4 months progress and a couple of questions

[Guest guest]

Hello.

At almost 4 months on the SCD, I'm feeling much

less sick than I have since all of my problems began.

Since starting the SCD:

energy levels greatly improved.

anxiety and depression reduced.

circadian rhythms normalized - struggled for years.

rash on back completely gone, started 5 years ago.

dark circles under my eyes are gone.

muscle aches mostly gone.

no longer " look sick "

exercising every day.

overall, have been much, much more productive

It seems as though I'm making consistent improvement

the longer I'm on the diet.

Even though I've made a lot of improvements, unfortunately, I

haven't been completely SCD legal this whole time. I would have if

it were possible. When I first started the diet, I was taking

hydrocortisone for adrenal insufficency which contained

lactose monohydrate as its filler, which is illegal. Since I

currently don't have insurance, I had to resort to ordering this

hydrocortisone from an online pharmacy. Over the last few months, I

was trying to get a prescription for this, so I could get it

compounded with a legal filler. It turned out to be difficult to

accomplish. Most doctors aren't comfortable prescribing

this for adrenal issues, unless you have overt symptoms, like

passing out unexpectedly. So it was difficult to find a doctor who

could understand why I needed the hydrocortisone in the first place,

but also why I needed to have it compounded for the SCD. Just last

week, I had an appointment with a doctor that I used to see years

ago. She was understanding enough to give me a prescription for

compounded hydrocortisone. It's compounded with microcrystalline

cellulose. Finally!

Since starting the diet, I've just been staying on stage one foods.

I would have introduced more foods, but didn't want to go any further

until I got the hydrocortisone situation taken care of.

Just a couple of questions for the group:

Since, I'm now not taking anything illegal, do you think it would be

a good idea to go back to the intro diet for a few days? Or is this

necessary?

I've been taking a small amount of coconut yogurt each day for the

past month. I'm very interested in starting goat yogurt since it

seems to be so helpful for many people. I've read that this is

normally introduced at the 3 month mark, but in my case, when would

you recommend I start introducing this?

Thanks for any help,

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

<< a good idea to go back to the intro diet for a few days? Or is

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> necessary? >>

It shouldn't hurt to do the intro for a day or two, but probably

isn't necessary unless you are having GI symptoms now.

<< I've been taking a small amount of coconut yogurt each day for the

> past month. >>

Coconut yogurt made with homemade coconut milk is legal. But coconut

yogurt made with 'green' coconut water/water/milk from unripe

coconuts is not legal.

<< I'm very interested in starting goat yogurt since it

> seems to be so helpful for many people. I've read that this is

> normally introduced at the 3 month mark, but in my case, when would

> you recommend I start introducing this?>>

Some people wait until three months before starting yogurt. Usually

they have had bad dairy reactions in the past or have been CF for na

extended period of time. You don't need to wait before trying dairy

yogurt. When you start you will want to start with a small amount

and gradually build up to a larger amount. Perhaps 1/4 tsp the first

day and see how it goes.

Glad to hear that you've seen lots of improvements already, Congrats!

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs

mom of and

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