some discomfort from cashew butter?

[Guest guest]

I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because I had

mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness for a few

days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm following pecan

bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy

and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a

food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my coffee

and that seems fine.

Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the blanced

one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling 100%

better but I know I have to be patient...

If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would appreciate

it.

Becky

[Guest guest]

Hey Becky..

First and foremost please keep in mind that healing takes time.

It is awfully frustrating since we put so much into the SCD and want immediate

results.. but healing as Mara puts it is a non-linear process.. which is exactly

what it is! Be gentle with yourself and practice patience. I still need to

learn this art. Many heal on this wonderful diet.. it takes us a while to get

sick.. it sure takes a while for things to turn around to get into

healing'ville.

Cashews are a legume and are extremely starchy. I have come to terms that my

relationship with cashews is dysfunctional at best. I love 'em.. but they

clearly don't love me.

First thing to think about;

Did you practice moderation? How many cashews did you eat? How much at a time?

how many days in a row?

Are you making your own almond butter?

Yes, it is perfectly ok to use regular almonds (non-blanched)..

It may be problematic it may not be. Pecans are sometimes more tolerated due to

this as their skins seem to be softer.

Just a tip- have you tried making almond butter out of Lucy's almond flour?

Don't add liquid to it and it doesn't come out liquidy at all.

How do you make your blanched almond butter?

It's about experimentation..

Practicing mindfulness and moderation.

A skill I have yet to embody myself.

Jodi

>

> I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because I

had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness for a

few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm following pecan

bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy

and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a

food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my coffee

and that seems fine.

> Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the

blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling 100%

better but I know I have to be patient...

> If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would appreciate

it.

> Becky

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, I thought there was a six month waiting period on nuts/peanuts when starting SCD.  Can someone confirm please.

 

Debbie 40 cd

 

Hey Becky..First and foremost please keep in mind that healing takes time.It is awfully frustrating since we put so much into the SCD and want immediate results.. but healing as Mara puts it is a non-linear process.. which is exactly what it is! Be gentle with yourself and practice patience. I still need to learn this art. Many heal on this wonderful diet.. it takes us a while to get sick.. it sure takes a while for things to turn around to get into healing'ville.

Cashews are a legume and are extremely starchy. I have come to terms that my relationship with cashews is dysfunctional at best. I love 'em.. but they clearly don't love me.First thing to think about;

Did you practice moderation? How many cashews did you eat? How much at a time? how many days in a row?Are you making your own almond butter?Yes, it is perfectly ok to use regular almonds (non-blanched).. It may be problematic it may not be. Pecans are sometimes more tolerated due to this as their skins seem to be softer.

Just a tip- have you tried making almond butter out of Lucy's almond flour? Don't add liquid to it and it doesn't come out liquidy at all.How do you make your blanched almond butter?It's about experimentation..

Practicing mindfulness and moderation.A skill I have yet to embody myself.Jodi >> I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness for a few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm following pecan bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my coffee and that seems fine.> Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling 100% better but I know I have to be patient...> If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would appreciate it.

> Becky>

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

Really?

Huh.. I thought that was peanuts and coconut stuff's..

Jodi

> > >

> > > I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because

> > I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness

> > for a few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm

> > following pecan bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I

> > think I'm getting gassy and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally

> > sure. I've been keeping a food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> > > I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my

> > coffee and that seems fine.

> > > Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the

> > blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> > > I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling

> > 100% better but I know I have to be patient...

> > > If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

> > appreciate it.

> > > Becky

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much better than

at 5 weeks. It's not instant. Keep a diary. Mara said it's not linear, but it is

an upward spiral. It also takes time- it's a slow and steady process, and a long

term commitment. Cashews at 5 weeks may be hard to tolerate. I did the blanched

almond butter early on too, but after considering it all, I switched to pecan

butter. I can tolerate a little cashew butter now, but I use it in moderation.

Slow and steady is the plan with SCD.

Hang in there

PJ

> >

> > I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because I

had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness for a

few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm following pecan

bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy

and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a

food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> > I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my

coffee and that seems fine.

> > Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the

blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> > I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling

100% better but I know I have to be patient...

> > If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

appreciate it.

