Re: How long before the bleeding stops?

[Guest guest]

>

> I understand that everyone is different, and that it took a long to

> get sick and thus will take a long time to get better, but I am hoping

> for some perspective on when I might expect to see some positive

> results, as I am getting rather frustrated and discouraged.

>

> On the plus side, I've finally tapered all the way off of prednisone,

> and I'm NOT having the debilitating joint/fever/non-GI symptoms that

> have previously accompanied my flares.

>

> On the down side, the bleeding and D seem to be getting worse, if

> anything, not better. I can't figure out what I should eat. I've

> been on SCD since March, and I've experimented with various

> permutations: Intro diet, Stage 1, non-dairy SCD, vegan SCD,

> supplements, no supplements. Because I'm so concerned about blood

> loss and anemia putting me back in the hospital (I've been feeling

> very fatigued), I've even started eating red meat recently, for the

> first time in 25 years.

If you are worried about anemia, eat liver in particular.

> Nothing really seems to make difference. Am I not giving things

> enough time to take effect? Was the effect of continually-lowering

> prednisone doses throwing things off?

Probably. It often does for people.

>Should I start again now that

> I'm off prednisone (but still on Asacol)?

Well, you may have to retest yourself with

various foods.

> I'm frustrated and don't know what to do next. If I could stabilize

> things enough (get the bloody D to stop) with a very simple diet, I

> could add things back slowly and see what has an effect. But I can't

> seem to find anything that I *can* eat to alleviate the symptoms. I

> welcome your input and advice and am grateful to this group.

I'd check out LDN as a supplementary medicine. Find

out if your doctor will prescribe it for you. Here's the

website:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lowdosenaltrexone/?yguid=19643

Low Dose Naltrexone

Not a cure all but the most useful medicine I've ever tried.

Mara

[Guest guest]

>I've even started eating red meat recently, for the

first time in 25 years.<

Red meat is very important for health. Unfortunately

a lot of red meat is of the wrong quality. It

is wrong in its fat content, the animals were stressed

and the meat is too fresh (not hung).

Try game. See if you can find

moose, elk or caribou. Try eating the meat

dried raw.

Raw meat is the most easily digestable thing

after breastmilk.

Or if you want to try, take the beef you buy,

cut it in long strips and hang for a day or

two (in the fridge if you get worried)

Humans are actually built to eat carrion,

something that is not so popular to talk

about LOL

Beef is not as good as game though

Here is a place with lots of ways to dry

meat. Skip spices, especially pepper!

http://www.paleofood.com/jerky.htm

When I was illest, I ate raw game and

all my D stopped within days. I don't think I was

ever as ill as you, but it might be worth

a try. I dried moose meat for years

and always ate that for breakfast, it made

me regular, and if I stopped eating

it my problems would come back (I

was eating starchy vegetables at the time,

not knowing better).

If one reason you chose not to eat meat was

for the animals sake, game is also great

because the animals have a good natural

life before dying, with natural foods

and they are not stressed at

slaughter houses.

Another trick I was told years ago

was to eat lots of fat. So I often

made pemmican, one part

fat, one part meat.

I used coconut fat mostly.

In traditional cultures

the best cuts of the game and the

best fatty parts were reserved for the

elderly, the sick and the youngest

eaters because it was wellknown

how beneficial these are

Cecilia

[Guest guest]

Cecilia,

Where do you buy "game?"

I live in the Chicago Suburbs.

Donna O'Connor

9yr old dd Crohn's

SCD 7 months

no meds or doctors 7 months

Subject: Re: How long before the bleeding stops?To: BTVC-SCD Date: Sunday, December 28, 2008, 12:30 AM

>I've even started eating red meat recently, for thefirst time in 25 years.<Red meat is very important for health. Unfortunatelya lot of red meat is of the wrong quality. Itis wrong in its fat content, the animals were stressedand the meat is too fresh (not hung).Try game. See if you can findmoose, elk or caribou. Try eating the meatdried raw. Raw meat is the most easily digestable thingafter breastmilk. Or if you want to try, take the beef you buy,cut it in long strips and hang for a day or two (in the fridge if you get worried)Humans are actually built to eat carrion, something that is not so popular to talkabout LOLBeef is not as good as game thoughHere is a place with lots of ways to drymeat. Skip spices, especially pepper!http://www.paleofoo d.com/jerky. htmWhen I was

illest, I ate raw game and all my D stopped within days. I don't think I was ever as ill as you, but it might be wortha try. I dried moose meat for yearsand always ate that for breakfast, it mademe regular, and if I stopped eatingit my problems would come back (I was eating starchy vegetables at the time,not knowing better).If one reason you chose not to eat meat wasfor the animals sake, game is also greatbecause the animals have a good naturallife before dying, with natural foodsand they are not stressed atslaughter houses.Another trick I was told years agowas to eat lots of fat. So I often made pemmican, one partfat, one part meat.I used coconut fat mostly.In traditional culturesthe best cuts of the game and thebest fatty parts were reserved for the elderly, the sick and the youngesteaters because it was wellknownhow beneficial these

areCecilia

[Guest guest]

>Where do you buy " game? "

I live in the Chicago Suburbs.<

I am sure Chicago has a market that

sells quality cuts of meat to restaurants etc.

They would sell venison, etc.

Writing this I got curious and googled it and

found this article that had me wanting to move

to Chicago LOL

http://tinyurl.com/7cqa63

Lucky you!

Cecilia