help...can't digest protein

[Guest guest]

hi...i'm new to the group...i don't know if SCD will help me but i'm

pretty desparate so i thought i'd try it. i'm not sure that it's

right for me cause i don't have UC or chrones....i do have yeast and

leaky gut.....my main symptoms are bloating (inablitly to digest

meat, eggs, etc,) gerd, and constipation...

..i have had testing thru great smokies labs. apparently i have 2

kinds of yeast. I came back negative for parasites

i've had bad digestive problems ever since i got first got sick

living in Mexico a couple years ago. I got h-pylori...there which

made everything worse...i had to do 2 rounds of antibiotics to get

it...and in the process i've gotten sicker and sicker.

right now the only things that i can eat w/o the bloating are non-

starchy vegetables and small amounts of oil. Any time i eat meat,

eggs, dairy, seeds/nuts...i get bloating...the more acid forming the

food is the worse the bloating. i'd like to try SCD...but i think

all the meat and eggs, dairy would just keep me sick (unless my

digestion improves. i'm pretty sure i have a lack of stomach acid.

I've been taking some gut healing products by pure

encapsulations ..which seem to improve bloating a bit...but i have a

feeling that they are still feeding the yeast. I know SCD says " no

muciligenous herbs "

am i in the right place? can anyone relate ??? i don't know if i

should try SCD or if i would fit better in the candidiasis groups.

thanks so much.

vada

[Guest guest]

Vada,

Welcome to the group. I think SCD is worth a try. In Elaine's book, Breaking

the Vicious Cycle, she encourages individuals to at least give SCD a full month

of complete compliance and hearty effort. Have you read through the web sites

btvc.info and pecanbread.com? You would want to start with the intro diet.

This does consist of meats, eggs, and well cooked carrots, but many people are

surprised at how their body heals once they get started on SCD. It may be

helpful for you to use digestive enzymes, but it is important to make sure they

are SCD legal. Many people like Houston Nutrasudicles Peptizide and No Fennol.

It might be wise to not start the enzymes for a little while just to see how SCD

alone helps. It is so important for you to read through those two web sites,

and read Breaking the Vicious Cycle through. It will answer so many questions.

I'd suggest either high lighting or taking notes as well. Also, keep a food

journal with all foods you have eaten each day, and how you feel...bowel

symptoms, behavioral symptoms(irritability, depression, ect.), and just any

general comments.

Meleah

help...can't digest protein

hi...i'm new to the group...i don't know if SCD will help me but i'm

pretty desparate so i thought i'd try it. i'm not sure that it's

right for me cause i don't have UC or chrones....i do have yeast and

leaky gut.....my main symptoms are bloating (inablitly to digest

meat, eggs, etc,) gerd, and constipation...

.i have had testing thru great smokies labs. apparently i have 2

kinds of yeast. I came back negative for parasites

i've had bad digestive problems ever since i got first got sick

living in Mexico a couple years ago. I got h-pylori...there which

made everything worse...i had to do 2 rounds of antibiotics to get

it...and in the process i've gotten sicker and sicker.

right now the only things that i can eat w/o the bloating are non-

starchy vegetables and small amounts of oil. Any time i eat meat,

eggs, dairy, seeds/nuts...i get bloating...the more acid forming the

food is the worse the bloating. i'd like to try SCD...but i think

all the meat and eggs, dairy would just keep me sick (unless my

digestion improves. i'm pretty sure i have a lack of stomach acid.

I've been taking some gut healing products by pure

encapsulations ..which seem to improve bloating a bit...but i have a

feeling that they are still feeding the yeast. I know SCD says " no

muciligenous herbs "

am i in the right place? can anyone relate ??? i don't know if i

should try SCD or if i would fit better in the candidiasis groups.

thanks so much.

vada

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Vada,

<<...i do have yeast and

> leaky gut.....my main symptoms are bloating (inablitly to digest

> meat, eggs, etc,) gerd, and constipation... >>

This sounds similar to a person I counselled a few years ago. The

person had low stomach acid. The low stomach acid prevented the body

from fighting H. pylori and they ended up with H. pylori infection,

stomach ulcers, bloating constipation etc...

I'd suggest getting the level of your stomach acid tested to see if

you have low stomach acid. If you do you can take betaine HCl for

that and perhaps protolytic enzymes. But you need to know if your

low stomach acid is the root problem.

Some info on stomach acid tests:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003883.htm

http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Therapy/Acid_Test.htm

If you do have low stomach acid it isn't suprising that you have

yeast, your bodies natural defenses are " out of whack " . If you have

questions you can contact me on or off list sheilat@...

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs

mom of and