Re: I'm new to Crohns and SCD and could use a little help!

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebekkah,

Can you get dry curd cottage cheese where you are? It is sometimes hard to find.

You can eat this with a little honey or make it into the cheesecake recipe in

BTVC.

On pecanbread.com there is a list of stages for introducing foods and also

recipes by stages.

Don't worry, the intro foods are not forever. It's great that you are feeling

better. Yes, the diet does try one's patience, especially in the beginning. It

does get more routine. I love the yogurt- and eat it all different ways. Once

you can add nut butters, you can start making some goodies too.

Hang in there!

PJ

>

> Hi all,

>

> I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right place!

>

> I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

>

> He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

>

> Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

>

> My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

>

> Right now my diet is this:

>

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

>

> I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I feel

SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is all

worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating, but

sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

>

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

>

> Thank you so much for your insight!

>

> Rebekah

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebekkah,

Can you get dry curd cottage cheese where you are? It is sometimes hard to find.

You can eat this with a little honey or make it into the cheesecake recipe in

BTVC.

On pecanbread.com there is a list of stages for introducing foods and also

recipes by stages.

Don't worry, the intro foods are not forever. It's great that you are feeling

better. Yes, the diet does try one's patience, especially in the beginning. It

does get more routine. I love the yogurt- and eat it all different ways. Once

you can add nut butters, you can start making some goodies too.

Hang in there!

PJ

>

> Hi all,

>

> I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right place!

>

> I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

>

> He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

>

> Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

>

> My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

>

> Right now my diet is this:

>

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

>

> I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I feel

SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is all

worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating, but

sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

>

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

>

> Thank you so much for your insight!

>

> Rebekah

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebekkah,

Can you get dry curd cottage cheese where you are? It is sometimes hard to find.

You can eat this with a little honey or make it into the cheesecake recipe in

BTVC.

On pecanbread.com there is a list of stages for introducing foods and also

recipes by stages.

Don't worry, the intro foods are not forever. It's great that you are feeling

better. Yes, the diet does try one's patience, especially in the beginning. It

does get more routine. I love the yogurt- and eat it all different ways. Once

you can add nut butters, you can start making some goodies too.

Hang in there!

PJ

>

> Hi all,

>

> I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right place!

>

> I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

>

> He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

>

> Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

>

> My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

>

> Right now my diet is this:

>

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

>

> I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I feel

SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is all

worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating, but

sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

>

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

>

> Thank you so much for your insight!

>

> Rebekah

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all,I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right place!Welcome Rebekah!I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second baby here in the near future.Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating, less urgency).Great!My initial "wow this is amazing" has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. Well, you are not meant to be eating that forever. There is also beef broth btw. But intro is only for 2-5 days, and it can varyfor people depending on what they can handle. I'm not complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.Right now my diet is this:3 eggs in the morningwatered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the daysome grape jello squaresbeef pattieschicken souptoday i ate little bites of a banana throughout the dayAre you dairy free - because the Friendship farmer cheese - also knownas DCCC is on the beginning diet - QED, so is the cheesecake - which helped to keep me sane the first two weeks. Also you can add in broiled fish. And butter and coconut oil. And now start adding in veggies - like spinach or zucchini orgreen beans. I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I feel SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is all worth it. Yeah - it's worth it. Indubitably. Also, check out LDN (low dose naltrexone) - to use along SCD.Several of us have found it the only drug that actually reallyhelps us. And it is not an immune suppressant, it is animmune modulator, which helps the immune system. And italso helps with fertility issues and producing healthy babies.http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/lowdosenaltrexone/?yguid=19643 I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating, but sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!you could put a soft boiled egg in the soup to make it richer. but switch to beef bone soup for a while or fish stock. Or take a few daysoff. The soup helps with inflammation:Homemade meat or fish stock. Meat and fish stocks provide building blocks for the rapidly growing cells of the gut lining and they have a soothing effect on any areas of inflammation in the gut. That is why they aid digestion and have been known for centuries as healing folk remedies for the digestive tract. http://gapsdiet.com/INTRODUCTION_DIET.htmlThis turnoff may also be a sign of pathogenic bacterial die off. Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there hope?There's plenty of hope. Regards,Mara SCD 2.3 years

