SCD Success! What foods next?

[Guest guest]

My Question: Any suggestions on what foods I would likely be able to

tolerate next?

Hey there,

I just wanted to share some great success I've been having with SCD

recently. I started the SCDiet 3.5 months ago and it taken me a long

time to sort out which of the intro foods I can use to eliminate my

Crohn's symptoms. I was having D 2-7 times a day accompanied with

discomfort, gas, bloating and occasional pain and blood. While I felt

a small bit better on the intro diet, I didn't see much improvement

over time and started eliminating and testing different foods to see

if I could find a 'safe diet'.

I seem to now have a safe diet that has allowed me to stop D,

discomfort and most gas. I now have 0-2 well formed BM's a day and I'm

feeling quite positive that things are on a positive trend.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what easy foods I would likely be

able to tolerate based on the following info? Maybe you've had similar

experiences?

SAFE DIET

Breakfast - blended dry cheese curd, eggs, aruglia fried with peeled

zucchini and avocado

Lunch & Dinner - Baked squash, coconut oil, baked chicken or turkey,

grilled fish, beef, chicken or burger, fired mushrooms

NOT SAFE LIST - I'm pretty sure these foods cause me trouble

Carrots

Any fruits - including ripe bananas and homemade applesauce

Any dairy including SCD cow or goat yogurt (I was very careful in

preparing the yogurt)

Honey

Kale

NOT SURE LIST

Green beans

Spinach

Almond Butter

Asparagus

Peppers

I also take the following supplements that don't cause problems:

Freedman SCD Vitamins (multi vitamin and B vitamin)

GI ProHealth D3 Vitamin

Probiotics (I've used both Lyosan or SCDophilous)

Enzymes (I've used Digest Gold, GI Pro Health ProZymes and a couple

Kirkman enzymes)

Fish Oil (Barlene's)

Thanks a bunch for any suggestions,

[Guest guest]

Not sure what to tell you to try next because every body is different. You might try just a spoonful of the veggies that you listed as a possible problem but only a spoonful and see what happens. You might want to blend it up in a blender first so that it is cooked and really easier to digest. With a very ripe banana some people find they can tolerate it if they sautee it in butter first. Maybe you could try a spoonful of that also. You could try different kinds of squashes. Did you ever try your yogurt dripped? Without the water it is sometimes easier for people to tolerate. Do you think it causes die off or just doesn't agree with you yet. I would also try some of these things again, in spoonful amounts at first, after a month or so if you don't tolerate it at first. Are you drinking the broths from homemade soups? Just a few things to consider. Katy

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<<CarrotsAny fruits - including ripe bananas and homemade applesauceAny dairy including SCD cow or goat yogurt (I was very careful in preparing the yogurt)HoneyKaleNOT SURE LISTGreen beansSpinachAlmond ButterAsparagusPeppers>>

What symptoms did you experience after eating these items that you are sure you cannot tolerate them.

Does anyone have an idea how long it takes for a food to cause a reaction?

Jody B

new to SCD

CD 12 years

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What symptoms did you experience after eating these items that you are sure you cannot tolerate them.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My symptoms were generally gas, bloating, discomfort and D. I was getting these symptoms for the last three yeras, and then decreasing ammounts as I tried different SCD combos. It was only when

I tried my current safe diet that I stopped getting the D and have less gas and bloating. The biggest indicator for me that I can't tolerate a food is getting D. It took 3 months of trying different versions of even more limited SCD to get to a point where I'm not getting D. I think it usually takes me 2 days to react to a food I can't tolerate.Cheers, Crohn's: Since July 2005SCD: Since Sept 2008Meds: Nothing yet

[Guest guest]

Thanks a bunch!

Any other suggestions from other folks would be appreciated.

[Guest guest]

At 11:18 PM 1/2/2009, you wrote:

Any other suggestions from other

folks would be appreciated.

,

Sorry for not getting back to you on this, but I've been kind of occupied

with this stupid colonoscopy business. Could you repeat what it is you

can currently tolerate?

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Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

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