flares that aren't flares - the cause?

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Hi ,

<<Background info: I restarted SCD end of March '07

, have not

> reintroduced dairy yet (except for organic butter), have been going

> slowly with adding foods (a new one every 4-7 days).

....> The episodes have happened twice since the restart - once on

May 19,

> and then again today.

>

> My foods are all cooked, peeled, no seeds, very basic stuff

(carrots,

> squash, zucchini, cucumber, green beans, spinach, asparagus,

apples,

> pears, plums, peaches, chicken, turkey, beef, bison, eggs, banana;

> butter, coconut oil, walnut oil, olive oil, legal tomato juice). I

> eat a very similar menu daily, so it's not any particular food.

> I do have a tendency towards constipation. I (usually) will have

> small, pellety BM's every 1-3 days, and the only supplements I

> currently take are magnesium and Kirkman's l. acidophilus.

>

> Could these episodes be my body forcing a BM because of the

tendency

> to C? I am so confused as what brings them on, since I don't use

> spices or anything store bought - my meats are all organic, I'm

doing

> everything slowly and everything according to the rules.

>

> ANY helpful ideas/suggestions are appreciated. Or anyone with

similar

> experience. I know maybe this doesn't seem like a " big " problem,

but

> it seems to not make sense - like I'm not progressing, but going

> backward, despite not doing anything wrong??

> >

Did you keep a record of when you started different foods? Your

safer foods may be the ones before the first episode in May.

Have you looked at the constipation protocol? You may want to try

and start that to help clear up the constipation

See:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/constipatio

n.htm

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs

mom of E and D