new to group

[Guest guest]

Donna - I think you should go to another surgeon for a revision. I know

you've had lots of complications, but those may be related to having an

inexperienced surgeon. As for protein drinks, go to www.vitalady.com and

order some samples to try. You will probably find that once you start

supplementing with them, you will eat less, and some weight should come off.

Why did you decide to stop your anti-depressants? Going cold turkey on them

is very dangerous. You have to gently wean yourself off of them. I would

get back onto them if at all possible as all of the anxiety and depression

is ruining your life right now. Good luck to you.

Jeanne in WI

Age 39 - Dr. T. Chua

Open RNY - 5/21/02

314/212/199 or less

djgraves@...

[Guest guest]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You sound like you have a very positive attitude.

Alice hardestyal hardesty@...

new to group

> Hello, I have just recently joined your group.I have just returned

> from my orentation at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston.I'm

> wondering if anyone has had experience with this facility. The staff

> seemed great, but I would still prefer a couple of personal

> references. Also, can anyone elaborate on the post-op hair-loss. Do

> you actually loose all of it? How about the incisions with the lap

> vs. the open. I have tried to find photos but haven't been successful.

> Thanks very much,

> Sherri

> North of Boston

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Date: 2004/07/09 Fri PM 04:33:02 GMT

> To: Gastric_Bypass_Family

> Subject: Re: New to Group

>

> HELLO ALL I AM JUST WRITING TO SAY THANK YOU ALL READING EACH EMAILS REALLY

HELP OUT I AM 4 MONTHS OUT TODAY I HAVE LOST 122 AND I FEEL GREAT. BUT THE ONLY

THING IS MY HUBBY THINKS I AM GOING TO GO FIND SOMEONE NEW BECASUE HE IS BIG .

HOW CAN I GET HIM TO SEE THAT HE IS WRONG.

CRYSTAL

402/280/135

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and just started the diet. My inflammation stems from Lyme and I

have CFS and fibromyalgia. I have been fighting candida for a while and I don't

think I have it anymore. I have a lot of pain and inflammation and fatigue but I

don't have the runs. Was once diagnosed with diverticulitis but CT scan showed

that was wrong. Haven't had a colonoscopy but I don't think I have a specific

disease. So I'm not totally sure I'm on the right diet, because the book keeps

talking about diarrhea. Any opinions? Is there anyone on this list who just has

dysbiosis and not CD or other diseases? Anyone with CFS and/or Lyme?

Also, does anyone know if agave nectar is allowed? It's low glycemic and used by

diabetics.

And, what about whey protein isolate? I've always heard it was really good for

the gut lining. It has almost zero lactose. Whey protein concentrate has a lot.

But if there is some rule about isolate, I'd like to know it.

Thanks! Nice to meet you all, you are a great inspiration to stay on this diet!

Barb

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I have been on SCD for almost 30 days, although off and on from

October last year. My complaints are more brain-gut. I don’t

have many of the digestive issues (ie. Diarrhea and bleeding) that bring many

folks to this diet. The good news being that I can tolerate almost all of SCD

legal foods early on. That being said, this diet has already

done wonders for me. My brain fog and fatigue have faded rapidly, and my

mental functioning has improved incredibly. The digestive upsets I have

had … C, gas, bloating, some minor pain and discomfort have all but been eradicated.

Elaine has an entire chapter from BTVC devoted to brain-gut issues and wrote

that these problems often clear up before the digestive ones. I have

known for years that diet was the key but having a hard time finding the right

one. If I did too low carb it never worked for me. But if I did too

much complex carb that didn’t work either. Yogurt, honey and fruit

have always worked well in my body. Eliminating discacharides and polysaccharides

has been an amazing experience for me. Eliminating only wheat was

never enough. For almost twenty years I have had tests that showed I wasn’t

absorbing nutrients etc When I read BTVC it all made sense.

My recommendation is that if you ended up here, give the diet a

try, I think Elaine recommends at least 30 days in the book. If whatever

you’re symptoms are are alleviated or somewhat improved that would be the

motivation to stick to the diet and also the “proof in the pudding”,

i.e. that this is a good way of eating for you,

Good luck,

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of multitoed

Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:24 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: new to group

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and just started the diet. My inflammation stems from Lyme and I

have CFS and fibromyalgia. I have been fighting candida for a while and I don't

think I have it anymore. I have a lot of pain and inflammation and fatigue but

I don't have the runs. Was once diagnosed with diverticulitis but CT scan

showed that was wrong. Haven't had a colonoscopy but I don't think I have a

specific disease. So I'm not totally sure I'm on the right diet, because the

book keeps talking about diarrhea. Any opinions? Is there anyone on this list

who just has dysbiosis and not CD or other diseases? Anyone with CFS and/or

Lyme?

Also, does anyone know if agave nectar is allowed? It's low glycemic and used

by diabetics.

And, what about whey protein isolate? I've always heard it was really good for

the gut lining. It has almost zero lactose. Whey protein concentrate has a lot.

But if there is some rule about isolate, I'd like to know it.

Thanks! Nice to meet you all, you are a great inspiration to stay on this diet!