> > Becky

> >

>

[Guest guest]

At 05:28 AM 11/19/2009, you wrote:

Hi, I thought there was a six

month waiting period on nuts/peanuts when starting SCD. Can someone

confirm please.

Many people do better if they wait a few months before starting in on

nuts and/or nut flour. Some people find it's better to intro nut butters

first (as they're more finely ground) and then nut flours, and finally

whole nuts. THe whole nuts last because most of us don't chew things well

enough.

Unless Pecan Bread has instituted a rule about it for autistic kids, I

don't recall Elaine having a specific rule. (I could be wrong -- I know

what the rules were when I started, and a couple of them got modified

before Elaine's passing. Her philosophy was pretty much, " Within the

parameters of SCD, eat what works for you. "

She DID have a rule about nut milks because she was very much concerned

about people substituting one-for-one glasses of nut milk for animal

milk. Another concern was carb junkies trying to substitute one-for-one

the amount of starch they used to eat for the same amount of nut flour

goodies, and because nut flours are more nutrient dense than starches,

people could end up eating all nut flour stuff and not eating a properly

balanced diet.

—

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 Becky,

Give yourself time. We need lots more time to heal than we would

like, but that's the way it is. And we need to sneak new foods in,

one at a time, not much to start with, and take a few days at least to

make sure it's OK before we try something new. Cashews would do me

in, but I'm fine on almonds, either blanched or not, and pecans (most

days). REcently I'm doing OK on walnuts. I'll have to be pretty

advanced to try cashews again.

Recently I bought a Miracle Mincer, which is a mini-prep sort of

gadget. I use this to make nut butters, both pecan (from the pecan

meal I got) and almond (from flour or sliced). I find it needs a

bit of oil added and I'm going to get some almond oil which I think will

taste better than my dependable (for no reactions) olive. Coconut

tastes wonder ful but is a bit strong for me at the moment. I like

the thicker, pastier " butter " I get out of MM. It spreads

nicely on lettuce or apple slices or turnip slices. Digestive

Wellness has a blanched almond butter, Almondie, which is quite liquid,

works well if you want to make almond milk or in something. But

it's rather pricey.

As to not feeling all better so soon, just think that we progress in baby

steps. We try things that work, they work sometimes, or not. Then we go

back a step. But the general progression is forward progress. I'm

relatively new, too, and I'll bet a year from now we will look back and

say wow, what a lot better we are!

I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things

because I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach

tenderness for a few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days

and I'm following pecan bread and going through the stages and up to

stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy and bloated from cashew butter, but

I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a food diary and I just wonder if

thats typical?

I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit

into my coffee and that seems fine.

Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the

the blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not

feeling 100% better but I know I have to be patient...

If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

appreciate it.

Becky

[Guest guest]

> I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things

> because I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some

> stomach tenderness for a few days I decided to go back and do intro

> for two days and I'm following pecan bread and going through the

> stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy and bloated from

> cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a food

> diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

Some people do not react well to cashew butter in the beginning as

it is

very sweet. Certainly for only 5 weeks in, you should use it

sparingly.

> I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into

> my coffee and that seems fine.

> Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the

> the blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

as long as you react well to it it should be fine.

or use pecan butter - lots of people find that easiest plus,

it is yummy.

Healing can be a long process, even on SCD.

Best of luck.

Mara

[Guest guest]

> I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much better

than at 5 weeks.

This is so comforting. I'm 5 weeks in and still having so much trouble. I'm

distended, peristalsis doesn't happen, stools are loosely formed with lots of

undigested food in them. I do feel better since eliminating nut butter. I had

a whole week of a very flat gut, then back to the bloat. I can only hope that

at 7 months I will have seen more relief like you have. I'm very hopeful but

still struggling. :-)

[Guest guest]

Hang in there Christy! This is all part of healing. Slowly but

surely, all these symptoms will disappear. You are getting to know your body

better, what you can or cannot tolerate. If we can be of any assistance or

comfort, please let us know.

Good luck,

SCD 19 mths

From: BTVC-SCD

[mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of Christy

Sent: November-20-09 12:53 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: some discomfort from cashew butter?

> I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much

better than at 5 weeks.

