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

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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

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> Hi all,

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

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> 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.

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> 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.

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> 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).

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> 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.

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> Right now my diet is this:

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> 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

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> 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!

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> 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?

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> Thank you so much for your insight!

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> Rebekah

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