Incorporating SCD to a gluten free diet

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

My name is June, I live in San ,CA and will be 50 next month. I

have had intestinal problems my whole life. I was recently diagnosed

with IBS and also discovered through my own research that I have one

of the genes for celiac disease and am gluten, dairy and yeast

intolerant.

I have been on the gluten free diet for about a year and a half and

still have a lot of bloating, and abdominal discomfort. Ten years ago

I started having these attacks where I would vomit, have diarrhea,

palpitations, leg shaking and extreme anxiety and also trouble

breathing, which took me to the emergency room a few times. I wasn't

sure if I was having a seizure or a heart attack the anxiety was so

great. These reactions would last 6 hours and were exhausting. I

would have one at least once a month and on a cruise a couple of

years ago I had three in a week and lost six pounds. I was told that

I had panic disorder but that didn't seem right since I have

performed on stage with community theater.

I have done a lot of testing and research on my own and finally found

an MD who diagnosed me with severe leaky gut and found a total of 4

intestinal infections and parasites. I have been treated for the

infections for the past year and do feel better.

I have determined that I have severe food intolerances to gluten,

dairy and yeast. I had a bit of whey protein a couple of months ago

and had the whole vomiting, diarrhea etc. thing again. I was able to

stop it after an hour by taking benadryl and phenergan, an antinausea

drug which has anti-histamine properties. I haven't had an attack

since then since I am really careful what I eat.

I am seriously thinking of going on SCD. I only eat potatoes and

brown rice and feel that I could easily eat lentils and almond

muffins instead. A lot of the recipes sound very good to me. I

ordered a grain free cookbook from DigestiveWEllness.

Thanks for listening,

June

[Guest guest]

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> I am seriously thinking of going on SCD. I only eat potatoes and

> brown rice and feel that I could easily eat lentils and almond

> muffins instead. A lot of the recipes sound very good to me. I

> ordered a grain free cookbook from DigestiveWEllness.

>

> Thanks for listening,

> June

June,

You sound like a logical candidate for a one month trial of SCD. The

lentils don't get introduced right away but there are many many

delicious foods available on SCD like muffins, pizza, lasagna and a

host of other goodies. Of course they are homemade but very wholesome

and absolutely delicious.

You'll get a picture of what we are all about by reading the two

recommended web sites.

There are well over one thousand SCD recipes on the Internet alone that

are free and also a number of excellent SCD Cookbooks but you can

manage nicely with the Internet resources and of course the most

important thing, " Breaking the Vicious Cycle, " the book by Elaine

Gottschall that explains the diet and the science behind it. The book

you did order is a great resource and has vital SCD information at the

beginning..

I teach cooking with the two authors and the recipes are simple and

yummy.

You will get excellent support, information and encouragement on this

listserv.

Welcome!

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years