This is so comforting. I'm 5 weeks in and still having so much trouble. I'm

distended, peristalsis doesn't happen, stools are loosely formed with lots of

undigested food in them. I do feel better since eliminating nut butter. I had a

whole week of a very flat gut, then back to the bloat. I can only hope that at

7 months I will have seen more relief like you have. I'm very hopeful but still

struggling. :-)

[Guest guest]

when you get your gut happy and do try, go with pecan butter first - still can't

do cashew - not good for yeast

eileen 21 months scd

>

> > I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much better

than at 5 weeks.

>

> This is so comforting. I'm 5 weeks in and still having so much trouble. I'm

distended, peristalsis doesn't happen, stools are loosely formed with lots of

undigested food in them. I do feel better since eliminating nut butter. I had

a whole week of a very flat gut, then back to the bloat. I can only hope that

at 7 months I will have seen more relief like you have. I'm very hopeful but

still struggling. :-)

>

[Guest guest]

Spectrum makes a great walnut oil that I use all the time for baking. That might work too.--

 

Hi Becky,

Give yourself time.  We need lots more time to heal than we would

like, but that's the way it is.  And we need to sneak new foods in,

one at a time, not much to start with, and take a few days at least to

make sure it's OK before we try something new.  Cashews would do me

in, but I'm fine on almonds, either blanched or not, and pecans (most

days). REcently I'm doing OK on walnuts.  I'll have to be pretty

advanced to try cashews again.

Recently I bought a Miracle Mincer, which is a mini-prep sort of

gadget.  I use this to make nut butters, both pecan (from the pecan

meal I got) and almond (from flour or sliced).  I find it needs a

bit of oil added and I'm going to get some almond oil which I think will

taste better than my dependable (for no reactions) olive.  Coconut

tastes wonder ful but is a bit strong for me at the moment.  I like

the thicker, pastier " butter " I get out of MM. It spreads

nicely on lettuce or apple slices or turnip slices.  Digestive

Wellness has a blanched almond butter, Almondie, which is quite liquid,

works well if you want to make almond milk or in something.  But

it's rather pricey.

As to not feeling all better so soon, just think that we progress in baby

steps. We try things that work, they work sometimes, or not. Then we go

back a step. But the general progression is forward progress.  I'm

relatively new, too, and I'll bet a year from now we will look back and

say wow, what a lot better we are!

I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things

because I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach

tenderness for a few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days

and I'm following pecan bread and going through the stages and up to

stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy and bloated from cashew butter, but

I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a food diary and I just wonder if

thats typical?

I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit

into my coffee and that seems fine.

Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the

the blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not

feeling 100% better but I know I have to be patient...

If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

appreciate it.

Becky

[Guest guest]

, thanx so much for responding. Sometimes I get so frustrated that I'm

trying so hard and want to see quicker and better results. Thank God I'm not in

great discomfort and its usually only some tenderness but I'm working so hard at

this diet I just want all symptoms to dissapear and prove Im getting better!

You mentioned the almond and pecan butters...I have both flours...how do I make

it into butter?

When did you start this diet? Were you able to eat all raw fruits and veggies,

I was but wasn't sure what was the culprit so I " ve been off them and dairy for 2

weeks and just recently added in the nut butter and flour.

Thanx for your advice and support...keep it coming!

Becky

>

> >

> >

> > Hi Becky,

> > Give yourself time. We need lots more time to heal than we would like, but

> > that's the way it is. And we need to sneak new foods in, one at a time, not

> > much to start with, and take a few days at least to make sure it's OK before

> > we try something new. Cashews would do me in, but I'm fine on almonds,

> > either blanched or not, and pecans (most days). REcently I'm doing OK on

> > walnuts. I'll have to be pretty advanced to try cashews again.

> >

> > Recently I bought a Miracle Mincer, which is a mini-prep sort of gadget. I

> > use this to make nut butters, both pecan (from the pecan meal I got) and

> > almond (from flour or sliced). I find it needs a bit of oil added and I'm

> > going to get some almond oil which I think will taste better than my

> > dependable (for no reactions) olive. Coconut tastes wonder ful but is a bit

> > strong for me at the moment. I like the thicker, pastier " butter " I get out

> > of MM. It spreads nicely on lettuce or apple slices or turnip slices.

> > Digestive Wellness has a blanched almond butter, Almondie, which is quite

> > liquid, works well if you want to make almond milk or in something. But

> > it's rather pricey.

