Re: Marilyn- OT: Life Without Bread

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I've been on almost zero-carb diet for some days, because I was waiting for

intructions from my doctor about what to eat.

My experience is that my body was working perfectly fine, but my doctor

instructed me to add enough carbs to prevent ketosis. She also provided me with

a list of the carbs that were safe for me.

So today I tryed coconut, which contains substantial amounts of carbs. And it

seems that I'm doing fine :-)

Chronic D since 2005, suspected disbyosis

SCD April 29

Intro May 29

Currently on bio, dairy-free, low oxalate SCD

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> Jodi

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> I didn't come across Life without bread until year 3 on SCD. I knew when I

first read BTVC that I was onto something with the information about

monosaccharides and polysaccharides, but I still had so many problems tolerating

even the legal foods. Through trial and error, and some research on digestion

and nutrition, I'd figured out that I also had to restrict even the permitted

carbs, not to mention fiber and fat (because of having Sphincter of Oddi

dysfunction). But reading Life without bread made sense of what I'd already

figured out -- gave me the why and how. I cope better when I get a grasp of the

whats and whys [grin].

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> I'm packing to move (from a rental to a purchased house in the same town) so

can't get to my copy of Life without bread, but I remember that the author

suggested keeping the daily carbs to a certain number of bread units. Wasn't it

12 bread units per day? Something like that anyway. Love that concept of bread

units! I figured out that my daily total of bread units is way below what most

people want and need. If 12 bread units is that suggested number (wish I could

verify it), then my total bread units per day is about 5 or 6.

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> Having functional digestive disorders (and a faulty endocrine and nervous

system) means having to tweak or fine-tune everything, from SCD to yeast

elimination diets to supplements to medications. I always have to balance what

is being recommended with what experience has shown me my body will tolerate.

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> I need to spend some time at Fitday.com to figure out how little fiber and fat

my digestion also tolerates. I've had to adjust carbs, fiber, fat and spices in

order to keep my digestion running with minimal symptoms.

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> Symptom management is my goal. And thanks to SCD, and doing lots of reading

and research, I've achieved that goal. I hate to think of what a mess I'd be in

if I hadn't come across SCD....

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> Kim M.

> SCD 5+ years

> Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6 years

> neurological deterioration 3 years

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>

> Post surgery I am just feeling I need to do carb restriction..

> Like only a given amount a day. Reading Life Without Bread has given me some

ideas for parameters how to go about doing such a thing.

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