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there hope?Maybe instead of eating the chicken soup all together, you could make the broth and then eat/drink it separate from the chicken and carrots. That might be a little different from soup. And yes, there is hope =) What do you put in your soup? Maybe some additional herbs/spices would make it tastier. Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there hope?Maybe instead of eating the chicken soup all together, you could make the broth and then eat/drink it separate from the chicken and carrots. That might be a little different from soup. And yes, there is hope =) What do you put in your soup? Maybe some additional herbs/spices would make it tastier. Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there hope?Maybe instead of eating the chicken soup all together, you could make the broth and then eat/drink it separate from the chicken and carrots. That might be a little different from soup. And yes, there is hope =) What do you put in your soup? Maybe some additional herbs/spices would make it tastier. Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

I love the yogurt- and eat it all different waysI need some ways!!! The only ways I've been eating it are in a smoothie with banana and almond butter, or just with banana in it. Unfortunately, I gag every time I eat just a plain banana, and it's actually because of the seeds in the middle, so I have to CORE MY BANANAS BEFORE I EAT THEM. So I stopped eating them except in banana pancakes and smoothies. But yeah, ideas would be appreciated.. thanks! =) Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

I love the yogurt- and eat it all different waysI need some ways!!! The only ways I've been eating it are in a smoothie with banana and almond butter, or just with banana in it. Unfortunately, I gag every time I eat just a plain banana, and it's actually because of the seeds in the middle, so I have to CORE MY BANANAS BEFORE I EAT THEM. So I stopped eating them except in banana pancakes and smoothies. But yeah, ideas would be appreciated.. thanks! =) Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

I love the yogurt- and eat it all different waysI need some ways!!! The only ways I've been eating it are in a smoothie with banana and almond butter, or just with banana in it. Unfortunately, I gag every time I eat just a plain banana, and it's actually because of the seeds in the middle, so I have to CORE MY BANANAS BEFORE I EAT THEM. So I stopped eating them except in banana pancakes and smoothies. But yeah, ideas would be appreciated.. thanks! =) Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds =)

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome Rebekah,

The Friendship Farmer cheese was really easy to digest and satisfied me in the beginning of the diet. I cooked fruit, grilled pineapple and apple slices, cooked pear and honey and mixed it into the farmer cheese as breakfast and snacks. Are you making the yogurt yet? It is also tasty with honey in the beginning, or mixed with a little farmer cheese and cooked fruit.

You could start to saute ground meat with peeled, deseeded zucchini in olive oil with pressed garlic, campbell's tomato juice, cook to taste and then shred cheddar cheese on top ( sat and pepper to taste). I lived on that for awhile at first.

As you progress and feel better, you will see it is worth it. It is a process. I didn't have this group in the beginning and it would have helped me emotionally if I did, so you are lucky to have found us so early!

best of luck,

Terry

SCD 1 year +

[Guest guest]

At 07:30 PM 8/31/2009, you wrote:

My initial " wow this is

amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm getting horribly

tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not complaining,

just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative ideas? I

suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have

Crohns.

I understand entirely the difficulty of accepting a life-changing

situation. In the last four years, I've dealt with rather more than I

would like.

First, you don't have to eat chicken and carrots for the rest of your

life.

I couldn't tolerate the carrots, and my husband couldn't manage to cook

chicken for me, so MY intro was beef roast, pork roast, soft-boiled eggs

(which I tolerated just fine), and steamed zucchini. I was blasted tired

of it after several months... 'cause I'd had gall bladder surgery and

couldn't experiment, and the roasts were my husband's limitation! (He was

tired of them, too!)

The tiredness should ease -- it's a common symptom when you make a

radical change in the way you digest your food. Elaine used to call it

switching from rumen to human digestion.

You can start adding cooked and peeled and de-seeded vegetables. And more

meats. Have you started the yogurt yet?