> >

> > As to not feeling all better so soon, just think that we progress in baby

> > steps. We try things that work, they work sometimes, or not. Then we go back

> > a step. But the general progression is forward progress. I'm relatively

> > new, too, and I'll bet a year from now we will look back and say wow, what a

> > lot better we are!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because

> > I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness

> > for a few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm

> > following pecan bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I

> > think I'm getting gassy and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally

> > sure. I've been keeping a food diary and I just wonder if thats typical? I

> > also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my coffee

> > and that seems fine. Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake

> > with because the the blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in

> > baking... I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm

> > not feeling 100% better but I know I have to be patient... If anyone has

> > any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would appreciate it. Becky

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Jodi, thanx for you reply. I haven't made my own almond butter I bought a

blanced one from digestive wellness (although expensive), and used it for baking

and put a bit in my coffee. I think I'm ok with it. I think the cashew butter I

bought is not great for me yet.

I tried pecan flour biscotti tonight because I had a major craving for some

sweet stuff.

I think that part of the problem is that I've been going slow, but feel I want

to introduce at least one type of nut flour that I can tolerate because I feel I

need something to munch on. I would grab an apple if I could but I haven't yet

started with raw fruits and veggies.

Also, I've made homemade apple pear sauce but getting sick of that too...any

suggestions for something good to snack on?

How do you make the flour into butter? I guess I'll wait and see how I do on the

pecan flour,I hope well...

Thanx for you input and I'd appreciate any answers

Becky

> >

> > I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because I

had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness for a

few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm following pecan

bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy

and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a

food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> > I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my

coffee and that seems fine.

> > Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the

blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> > I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling

100% better but I know I have to be patient...

> > If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

appreciate it.

> > Becky

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Maybe I wasn't clear enought in my post, I'm not eating whole nuts at all. I've

just began with nut butter and experimenting with nut flours and thats ok in the

beginning. I'm following stages according to pecan bread.

> > >

> > > I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because

> > I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness

> > for a few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm

> > following pecan bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I

> > think I'm getting gassy and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally

> > sure. I've been keeping a food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> > > I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my

> > coffee and that seems fine.

> > > Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the

> > blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> > > I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling

> > 100% better but I know I have to be patient...

> > > If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

> > appreciate it.

> > > Becky

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanx, yeah I tried pecan flour tonight and wanted to learn how to make it into

pecan butter? I'm gonna stay of cashew butter for a while...I know its a good

diet but its hard to wait as I'm sure you know when you're trying so hard...

> > >

> > > I started the diet 5 weeks ago and have Crohns. I ate most things because

I had mild if any symptoms but then after feeling some stomach tenderness for a

few days I decided to go back and do intro for two days and I'm following pecan

bread and going through the stages and up to stage 2. I think I'm getting gassy

and bloated from cashew butter, but I'm not totally sure. I've been keeping a

food diary and I just wonder if thats typical?

> > > I also have blanced almond butter which I " ve been putting a bit into my

coffee and that seems fine.

> > > Can I use regular almond butter (unblanced) to bake with because the the

blanced one seems too liquidy for a good consistency in baking...

> > > I'm being 100% scd and sometimes just get frustrated that I'm not feeling

100% better but I know I have to be patient...

> > > If anyone has any insight and can respond I'm new at this and would

appreciate it.

> > > Becky

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I feel for you...I'm also 5 weeks into it and not feeling too bad but too have

some tenderness at times. I'm so hestitant to give up nut butters/flour because

what else is there to snack on???

>

> > I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much better

than at 5 weeks.

>

> This is so comforting. I'm 5 weeks in and still having so much trouble. I'm

distended, peristalsis doesn't happen, stools are loosely formed with lots of

undigested food in them. I do feel better since eliminating nut butter. I had

a whole week of a very flat gut, then back to the bloat. I can only hope that

at 7 months I will have seen more relief like you have. I'm very hopeful but

still struggling. :-)

>

[Guest guest]

You mentioned that you're SCD 21 months...have you tried to go off it or are

you adopting this as a lifestyle? just curious because I thought it has possible

potential to be curing and not life long...thanx

Becky

> >

> > > I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much

better than at 5 weeks.

