RE: more newbie questions

[Guest guest]

Hi, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in December of 04 after having a chronicly low iron level (my doctor thought I might be bleeding internally). I consider myself to have a fairly mild case as in general I eat whatever I want and lead a fairly normal life. I'm currently taking Pentasa twice a day. Within the last year I've been having some inflammation in my eyes (most likely related to the Crohns) which has been very concerning to me and because of that and wanting to do whatever I can to prevent myself from ever getting colon cancer, I've decided to try the SCD.

I'm planning on doing the intro diet listed in Elaine's book but I've noticed comments from people about advanced foods. Elaine talks about eating only cooked fruit/veggies initially but then she has the illegal/legal list so I guess I assumed everything legal was okay. How will I know when it's okay to eat something? The thought of not having bread is probably the hardest part for me so I got a bread recipe that has coconut flour in it. I was thinking of trying it toward the end of the 2nd week but someone wrote that coconut flour is advanced. Any suggestions? Pecanbread.com lists stage 1, 2, etc but doesn't say how long each stage lasts. It actually lists nut flours on stage 3, which if each stage is a week it's on week 3. I guess I feel like everything is kind of vague and I'm scared I'll make the wrong choice. I'm planning on doing a 2 week menu and thought I would email it to the group

once it's done.

With that being said, I had a couple more questions. Is non-stick cooking spray legal? Is all lunch meat illegal? I eat sandwiches for lunch frequently so that would really be a change in my routine.

Thanks for the help,

Mo

[Guest guest]

Mo, My husband has a similar history to you. He started the diet but didn't go through the intro stages, he just cut out bread, sugar and all starches. He was able to eat  all raw salad vegies and most cooked vegies and we made an almond bread using almond butter which has been very successful. We make sandwhich bread and rolls from it and as for cold meat we buy a small roast, cook it and then slice it ourselves for lunches. We eat a lot of chicken, and fresh fish and use the legal/illegal list religiously. We also go through a lot of eggs. A lot of others are much more symptomatic and need to be more strict but if you find you still have symptoms, take a step back and delete something that might be more advanced. He was also able to eat the yoghurt from day one, and we use 2 yoghurt makers and make cream also.

I hope this helps,

jena

Husband crohns, minimal meds scd 10 mths.

 

Hi, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in December of 04 after having a chronicly low iron level (my doctor thought I might be bleeding internally).  I consider myself to have a fairly mild case as in general I eat whatever I want and lead a fairly normal life.  I'm currently taking Pentasa twice a day.  Within the last year I've been having some inflammation in my eyes (most likely related to the Crohns) which has been very concerning to me and because of that and wanting to do whatever I can to prevent myself from ever getting colon cancer, I've decided to try the SCD.

 

I'm planning on doing the intro diet listed in Elaine's book but I've noticed comments from people about advanced foods.  Elaine talks about eating only cooked fruit/veggies initially but then she has the illegal/legal list so I guess I assumed everything legal was okay.  How will I know when it's okay to eat something?  The thought of not having bread is probably the hardest part for me so I got a bread recipe that has coconut flour in it.  I was thinking of trying it toward the end of the 2nd week but someone wrote that coconut flour is advanced.  Any suggestions?  Pecanbread.com lists stage 1, 2, etc but doesn't say how long each stage lasts.  It actually lists nut flours on stage 3, which if each stage is a week it's on week 3.  I guess I feel like everything is kind of vague and I'm scared I'll make the wrong choice.  I'm planning on doing a 2 week menu and thought I would email it to the group once it's done.

 

With that being said, I had a couple more questions.  Is non-stick cooking spray legal?  Is all lunch meat illegal?  I eat sandwiches for lunch frequently so that would really be a change in my routine.

 

Thanks for the help,

 

Mo

[Guest guest]

Mo, My husband has a similar history to you. He started the diet but didn't go through the intro stages, he just cut out bread, sugar and all starches. He was able to eat  all raw salad vegies and most cooked vegies and we made an almond bread using almond butter which has been very successful. We make sandwhich bread and rolls from it and as for cold meat we buy a small roast, cook it and then slice it ourselves for lunches. We eat a lot of chicken, and fresh fish and use the legal/illegal list religiously. We also go through a lot of eggs. A lot of others are much more symptomatic and need to be more strict but if you find you still have symptoms, take a step back and delete something that might be more advanced. He was also able to eat the yoghurt from day one, and we use 2 yoghurt makers and make cream also.

