Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hi. I just recently joined and figured I should introduce myself. I'm a 30 year old mom of two, that until just recently felt as if I were more like 90. I have Hashimoto's/Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and possibly Rheumatoid Arthritis (my sister, mom, grandma, etc etc) have similar health issues and diagnosis of everything from Fibromyalgia to Depressive Disorder. I was just officially diagnosed with Hashimoto's this past March after a year and a half decent into horrid health. I am not being treated with thyroid hormone replacement because my endocrinologist doesn't think my lab numbers justify it yet (she doesn't treat until TSH goes above 3) even though my thyroid antibodies are in the thousands. After my diagnosis I read everything I could about autoimmunity and came across the gluten connection. A few weeks later I came across SCD and was intrigued. The science behind how gluten affects autoimmunity seemed to fit well with the concept behind SCD. I decided to do it. I have had some ups and downs, die off maybe, but overall I feel like this is the right way to go. I've been SCD now for a month or so. I keep going back and forth between the intro diet and trying new foods. There is so little that doesn't seem to cause a flare up of my fatigue and/or joint pains. Oh yeah, I should also mention that I don't really have any GI symptoms, except now that I'm doing SCD I have a lot of gas. I'm hoping that is just die off and it will pass. I also aim to prevent autoimmune disease in my children through diet. These health issues are like a plague in my family, and anything that I can do to avoid that fate for them, I will. My son, who is 4, has always had really loose stools. I never really thought about it before, just attributing it to the fact that he still breastfeeds. But then I thought about the fact that my daughter had formed stools at about 12 months old when she started solids, even though she continued to breastfeed until 5 years old. So now I'm worried and not sure what is at work with my son's loose stools. The SCD hasn't really changed this at all. I'm thinking maybe he is still eating too much fruit? How can I not give him any fruit at all though? He craves " sweetness " . (I'm one of the respondents to the crazy for bannanas thread, btw). Well, I think that sums up everything about me and my family. Oh, except that dear hubby is not doing SCD, although when at home he only eats SCD stuff because I'm the cook. :-) But he is so sugar addicted and will go out and get sugar when he feels the urge. :-( I started a photo gallery and journal to track my progress on this diet and to promote gluten awareness amongst the autoimmune communities. If you would like to read more about my journey visit http://windraven.smugmug.com/gallery/1651983 I'm excited to have found this group and I look forward to learning much from you all as I progress on this crazy journey towards better health. -K SW Ohio Hashimoto's/Autoimmune Thyroid Disease 2 kids, ages 4 and 5.5 also SCD to heal any damage caused by gluten consumption SCD for 1 month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hello Your last name sounds Dutch. Am I right? Welcome to our list. We hope you will find some answers here. While you may think that you do not have digestive issues, all that you wrote about your condition indicates that there is definately something wrong in the process of breaking down food. The gut is the center of the body, where everything is broken down for our use. If it does not work correctly, the body begins to break down. Have you a copy of Elaine Gottschall's book Breaking the Vicious Cycle? It is a must have to do SCD. You will find the premise behind SCD in there. You will also discover that gluten is really not the issue but starch and chains of sugar are. SCD is gluten-free by default be we do not fear it. We fear the large chains of sugar found in grains and table sugars. These cannot be broken down and become food for the bad bacteria in the gut. As for your son, he may be getting too much fruit. I always think that a craving for sugar is usually a deficiency in protein. Monosaccharides found in fruit and veggies drop sugar into the blood quickly while protein drops slowly. That way the levels stay nice and even through the day. A good balance of protein, carbs (good ones of course) and fat at every meal will hopefully curb his cravings and solidify his stools. HTH, Charlene UC 8 years SCD 5 1/2 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 > Hi. I just recently joined and figured I should introduce myself. I'm > a 30 year old mom of two, that until just recently felt as if I were > more like 90. I have Hashimoto's/Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and > possibly Rheumatoid Arthritis (my sister, mom, grandma, etc etc) have > similar health issues and diagnosis of