Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Stress, either mental or physical, was enough to send me into a flare. The three month flare is sometimes the two month flare. Here’s the SCD Electrolyte Drink: 4 cups boiling water, ¼ tsp. sea salt, ¼ tsp. baking soda, optional: 2 Tbls. honey. Mix and drink throughout the day. Good for 24 hours then you must make a new batch. Some fruit juices are absorbed through the stomach, apple and orange juice are 2 that I know. Drink chicken broth too. Have you checked into Low Dose Naltrexone? I just started it in cream form and am liking it so far. It’s only been a few days so far. www.LowDoseNaltrexone.org Carol CD 21 yrs SCD 4.5 yrs From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of slhussey2001 Husband Fred has been on SCD for two months. Made very slow but steady improvement until this past week, when a stress hit and he regressed from 4 BMS (diarrhea, although not terribly watery) to 6-8 a day, a few quite watery. It's apparent to me he's also lost about 10 pounds this week. Loses weight faster than anyone I've ever seen, cannot afford to lose it. Becomes quickly dehydrated and then ends up in the hospital, twice this has happened with pancreatitis complication. Is stress alone enough of a factor for this setback to occur? Only diet change has been to make the yogurt with 25% half and half, 75% whole milk, instead of all whole milk, and we've added steamed green beans. I'm guessing I should probably order the Elyte drink I see so many of you talking about? Also, are any of you on Remicade along with the SCD? Thanks for any input. Wife of Fred UC, 03/06, SCD 04/21/09, Bosswelia, 05/09, no meds except Remicade, 4th infusion due July 8th. _,_._,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Stress, either mental or physical, was enough to send me into a flare. The three month flare is sometimes the two month flare. Here’s the SCD Electrolyte Drink: 4 cups boiling water, ¼ tsp. sea salt, ¼ tsp. baking soda, optional: 2 Tbls. honey. Mix and drink throughout the day. Good for 24 hours then you must make a new batch. Some fruit juices are absorbed through the stomach, apple and orange juice are 2 that I know. Drink chicken broth too. Have you checked into Low Dose Naltrexone? I just started it in cream form and am liking it so far. It’s only been a few days so far. www.LowDoseNaltrexone.org Carol CD 21 yrs SCD 4.5 yrs From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of slhussey2001 Husband Fred has been on SCD for two months. Made very slow but steady improvement until this past week, when a stress hit and he regressed from 4 BMS (diarrhea, although not terribly watery) to 6-8 a day, a few quite watery. It's apparent to me he's also lost about 10 pounds this week. Loses weight faster than anyone I've ever seen, cannot afford to lose it. Becomes quickly dehydrated and then ends up in the hospital, twice this has happened with pancreatitis complication. Is stress alone enough of a factor for this setback to occur? Only diet change has been to make the yogurt with 25% half and half, 75% whole milk, instead of all whole milk, and we've added steamed green beans. I'm guessing I should probably order the Elyte drink I see so many of you talking about? Also, are any of you on Remicade along with the SCD? Thanks for any input. Wife of Fred UC, 03/06, SCD 04/21/09, Bosswelia, 05/09, no meds except Remicade, 4th infusion due July 8th. _,_._,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Stress, either mental or physical, was enough to send me into a flare. The three month flare is sometimes the two month flare. Here’s the SCD Electrolyte Drink: 4 cups boiling water, ¼ tsp. sea salt, ¼ tsp. baking soda, optional: 2 Tbls. honey. Mix and drink throughout the day. Good for 24 hours then you must make a new batch. Some fruit juices are absorbed through the stomach, apple and orange juice are 2 that I know. Drink chicken broth too. Have you checked into Low Dose Naltrexone? I just started it in cream form and am liking it so far. It’s only been a few days so far. www.LowDoseNaltrexone.org Carol CD 21 yrs SCD 4.5 yrs From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of slhussey2001 Husband Fred has been on SCD for two months. Made very slow but steady improvement until this past week, when a stress hit and he regressed from 4 BMS (diarrhea, although not terribly watery) to 6-8 a day, a few quite watery. It's apparent to me he's also lost about 10 pounds this week. Loses weight faster than anyone I've ever seen, cannot afford to lose it. Becomes quickly dehydrated and then ends up in the hospital, twice this has happened with pancreatitis complication. Is stress alone enough of a factor for this setback to occur? Only diet change has been to make the yogurt with 25% half and half, 75% whole milk, instead of all whole milk, and we've added steamed green beans. I'm guessing I should probably order the Elyte drink I see so many of you talking about? Also, are any of you on Remicade along with the SCD? Thanks for any input. Wife of Fred UC, 03/06, SCD 04/21/09, Bosswelia, 05/09, no meds except Remicade, 4th infusion due July 8th. _,_._,___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2009 Report Share Posted June 23, 2009 On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 3:23 PM, slhussey2001shelleyhussey@...> wrote: > > Husband Fred has been on SCD for two months. Made very slow but steady > improvement until this past week, when a stress hit and he regressed from 4 > BMS (diarrhea, although not terribly watery) to 6-8 a day, a few quite > watery. Keep in mind progress on the SCD, especially for UC, is measured in months and years, not days or weeks. > Becomes > quickly dehydrated and then ends up in the hospital, twice this has happened > with pancreatitis complication. A malfunctioning colon contributes to dehydration. Is he drinking enough water? Eliminate all other beverages -- coffee, tea, fruit juice, alcohol, diet soda, etc., legal or not -- and drink just water and the SCD electrolyte drink. > Is stress alone enough of a factor for this setback to occur? Sure. Is he doing anything for anxiety management? -- Cheers, DF in MA UC June '07 SCD Nov '08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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