I hope this helps,

jena

Husband crohns, minimal meds scd 10 mths.

 

Hi, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in December of 04 after having a chronicly low iron level (my doctor thought I might be bleeding internally).  I consider myself to have a fairly mild case as in general I eat whatever I want and lead a fairly normal life.  I'm currently taking Pentasa twice a day.  Within the last year I've been having some inflammation in my eyes (most likely related to the Crohns) which has been very concerning to me and because of that and wanting to do whatever I can to prevent myself from ever getting colon cancer, I've decided to try the SCD.

 

I'm planning on doing the intro diet listed in Elaine's book but I've noticed comments from people about advanced foods.  Elaine talks about eating only cooked fruit/veggies initially but then she has the illegal/legal list so I guess I assumed everything legal was okay.  How will I know when it's okay to eat something?  The thought of not having bread is probably the hardest part for me so I got a bread recipe that has coconut flour in it.  I was thinking of trying it toward the end of the 2nd week but someone wrote that coconut flour is advanced.  Any suggestions?  Pecanbread.com lists stage 1, 2, etc but doesn't say how long each stage lasts.  It actually lists nut flours on stage 3, which if each stage is a week it's on week 3.  I guess I feel like everything is kind of vague and I'm scared I'll make the wrong choice.  I'm planning on doing a 2 week menu and thought I would email it to the group once it's done.

 

With that being said, I had a couple more questions.  Is non-stick cooking spray legal?  Is all lunch meat illegal?  I eat sandwiches for lunch frequently so that would really be a change in my routine.

 

Thanks for the help,

 

Mo

[Guest guest]

Mo, My husband has a similar history to you. He started the diet but didn't go through the intro stages, he just cut out bread, sugar and all starches. He was able to eat  all raw salad vegies and most cooked vegies and we made an almond bread using almond butter which has been very successful. We make sandwhich bread and rolls from it and as for cold meat we buy a small roast, cook it and then slice it ourselves for lunches. We eat a lot of chicken, and fresh fish and use the legal/illegal list religiously. We also go through a lot of eggs. A lot of others are much more symptomatic and need to be more strict but if you find you still have symptoms, take a step back and delete something that might be more advanced. He was also able to eat the yoghurt from day one, and we use 2 yoghurt makers and make cream also.

I hope this helps,

jena

Husband crohns, minimal meds scd 10 mths.

 

Hi, I was diagnosed with Crohns disease in December of 04 after having a chronicly low iron level (my doctor thought I might be bleeding internally).  I consider myself to have a fairly mild case as in general I eat whatever I want and lead a fairly normal life.  I'm currently taking Pentasa twice a day.  Within the last year I've been having some inflammation in my eyes (most likely related to the Crohns) which has been very concerning to me and because of that and wanting to do whatever I can to prevent myself from ever getting colon cancer, I've decided to try the SCD.

 

I'm planning on doing the intro diet listed in Elaine's book but I've noticed comments from people about advanced foods.  Elaine talks about eating only cooked fruit/veggies initially but then she has the illegal/legal list so I guess I assumed everything legal was okay.  How will I know when it's okay to eat something?  The thought of not having bread is probably the hardest part for me so I got a bread recipe that has coconut flour in it.  I was thinking of trying it toward the end of the 2nd week but someone wrote that coconut flour is advanced.  Any suggestions?  Pecanbread.com lists stage 1, 2, etc but doesn't say how long each stage lasts.  It actually lists nut flours on stage 3, which if each stage is a week it's on week 3.  I guess I feel like everything is kind of vague and I'm scared I'll make the wrong choice.  I'm planning on doing a 2 week menu and thought I would email it to the group once it's done.

 

With that being said, I had a couple more questions.  Is non-stick cooking spray legal?  Is all lunch meat illegal?  I eat sandwiches for lunch frequently so that would really be a change in my routine.

 

Thanks for the help,

 

Mo