Re: Time to throw in the towel?

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WOuld be great to hear if there are any other non-responders out there and how you've handled it.Lilian,Honestly, I don't feel like my symptoms are any better than when I started either. But then again they weren't all that bad to begin with, just D and occasional B when I'm in a flare. I still feel like it's worth it to stick it out though, for the long term results that will hopefully soon become short term too =) Here are some dishes that I can eat that I think taste pretty good. Maybe it'll give you some ideas::1. Chopped up chicken breast sauteed in butter and lots of fresh garlic, splash of lemon juice. Add frozen green beans after chicken is cooked.2. Chopped chicken breast sauteed in plenty of VCO. Sprinkle on a tiny bit of every spice/herb in your cabinet (literally. I did this this morning and put in nutmeg, cloves, salt, oregano, thyme, cumin, basil, dill, turmeric, marjoram, and probably more but that's all I can remember. Just a small sprinkle of each, but it creates a very nice flavor with the coconut oil) Add some frozen peas when chicken is done.3. Baked whole chicken- bake w/ marjoram, salt, and butter4. Salmon. I've done fresh garlic, fresh ginger, and salt baked with salmon, butter and celery salt...tons of ways to make salmon.5. Canned tuna is super good with homemade salad dressing! I just do garlic, ACV, EVOO, and a shake of oregano if I feel like it. Usually I also smush up half an avocado and add to the mix.That's all I can think of for now... I hope you find some things you like to eat soon!! Peace =)Alyssa 15 yoUC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Chinese Herbs (not legal but helping!)

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> Reposting my post from a while back, to see if anyone would have the > time to take a look at my food diary (at the very end of the post) too > see if you can spot anything I'm doing wrong.>> Feeling worse than ever (more C'd, more abdominal bloating) than ever. > Now 3 1/2 months in on SCD.>> Also, q question that's been on my mind. I received some comments on my > low vegetable intake, people questioning it or stating that they would > feel very bad without vegetables. I, too, am very concerned to be unable > to tolerate fruit and vegetables, but eating them causes my symptoms to > increase. I thought the idea was to try adding food gradually, and > sticking with what is tolerated. For example, I've largely given up on > nut muffins (except for a slip-i-up on days where it doesn't feel like > it matters, since I'm constipated and bloated anyway) . So have I gotten > this wrong, should I just press on with veggies even though I don't seem > to be digesting them?>> Thanks for any help,> Lilian>> "IBS"-CIf vegetables cause you problems, don't eat them, I would say. Your body knows what to do with the protein and fat. You may be a person who needs primarily those nutrients and can do with less vegetables.  There have been many world cultures that were STRICTLY meat eaters, and were/are so in very good health -- hard as that is for modern medicine to comprehend, with it's obsession with low-fat (rather than low-sugar). The Inuits (Eskimos) are one such culture. They only began tetting all kinds of weird diseases when they began eating like mainstream Westerners.  n______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com  

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I'd suggest making some condiments for your foods to help with the blandness. I

put off making ketchup for a year, but I wish I had made it sooner! It makes

meatloaf and hamburgers much tastier. You could also make a hollandaise sauce,

salad dressings, marinades, etc. Go to http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/ under

" DIP AND DRESS " for some ideas, as well as in any SCD cookbook.

Also, if you don't mind the taste of saccharin, you can use that to sweeten

foods.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> > What kinds of things di8d you like to eat before

> > SCD that did not include starch and sugar?

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> 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.

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> My diet pre-SCD was not a typical SAD diet, but I did eat brown rice products,

chocolate and didn't peruse labels about small amts of sugar and other illegals.

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> Lilian

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