Question(s) about diet ...

[Guest guest]

Is it ok to drink a smoothie made with homemade yogurt, blueberries and

honey as part of intro diet? How about roasted chicken instead of soup?

I seemed to be doing ok a couple of days ago but when I tried the

smoothie with strawberries I started to have problems. There are other

things that have changed so I am not sure if it is the culprit. I was

wondering if the seeds could be causing me problems so I switched to

blueberries today to see if it would help. I have a narrowing in my

bowel.

Any thoughts on foods to avoid if you have a narrowing?

Anyone know a safe way to help with stomach acid problems? I was taking

meds for this but had to stop if I wanted to try for another baby, now

it bothers me again.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Berries are a more advanced food for SCD due to the seeds. Initially when

trying berries, you would want to cook them, and then strain the seeds out.

This will leave you with mostly just the liquid. However, it isn't a fruit you

would want to try in the initial weeks of SCD even in cooked and strained form.

I would recommend trying ripe banana(raw), pealed, seeded, and cooked peaches,

and/or pealed, seeded, and cooked apples.

Meleah

Question(s) about diet ...

Is it ok to drink a smoothie made with homemade yogurt, blueberries and

honey as part of intro diet? How about roasted chicken instead of soup?

I seemed to be doing ok a couple of days ago but when I tried the

smoothie with strawberries I started to have problems. There are other

things that have changed so I am not sure if it is the culprit. I was

wondering if the seeds could be causing me problems so I switched to

blueberries today to see if it would help. I have a narrowing in my

bowel.

Any thoughts on foods to avoid if you have a narrowing?

Anyone know a safe way to help with stomach acid problems? I was taking

meds for this but had to stop if I wanted to try for another baby, now

it bothers me again.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

<<Is it ok to drink a smoothie made with homemade yogurt, blueberries

and > honey as part of intro diet?>>

Berries are not part of the intro diet. I wouldn't suggest using a

lot of yogurt on the intro diet either. Elaine wrote that we could

use a bit to moisten DCCC if desired, but since you ask about stomach

acid problem it may be better for you to start yogurt more gradually.

<< How about roasted chicken instead of soup?>>

Preparing chicken as directed for the soup recipe allows nutrients to

come out of the bones into the broth. It also removes a lot of the

fat. Fat is more difficult to digest for a damaged gut. If you have

a lot of bowel symptoms it may beb better for you to begin with the

easier to digest soup. You can take th meat out of the soup and eat

it separately. I used to do this and then puree the carrots with the

broth to make a thick creamed carrot soup.

<<I seemed to be doing ok a couple of days ago but when I tried the

> smoothie with strawberries I started to have problems. There are

other > things that have changed so I am not sure if it is the

culprit. I was > wondering if the seeds could be causing me problems

so I switched to > blueberries today to see if it would help. I have

a narrowing in my> bowel. >>

The raw fruit and seeds may be what caused you problems.

<< Any thoughts on foods to avoid if you have a narrowing?>>

From:

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

oods_to_avoid.htm

" Elaine Writes:

The foods that may aggravate people with narrowed ileums (strictures)

are raw grapes, a lot of raisins, spaghetti squash, peels of veggies

and fruits, nuts eaten whole even when chewed well (nut flour in

baking seems to be fine). "

<<Anyone know a safe way to help with stomach acid problems? I was

taking meds for this but had to stop if I wanted to try for another

baby, now it bothers me again.>>

Low stomach acid, high stomach acid...?

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and