Time to throw in the towel?

[Guest guest]

Hi all-

I've been following SCD religiously for 3 months now, over the past few weeks

adding candida-elimination guidelines to the mix. Judging how I feel now, I

can't see any difference, really. I'm very distended (prego-belly)unless I

forego food entirely for a few days.

Distention is always there but varies in intensity, and there really are no

clear patterns as to what seems to bring it on full force. Last night I was able

to have dinner (fried egg, cooked tomato, some avocado) without the immeadiate

upper abdominal distention. This morning I repeated the exact same meal, with

bad effects. Food that I initially tolerated well (nut muffins, jello, honey,

cheese etc) later didn't seem to agree with me. A food diary hasn't helped shed

any light on this. Constipation has actually worsened, before SCD I was able to

go once a day with laxatives, no it's every few days with laxatives, and stool

is harder. This may be related to cutting out brown rice tortillas and most

veggies.

At three months my repertoire of foods eaten has shrunk, not evolved.

So at this point my question is, does this seems like a situation where SCD

isn't going to help? What could possibly be going on if bacteria (and possibly

yeast) and the management of them isn't the key? The only factor that has been

fairly predictable seems to be serotonin. Relaxation in a warm, sunny climate

(read: trip to the Caribbean, especially the one without the kids :^), the high

of starting a new relationship (and symptoms coming right back, worsened, after

vthat fizzled, sex, artificial bright light (like a sun bed) - what these all

seem to have in common is a good boost in serotonin levels, and they work like a

wonder-drug on my symptoms.

It's been made abundantly clear that SCD is a slow cure etc, but shouldn't there

be some sign of improvement at the three-month mark? Or is there something I'm

missing?

This is not meant to be a complaint, but rather a report of what I'm

experiencing. If anyone sees anything here that I'm missing, I'd be grateful to

hear.

Thanks,

Lilian

" IBS " -C 10 years, SCD 3 months

[Guest guest]

I don't know the answer, but why give up most vegetables? They're the easiest

food to digest and provide fiber. You're probably limiting fruit due to candida

so you need veggies (non-starchy). Honey feeds candida too.

Barb

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> Hi all-

> I've been following SCD religiously for 3 months now, over the past few weeks

adding candida-elimination guidelines to the mix. Judging how I feel now, I

can't see any difference, really. I'm very distended (prego-belly)unless I

forego food entirely for a few days.

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[Guest guest]

Lilian,Then stir fry some sliced onion, sliced carrots, grated ginger, and crushed garlic in a hot pan with some oil. Add some cooked shrimp and a bit of salt. Take about 50 gm of coconut cream and as much cayenne pepper as you can stand and mix well. I personally think fresh deseeded, finely minced serrano peppers would be better than the cayenne pepper though!AmeliaHusband UC 9 years, SCD 19 monthsLDN 3 mgFrom:

liliholm To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Fri, February 5, 2010 6:53:59 PMSubject: Re: Time to throw in the towel?

I like anything really, spicy food being a favorite. Thai, indian etc. My sense is, and I may be wrong, that I'm craving greater variety for nutritional reasons, and carbs to get serotonin levels up. And since I'm "stuck on intro" in terms of tolerance I haven't been able to introduce more veggies and fruits to get more carbohydrates.

Lilian

> >Meat, eggs, fish. I can still eat those. It's

> >the non-SCD foods that used to add some flavor to my day, I guess.

>

> Then what you need to do is find a way to

> recreate the taste sensations without the junk.

>

> What spices and herbs do you enjoy? Any ethnic cuisines?

>

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> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

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