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 07:30 PM 8/31/2009, you wrote:

My initial " wow this is

amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm getting horribly

tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not complaining,

just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative ideas? I

suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have

Crohns.

I understand entirely the difficulty of accepting a life-changing

situation. In the last four years, I've dealt with rather more than I

would like.

First, you don't have to eat chicken and carrots for the rest of your

life.

I couldn't tolerate the carrots, and my husband couldn't manage to cook

chicken for me, so MY intro was beef roast, pork roast, soft-boiled eggs

(which I tolerated just fine), and steamed zucchini. I was blasted tired

of it after several months... 'cause I'd had gall bladder surgery and

couldn't experiment, and the roasts were my husband's limitation! (He was

tired of them, too!)

The tiredness should ease -- it's a common symptom when you make a

radical change in the way you digest your food. Elaine used to call it

switching from rumen to human digestion.

You can start adding cooked and peeled and de-seeded vegetables. And more

meats. Have you started the yogurt yet?

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 07:30 PM 8/31/2009, you wrote:

My initial " wow this is

amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm getting horribly

tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not complaining,

just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative ideas? I

suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have

Crohns.

I understand entirely the difficulty of accepting a life-changing

situation. In the last four years, I've dealt with rather more than I

would like.

First, you don't have to eat chicken and carrots for the rest of your

life.

I couldn't tolerate the carrots, and my husband couldn't manage to cook

chicken for me, so MY intro was beef roast, pork roast, soft-boiled eggs

(which I tolerated just fine), and steamed zucchini. I was blasted tired

of it after several months... 'cause I'd had gall bladder surgery and

couldn't experiment, and the roasts were my husband's limitation! (He was

tired of them, too!)

The tiredness should ease -- it's a common symptom when you make a

radical change in the way you digest your food. Elaine used to call it

switching from rumen to human digestion.

You can start adding cooked and peeled and de-seeded vegetables. And more

meats. Have you started the yogurt yet?

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebekah:

It is definately time to start slowly adding peeled, deseeded, well cooked

fruits and veggies. Everyone is different, but I tolerated well cooked

applesauce, cheesecake and carrot souffle at first really well and then

zucchini. Just take it slow adding, making sure you try something and wait at

least 3 days to try something else while keeping a food journal of your

symptoms.

Zucchini basil soup from epicurious.com is great and as long as you are

tolerating zucchini, it should be OK.

Banana pancakes with cooked apples on top is wonderful.

Core, peel and slice 1 apple into very thin slices, add 1 tablespoon butter to a

small nonstick pot, add apple and stir well, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or to

taste), and a little honey (if you are using it. at first I didn't). Cook the

apples for about 20 minutes with the lid on and the temp on lowish. Stir every

once in a while. Serve over the pancakes. Devine!!!! This is still one of my

fave breakfasts. When you get a little further along, you can add a tablespoon

of almond flour to the pancake batter and they really come out good.

Mix 1 ripe banana with 1 egg until well blended (I put mine in a blender as I

think the smooth texture cooks better.) Cook in a well buttered non stick

skillet over medium heat until done. I make them small and they cook up nicely.

I usually get 4 - 5 pancakes per batch.

Have you tried boiled eggs? I lived off boiled eggs the first couple weeks then

I moved into omelets (2-3 eggs, salt/pepper, and a slice of colby jack).

I had to take introducing foods super slow as everything caused a shock to my

system at first.

Misty Kimble

CD - no meds

SCD - 19 months

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

> Thank you so much for your insight!

> Rebekah

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebekah:

It is definately time to start slowly adding peeled, deseeded, well cooked

fruits and veggies. Everyone is different, but I tolerated well cooked

applesauce, cheesecake and carrot souffle at first really well and then

zucchini. Just take it slow adding, making sure you try something and wait at

least 3 days to try something else while keeping a food journal of your

symptoms.

Zucchini basil soup from epicurious.com is great and as long as you are

tolerating zucchini, it should be OK.

Banana pancakes with cooked apples on top is wonderful.

