adult with 4 months on SCD -- many questions

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I started SCD four months ago. My IBS type symptoms went away within a

few days. Wonderful! But I still had bad bloating every day along with

all my other symptoms, including lots of itching. About one month ago,

my IBS type symptoms came back and are still here. Not wonderful. I

feel horrible, as bad or worse than before I went on SCD. I believe I

have a yeast problem. Should I start over with the introductory diet? I

bought some SCD vitamins and supplements, but I really don't feel well

enough to take them. I tried cow's milk yogurt and it seemed to help

until this recent flare up. The goat's milk yogurt won't solidify. I've

tried twice and it remained in liquid form both times. No idea what I'm

doing wrong there. I had allergy testing right before I started SCD and

I reacted to eggs and milk. I have lost almost 20 pounds in 4 months,

which is fine, but not my goal. I just want to feel better. Thanks for

listening to me whine.

, on SCD since 07/07. No formal diagnosis, but have symptoms of

IBS and yeast (Candida).

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Welcome to the group ,

>

> I started SCD four months ago. My IBS type symptoms went away

within a few days. Wonderful! But I still had bad bloating every day

along with all my other symptoms, including lots of itching. About

one month ago, my IBS type symptoms came back and are still here. Not

wonderful. I feel horrible, as bad or worse than before I went on

SCD. I believe I have a yeast problem. Should I start over with the

introductory diet?>>>>

Going back to the intro and slowly readding foods may help pinpoint

any problem foods that you aren't tolerating right now. You may also

be going through the three month flare. Going back to the intro

should also help with that.

What foods are you eating now?

I agree with you that it may be a yeast problem.

> bought some SCD vitamins and supplements, but I really don't feel

well enough to take them. I tried cow's milk yogurt and it seemed to

help until this recent flare up.>>>>

Sometimes when in a flare it helps to stop the yogurt for a while or

drip the yogurt and eat a bit less. Depending on the severity of

symptoms during your flare the good natural enzymes in the yogurt may

be irritating you somewhat. Redoing the intro (minus yogurt) may

allow you to get " back on track " .

<<<< The goat's milk yogurt won't solidify. I've tried twice and it

remained in liquid form both times.>>>

Goat yogurt is much more fluidic than cow milk yogurt. I find that

sometimes it is runny like a sauce or gravy.

<<<< No idea what I'm doing wrong there. I had allergy testing right

before I started SCD and I reacted to eggs and milk. I have lost

almost 20 pounds in 4 months, which is fine, but not my goal. I just

want to feel better. Thanks for > listening to me whine.

>

> , on SCD since 07/07. No formal diagnosis, but have symptoms

of

> IBS and yeast (Candida).

>

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

mom of and

[Guest guest]

Stan Kurtz always suggests that people run an IGG food alergy test

before going on SCD full force. I wish that I had heeded this

advice, maybe you are still new enough to get a test done and see

what it will yield for you. Since starting SCD, my symptoms have

come back on a number of occasions. I have found out the hard way

that I am sensitive to onions, dairy, carrots and that my teeth need

to be fixed because any time I eat whole almonds, I get sick (but

almond flour and butter is fine). An IGG test would have told me

that from the start, and saved me a lot of pain. I suggest you get

a test.

I always go back to the basic diet if I have a flare up.

I want to add one more idea, and I think that this is worth

remembering. It takes a while for the gut to heal. While it is

healing, it isn't healthy. It's like a wound with a scab on it.

Sometimes, until the healing is finished, it's going to hurt a

little. In addition to that, our bodies have spent a lot of effort

numbing the pain we had when we were continuing to assault our

systems. With the pain killers gone, we are feeling what it

actually feels like.

Hang in there. Not only does will you get better, you will get well.

>

> I started SCD four months ago. My IBS type symptoms went away

within a

> few days. Wonderful! But I still had bad bloating every day along

with

> all my other symptoms, including lots of itching. About one month

ago,

> my IBS type symptoms came back and are still here. Not wonderful.

I

> feel horrible, as bad or worse than before I went on SCD. I

believe I

> have a yeast problem. Should I start over with the introductory

diet? I

> bought some SCD vitamins and supplements, but I really don't feel

well

> enough to take them. I tried cow's milk yogurt and it seemed to

help

> until this recent flare up. The goat's milk yogurt won't solidify.

I've

> tried twice and it remained in liquid form both times. No idea

what I'm

> doing wrong there. I had allergy testing right before I started

SCD and

> I reacted to eggs and milk. I have lost almost 20 pounds in 4

months,

> which is fine, but not my goal. I just want to feel better. Thanks

for

> listening to me whine.

>

> , on SCD since 07/07. No formal diagnosis, but have symptoms

of

> IBS and yeast (Candida).

>