> >

> > This is so comforting. I'm 5 weeks in and still having so much trouble.

I'm distended, peristalsis doesn't happen, stools are loosely formed with lots

of undigested food in them. I do feel better since eliminating nut butter. I

had a whole week of a very flat gut, then back to the bloat. I can only hope

that at 7 months I will have seen more relief like you have. I'm very hopeful

but still struggling. :-)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

LOL - thanks for the chuckle -sorry - I am barely stage 3 (going by

pecanbread.com stages) unfortunately doesn't matter how much time you've been

on, it's that you need to be symptom free for a year before attempting to put

anything illegal in - so I'm NOWHERE near yet - yeast/thyroid etc are holding me

back but i'll get there -ironic JUST talked to my hubby and daughter about this

this morning - I love scd and don't know I could put stuff back in now that I

know how much diet affects us but everyonce in a blue moon like vacation etc I

hope I can and will take all the supplements I've read of to get them cleared

out etc

hang in - it's alot of cooking but healing and delicious :-)

eileen

> > >

> > > > I'm almost at the end of 7 months, and thankfully things are so much

better than at 5 weeks.

> > >

> > > This is so comforting. I'm 5 weeks in and still having so much trouble.

I'm distended, peristalsis doesn't happen, stools are loosely formed with lots

of undigested food in them. I do feel better since eliminating nut butter. I

had a whole week of a very flat gut, then back to the bloat. I can only hope

that at 7 months I will have seen more relief like you have. I'm very hopeful

but still struggling. :-)

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

At 08:05 PM 11/21/2009, you wrote:

You mentioned that you're SCD 21

months...have you tried to go off it or are you adopting this as a

lifestyle? just curious because I thought it has possible potential to be

curing and not life long...

I've been SCD for over 8 years.

Sometimes it gets very frustrating, knowing that I can never have a

cracker or a cookie or a slice of bread unless I baked it myself, that I

can never have ice cream or a sweet treat unless I made it, etc.

etc.

The difficulties out weight the benefits, and I have no desire to go off

SCD. I've reached the point where I don't have to be quite as fanatically

careful about cross-contamination of some things as I once needed to be,

and that's a big plus.

OTOH, I know people who were able to begin adding non-SCD foods in as

little as two years.

—

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]

I know a few people who are totally off the diet and doing great after being on

it for about 1.5 years approx... I also know those who have to maintain

it...just curious...thnx

> >You mentioned that you're SCD 21 months...have

> >you tried to go off it or are you adopting this

> >as a lifestyle? just curious because I thought

> >it has possible potential to be curing and not life long...

>

> I've been SCD for over 8 years.

>

> Sometimes it gets very frustrating, knowing that

> I can never have a cracker or a cookie or a slice

> of bread unless I baked it myself, that I can

> never have ice cream or a sweet treat unless I made it, etc. etc.

>

> The difficulties out weight the benefits, and I

> have no desire to go off SCD. I've reached the

> point where I don't have to be quite as

> fanatically careful about cross-contamination of

> some things as I once needed to be, and that's a big plus.

>

> OTOH, I know people who were able to begin adding

> non-SCD foods in as little as two years.

>

>

> — 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]

To be honest, I don't snack (with the exception of a glass of diluted grape

juice in the evening). However, I would suggest the following snacks: ripe

banana, deviled eggs/hard boiled eggs, cheese, yogurt/frozen yogurt, fruit juice

popsicles, leftover veggies, cold chicken/turkey, squash pie filling,

cheesecake, and cooked peaches. You could also crack open a can of tuna or

salmon. There really is much more available to you then just baked nut goods.

I looovvveee nut butter, but limit myself to 1 brownie and 1 tbsp of almond

butter a day. I rarely use nut flour (yet). I wanted to spend my first year of

SCD giving my digestive system a big break by eating mostly stage 1 and 2 foods.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

I've seen such good results that I truly believe I will be SCD for life. I would

never want to go back to eating the SAD. That diet is what made me need SCD to

begin with. If I went back to it, I'd probably end up sick all over again.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

>

> You mentioned that you're SCD 21 months...have you tried to go off it or are

you adopting this as a lifestyle? just curious because I thought it has possible

potential to be curing and not life long...thanx

> Becky