Re: Specific Carbohydrate Diet

[Guest guest]

My experience was an improvement in about four weeks with a few days

of feeling systemically toxic during the first two weeks.

For me, it has become easier to follow as time has gone on.

Eventually the restrictions (no grains, starchy veggies or processed

foods) become very familiar. When in doubt, don't. Any misstep and

you are likely to feel unwell for a few days.

I can't cook so rely heavily on:

almonds (natural unsalted)

frozen veggies (canned are illegal)

steak (meats must be unprocessed)

chicken

ground beef

fresh fruit for dessert or snacks

eggs

saccharin (I like the liquid)

corn oil (the gonzo plastic containers are $5)

lettuce

olive oil (I use it as salad dressing)

orange juice (not from concentrate)

I don't like the all natural peanut butter or pure honey but they are

easy to find at your grocer.

The yogurt is very easy to make:

organic milk heated to 160 for 5 minutes, cooled then combined with

yogurt starter and fermented 12-24 hrs in a yogurt maker.

The other ambitious suggestions, including cookies pancakes breads

using nut flour, I have never attempted. Check the search engine on

http://www.pecanbread.com to check on any food or additive. A lot of

supplements will have things, like croscarmellose as an additive,

which aren't allowed.

[Guest guest]

>

> I just bought the book " Breaking the Vicious Cycle " which is a how-

> to for the SCD diet. I have had digestive woes for decades now. How

> soon did this diet start helping you?

I started the diet because of the infection in my colon. I was in a

lot of pain and misery at the time. The diet gave me instant relief,

so I knew it would be helpful. I had to stick to the beginner diet

for quite some time (chicken soup, cooked carrots, SCD yogurt, SCD

gelatin with fruit juices) and even had to go to fluids only for some

time because I was having too much pain.

Then suddenly one day I was all better It was at about the 6 week

point. I am definitely sticking with this diet.

The baked goods are a real treat after I had been on a GFCF restricted

diet. All of a sudden I can have food with honey, butter, dates,

raisins, coconut, cheese .... The biggest problem is that the 4 other

people around here keep eating my stuff.

At first I was spending a lot of time cooking for myself. Now I have

it down to a system, make things in batches and freeze some. I have

chicken soup, grilled hamburgers, pureed carrot, applesauce,

pearsauce, almond muffins, carrot cake in the freezer for instant

meals. I've been making the yogurt every day. Sometimes I forget and

buy things like brown rice, then come home and wonder why I bought

that 'cause I can't eat it anymore!

J

Glad to hear it was worth all

> the trouble for you - I'm dreading all the prep work and restrictions

> and need to know it's worth it.

>

> Thanks,

> Val

>

[Guest guest]

> I just bought the book " Breaking the Vicious Cycle " which is a how-

> to for the SCD diet. I have had digestive woes for decades now. How

> soon did this diet start helping you? Glad to hear it was worth all

> the trouble for you - I'm dreading all the prep work and restrictions

> and need to know it's worth it.

Val,

I did SCD for my son for about 6 months. It did help but I have to

admit it did not get rid of yeast or heal his gut -- the only thing

that did that was enough chelation. But others have reported great

success with it.

BUT the good news about the diet is that once you get over the initial

hump of unfamiliarity it is a really easy way to shop and eat. We

usually had some kind of meat, often sauteed in coconut oil, and some

steamed vegetables, and that was it. The nut breads, pancakes, and

muffins in BTVC are surprisingly good -- much much better than the

GFCF replacement breads I've tried. The almond banana bread is fantastic!

Hope it works well for you.

Nell