Son just diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis - looking into SCD

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Hello! My 14 year old son was just diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis last week

and I've been doing tons of research on how to best help him. We're already

gluten free and I have a good grasp of nutrition and we eat pretty healthy, so I

have an understanding of what the diet is and why it should work. I will go on

the diet with him. The SCD looks very interesting, but I have some questions

and I'm hoping someone on here can help.

My son and I can't tolerate dairy, except for small amounts of goat butter or

sheep milk cheese. Is it possible to get enough calories for a 14 year old

without dairy foods on this program? He's lost 20 pounds in the past few months

and really needs to gain some back. (I, on the other hand, need to lose about

20 pounds.)

I have a husband and 3 other children and work full-time once school starts. Is

it possible to cook just one meal (breakfast and dinner) for everyone, with

maybe added side dishes for the others? I don't have time to cook separate

meals, since I already cook and bake everything from scratch to be gluten free.

Does anyone on here have a teenager on the program? Are there enough food

choices to make it tolerable for a teenager? He's actually pretty good about

following his gluten free diet, but he does like desserts and snacks, which look

like they're the biggest challenge. He probably can't have many nuts to start

with, since his intestines are pretty damaged, so I'm not sure how I could make

breads and muffins and things like that with almond flour that he could eat.

Thanks in advance for helping!