see his website: www.beatingcrohns.com

Send me an email if you want to talk to his mom. I'm sure she would

give you great tips.

Keep up the great work taking care of yourself!

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