everything from Fibromyalgia to > Depressive Disorder. I was just officially diagnosed with Hashimoto's > this past March after a year and a half decent into horrid health. I > am not being treated with thyroid hormone replacement because my > endocrinologist doesn't think my lab numbers justify it yet (she > doesn't treat until TSH goes above 3) even though my thyroid > antibodies are in the thousands. Welcome and family I also have thyroid issues and autoimmune challenges in the form of Chemical Sensitivities and Latex Allergy. I had been on Eltroxin for thyroid for many years. I was able to stop the Eltroxin under medical supervision at Elaine's suggestion and have dealt with the MCS through avoidance and SCD (I am also celiac.) All things considered, although i am nit cured, I can manange these conditions pretty well and have returned from near isolation six years ago to a pretty normal lifestyle. I love SCD and am committed to it indefinitely. I hope I can be of some help. > Carol F. Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS SCD 6 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Charlene, hi. Thanks for your response. Yes, I do realize that I have digestive problems, whoops, I didn't make that very clear did I? :-) I just meant I didn't have any outward GI symptoms like loose stools, gas, or anything like that. My GI problems have been very silent for the most part, except for a brief period of time in my mid twenties when I thought I might have IBS. But all those issues went away when I got pregnant the first time and never came back. Yes I do have the BTVC book. I've read it twice now. And yes,I am slowly realizing that gluten isn't the sole issue, but my understanding on that is still evolving. I think I'm going to have to update the info on my personal journey site to reflect my new understanding of how the root cause is an inability to digest starches/complex sugars. My current understanding is that one theory is that the inability to digest gluten sets of this chain of events in some people. Is that correct? Thanks for the advice about my son. I do try to balance his meals, and he eats a lot of protein, but he just craves sweetness all the time. I'll try and see if I can get him to eat more protein. He used to eat a lot of yogurt, but I've had flares from even properly made SCD yogurt, so we are waiting to try that again in a week or so. Oh and yes, the name is Dutch. :-) Hubby is of Dutch, English, and Native American decent. I'm Irish, German, and Native Amercian. Thanks again for all your suggestions and info. K Hashimoto's/Autoimmune Thyroid SCD 1 month > > Hello > > Your last name sounds Dutch. Am I right? > > Welcome to our list. We hope you will find some answers here. While you may think that you do not have digestive issues, all that you wrote about your condition indicates that there is definately something wrong in the process of breaking down food. The gut is the center of the body, where everything is broken down for our use. If it does not work correctly, the body begins to break down. > > Have you a copy of Elaine Gottschall's book Breaking the Vicious Cycle? It is a must have to do SCD. You will find the premise behind SCD in there. You will also discover that gluten is really not the issue but starch and chains of sugar are. SCD is gluten-free by default be we do not fear it. We fear the large chains of sugar found in grains and table sugars. These cannot be broken down and become food for the bad bacteria in the gut. > > As for your son, he may be getting too much fruit. I always think that a craving for sugar is usually a deficiency in protein. Monosaccharides found in fruit and veggies drop sugar into the blood quickly while protein drops slowly. That way the levels stay nice and even through the day. A good balance of protein, carbs (good ones of course) and fat at every meal will hopefully curb his cravings and solidify his stools. > > HTH, Charlene > UC 8 years > SCD 5 1/2 years > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hi Carol. Thanks for sharing. Your personal health achievements on SCD are very encouraging indeed! > Welcome and family > I also have thyroid issues and autoimmune challenges in the form of > Chemical Sensitivities and Latex Allergy. I had been on Eltroxin for > thyroid for many years. I was able to stop the Eltroxin under medical > supervision at Elaine's suggestion and have dealt with the MCS through > avoidance and SCD (I am also celiac.) > All things considered, although i am nit cured, I can manange these > conditions pretty well and have returned from near isolation six years > ago to a pretty normal lifestyle. > I love SCD and am committed to it indefinitely. > I hope I can be of some help. > > > > > Carol F. > Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS > SCD 6 years > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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