Scarsdale diet (ketosis) & PSC

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Does anyone have any experience with PSC and the Scarsdale diet or any other low carb high protein diet creating ketosis?

Ketosis (pronounced /kiËˈtoÊŠsɪs/) is a state characterised by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood, occurring when the liver converts fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies (which can be used by all of the body for energy as an alternative to glucose). These ketone bodies are a by-product of the lipid metabolic pathway after the fat is converted to energy.

Just before I was diagnosed with PSC & UC I went on the Scarsdale diet and was very successful in losing weight. In 1999 when I had my colectomy I lost about 25lbs after the surgery due to complications including strictures and dehydration and I was very thin. I have since gained all of the weight back plus some and I can't seem to lose weight (I guess that means my PSC is under control?). I'm looking for a way to drop 20 lbs without stressing my liver. Since the Scarsdale diet worked so well before, it was my first thought, but I am wondering if maybe the stress on my liver back when I went on the Scarsdale diet the first time was what caused my PSC symptoms to surface and my eventual PSC diagnosis.