Core, peel and slice 1 apple into very thin slices, add 1 tablespoon butter to a

small nonstick pot, add apple and stir well, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or to

taste), and a little honey (if you are using it. at first I didn't). Cook the

apples for about 20 minutes with the lid on and the temp on lowish. Stir every

once in a while. Serve over the pancakes. Devine!!!! This is still one of my

fave breakfasts. When you get a little further along, you can add a tablespoon

of almond flour to the pancake batter and they really come out good.

Mix 1 ripe banana with 1 egg until well blended (I put mine in a blender as I

think the smooth texture cooks better.) Cook in a well buttered non stick

skillet over medium heat until done. I make them small and they cook up nicely.

I usually get 4 - 5 pancakes per batch.

Have you tried boiled eggs? I lived off boiled eggs the first couple weeks then

I moved into omelets (2-3 eggs, salt/pepper, and a slice of colby jack).

I had to take introducing foods super slow as everything caused a shock to my

system at first.

Misty Kimble

CD - no meds

SCD - 19 months

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

> Thank you so much for your insight!

> Rebekah

[Guest guest]

Hi Rebekah:

It is definately time to start slowly adding peeled, deseeded, well cooked

fruits and veggies. Everyone is different, but I tolerated well cooked

applesauce, cheesecake and carrot souffle at first really well and then

zucchini. Just take it slow adding, making sure you try something and wait at

least 3 days to try something else while keeping a food journal of your

symptoms.

Zucchini basil soup from epicurious.com is great and as long as you are

tolerating zucchini, it should be OK.

Banana pancakes with cooked apples on top is wonderful.

Core, peel and slice 1 apple into very thin slices, add 1 tablespoon butter to a

small nonstick pot, add apple and stir well, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon (or to

taste), and a little honey (if you are using it. at first I didn't). Cook the

apples for about 20 minutes with the lid on and the temp on lowish. Stir every

once in a while. Serve over the pancakes. Devine!!!! This is still one of my

fave breakfasts. When you get a little further along, you can add a tablespoon

of almond flour to the pancake batter and they really come out good.

Mix 1 ripe banana with 1 egg until well blended (I put mine in a blender as I

think the smooth texture cooks better.) Cook in a well buttered non stick

skillet over medium heat until done. I make them small and they cook up nicely.

I usually get 4 - 5 pancakes per batch.

Have you tried boiled eggs? I lived off boiled eggs the first couple weeks then

I moved into omelets (2-3 eggs, salt/pepper, and a slice of colby jack).

I had to take introducing foods super slow as everything caused a shock to my

system at first.

Misty Kimble

CD - no meds

SCD - 19 months

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

> Thank you so much for your insight!

> Rebekah

[Guest guest]

Here's a list of things you should be able to try early on the diet:

The cheesecake made with yogurt and DCCC. It's one of my favorite desserts!

Yogurt with a little honey has been one of my favorites since day 1, as has

frozen yogurt (very high calorie when made with 1/2 & 1/2 yogurt).

Substitute butternut squash for pumpkin in the Pumpkin Pie recipe in BTVC.

I like to make deviled eggs a lot.

Zucchini or crook neck squash with either butter, or cooked in olive oil with

parmesan cheese is good.

Souffle bread works well to make either a tuna fish sandwich, or egg salad

sandwich. It makes a decent enough hamburger bun as well.

Baked apples with a bit of butter, honey, and cinnamon is tasty.

Lemon curd is really good too.

Hope that helps a bit! Once you can add nut butter in, the brownies are

fantastic!

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Hi all,

>

> I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right place!

>

> I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

>

> He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

>

> Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

>

> My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

>

> Right now my diet is this:

>

> 3 eggs in the morning

> watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> some grape jello squares

> beef patties

> chicken soup

> today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

>

> I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I feel

SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is all

worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating, but

sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

>

> Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

>

> Thank you so much for your insight!