Barb

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply . I'm glad to hear it's working well for you. It's

now my 4th day and I feel more fatigued! But I think it's die-off.

What tests shows how you absorb nutrients?

I had a CDSA and it didn't show pathogens other than candida. Does that mean

that I don't have the bad bugs?

I have pain in my back and left side, not severe, but bothersome. I wonder if

all the probiotics I've taken for a year have made things worse (Elaine says

they do but doesn't go into it).

Thanks again!

Barb

>

> Barb,

>

>

>

> I have been on SCD for almost 30 days, although off and on from October last

> year. My complaints are more brain-gut. I don't have many of the digestive

> issues (ie. Diarrhea and bleeding) that bring many folks to this diet. The

> good news being that I can tolerate almost all of SCD legal foods

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I am not sure which ones specifically as I don’t have the

records. The last time was in early October last year right before I found/got

on SCD. I heard about SCD in the Living Without magazine. But both

times I had tests they took blood and Urine … I think that was

all. I wish I knew the names but I’m not good with all that. Last

time I was low on Bs, D I think, protein and something else. I also had “hair

analysis” once which showed that I was low on iron (this time my iron was

fine) and that I was borderline anemic. But as I understand, one of

the problems if you have this overgrowth of bad stuff in your gut is that you

are not absorbing nutrients properly.

The first five days on SCD back in October I felt awful! I

started with intro etc and that was the slowest time I added foods.

Anyway terrible headache and exhaustion but by the 6th day I was

feeling much better. My energy has been slowly increasing and now, well

last week I started doing some regular exercise.

As far as the probiotics you’ve been taking, I have no

idea what effect those might have had. I have pretty much stayed away

from supplements and meds for many reasons, they wanted me to take a bunch of

supplements in October and I tried for about two weeks then threw them away

because I wasn’t convinced they were helping.

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of multitoed

Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:44 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: new to group

Thanks for your reply . I'm glad to hear it's working well for you. It's

now my 4th day and I feel more fatigued! But I think it's die-off.

What tests shows how you absorb nutrients?

I had a CDSA and it didn't show pathogens other than candida. Does that mean

that I don't have the bad bugs?

I have pain in my back and left side, not severe, but bothersome. I wonder if

all the probiotics I've taken for a year have made things worse (Elaine says

they do but doesn't go into it).

Thanks again!

Barb

>

> Barb,

>

>

>

> I have been on SCD for almost 30 days, although off and on from October

last

> year. My complaints are more brain-gut. I don't have many of the digestive

> issues (ie. Diarrhea and bleeding) that bring many folks to this diet. The

> good news being that I can tolerate almost all of SCD legal foods

[Guest guest]

Thanks ! I'm sure I can find some info. I went to Dr. Galland, who does

digestive stuff, and he did tons of tests but I'm not sure if he did those.

I'm hoping that, like you, this fatigue will be gone by the first week!

I AM in a little less pain than I was a few days ago, so SCD must be doing

something good.

Barb

>

> Barb,

>

>

>

> I am not sure which ones specifically as I don't have the records. The last

> time was in early October last year right before I found/got on SCD. I

> heard about SCD in the Living Without magazine. But both times I had tests

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb, and welcome!

I am sure the SCD can help reduce your symptoms. Although I do

not have any of your dx’s, I do have Crohn’s and can tell you most

definitely that the SCD saved my life. I experienced symptom relief right away.

Of course healing is different for everyone so YMMV.

Agave nectar is not allowed on the SCD. I’m pretty sure

Whey Protein Isolate is illegal. Really the SCD provides excellent protein so

why would one want to consume the whey product? Plus, who knows what else might

be in that product? I would steer clear of stuff like that.

Have you heard of LDN? It’s Low Dose Naltrexone and many,

like myself, find it really helpful in healing. LDN boosts the body’s own

endorphin production. Many are using it for CFS, Lyme and fibromyalgia as well

as many other autoimmune diseases. Info here: www.LDNScience.org or www.LowDoseNaltrexone.org

You could also read through posts about LDN and your health

problems here and/or post questions about LDN yourself to this group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/naltrexone/

I have read many posts from folks who are using LDN for all of your dx’s.

Do you have a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor?

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs B12 shots LDN (7 mo.)

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of multitoed

I'm new here and just started the diet. My

inflammation stems from Lyme and I have CFS and fibromyalgia. I have been fighting

candida for a while and I don't think I have it anymore. I have a lot of pain

and inflammation and fatigue but I don't have the runs. Was once diagnosed with

diverticulitis but CT scan showed that was wrong. Haven't had a colonoscopy but

I don't think I have a specific disease. So I'm not totally sure I'm on the

right diet, because the book keeps talking about diarrhea. Any opinions? Is

there anyone on this list who just has dysbiosis and not CD or other diseases?

Anyone with CFS and/or Lyme?

Also, does anyone know if agave nectar is allowed? It's low glycemic and used

by diabetics.

And, what about whey protein isolate? I've always heard it was really good for

the gut lining. It has almost zero lactose. Whey protein concentrate has a lot.

But if there is some rule about isolate, I'd like to know it.