SCDiet for College Staying on SCD at College

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Dearest One Sally, tasrtest mummysueod@...

I have sent you some information off list and it may be in your junk mail

since you do not have my email address. It is about help from other mothers who

have or have had chldren in College and what they did. Let me know off line to

save space for the archives. Because your post to you came back to me.

wrote:

My son was diagnosed with Ulcertive Colitis last June. He was 18 years

old, and the

more research I did on SCD and tried to explain it to him, the more he went into

denial

and insisted since the doctor said changing his diet would not help the UC, he

would not

do it. I backed off over the summer and watched him lose more and more weight,

and

become grumpy and often angry.

He is now in his first year in college and on meds, but has never stopped

bleeding since

June. The doctor has increased the dosage of his meds, put him back on the

rectal foam,

and indicated he may put my son on steriods if the bleeding doesn't stop. My son

does

not want the steriods, so he has begun to think about trying the diet.

In the meantime, hoping my son would change his mind I have read everything I

can about

SCD and have been trying recipes. I also have made an appointment with Dr.

Hoffman in NYC during Christmas vacation. Dr. Hoffman endorses and perscribes

the SCD

diet, and will do additional tests, like lgG RAST, for identifing hidden

allergies. I'm not

sure what other tests he will do. I think he gives vitamin injections.

I'm hoping someone may have a similar experience, and can help me with the

following:

1. What additional tests should I ask the doctor to do? Yeast, bacteria,

lactose? I don't

even know if tests are avaliable for these. Or will a doctor who deals with UC

patients

automatically know what tests to perform?

2. How can he stay on this diet at college? This is my biggest worry, since he

must be on

the college food plan for freshman and sophomore years. I was thinking of

contacting the

head of the Dining Department, but not sure if they would be willing to work

with SCD.

Thank you so much, in advance, for helping.

Regards,

Sally

For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

and

http://www.pecanbread.com