>

> Rebekah

>

[Guest guest]

it is worth it so hang in - you may have times you're sick of what you're eating

but as you add things thereis a lot of variety - if yeast isn't a problem (which

my comp. pharmacist feels every intestinal issue is from yeast and it sure seems

like it here) but you can certainly up the bananas and cooked pears/apples -

once you can, add avocado -they're high in fat to feel full and good to travel

with and make smoothies out of - avoc ban dil juice -yum! add pecan butter in

there eventually - drink twice a day if needed - you will gain - takes time-

hang in

eileen almost 20 months scd

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right

place!

> >

> > I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

> >

> > He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

> >

> > Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

> >

> > My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

> >

> > Right now my diet is this:

> >

> > 3 eggs in the morning

> > watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> > some grape jello squares

> > beef patties

> > chicken soup

> > today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

> >

> > I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I

feel SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is

all worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating,

but sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

> >

> > Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

> >

> > Thank you so much for your insight!

> >

> > Rebekah

> >

>

[Guest guest]

it is worth it so hang in - you may have times you're sick of what you're eating

but as you add things thereis a lot of variety - if yeast isn't a problem (which

my comp. pharmacist feels every intestinal issue is from yeast and it sure seems

like it here) but you can certainly up the bananas and cooked pears/apples -

once you can, add avocado -they're high in fat to feel full and good to travel

with and make smoothies out of - avoc ban dil juice -yum! add pecan butter in

there eventually - drink twice a day if needed - you will gain - takes time-

hang in

eileen almost 20 months scd

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right

place!

> >

> > I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

> >

> > He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

> >

> > Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

> >

> > My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

> >

> > Right now my diet is this:

> >

> > 3 eggs in the morning

> > watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> > some grape jello squares

> > beef patties

> > chicken soup

> > today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

> >

> > I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I

feel SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is

all worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating,

but sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

> >

> > Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

> >

> > Thank you so much for your insight!

> >

> > Rebekah

> >

>

[Guest guest]

it is worth it so hang in - you may have times you're sick of what you're eating

but as you add things thereis a lot of variety - if yeast isn't a problem (which

my comp. pharmacist feels every intestinal issue is from yeast and it sure seems

like it here) but you can certainly up the bananas and cooked pears/apples -

once you can, add avocado -they're high in fat to feel full and good to travel

with and make smoothies out of - avoc ban dil juice -yum! add pecan butter in

there eventually - drink twice a day if needed - you will gain - takes time-

hang in

eileen almost 20 months scd

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I've been reading loads of posts and I feel like I've come to the right

place!

> >

> > I was diagnosed CD just two and a half weeks ago. Doc said I had a moderate

case and put me on prednizone, which did NOTHING. Needless to say I was

discouraged, running to the bathroom with D, mucus, blood 12-15 times a day.

> >

> > He now wants me on Remicade or Humira, which I would like to avoid for many

reasons, not the least is which my hubby and I would love to have our second

baby here in the near future.

> >

> > Well, I decided that while we waited on test results for Remicade, I would

like to try the SCD. I started four days ago and I am already experiencing a

lessening of symptoms (much less cramping, only 7-8 stools a day, less bloating,

less urgency).

> >

> > My initial " wow this is amazing " has faded, and I hate to say it but I'm

getting horribly tired of eating chicken with pureed carrots all day. I'm not

complaining, just looking for some encouragement and perhaps some creative

ideas? I suppose I'm still coming to accept the fact that I have Crohns.

> >

> > Right now my diet is this:

> >

> > 3 eggs in the morning

> > watered down (3/4 water, 1/4 grape juice) juice throughout the day

> > some grape jello squares

> > beef patties

> > chicken soup

> > today i ate little bites of a banana throughout the day

> >

> > I'm a teacher with little sick leave built up and I'm trying to work. I

feel SO weak at times and then I get really discouraged and wonder if this is

all worth it. I've lost 12 lbs. in the past two weeks and need to keep eating,

but sometimes I feel like I want to vomit the soup!

> >

> > Does anyone have any thoughts about what else I could add to my diet that

would help? Is there anything else I can do besides chicken soup? Is there

hope?

> >

> > Thank you so much for your insight!

> >

> > Rebekah

> >

>