Re: Have a ? about the initial die off phase

[Guest guest]

For me, I had nausea (lasted about 3 days), and threw up once. I was also

grumpy, and no matter how much I ate, I was starving. I read that the extreme

hunger is the bad, dying bacteria trying to get you to eat some bread or other

bad carbs.

After about 3-5 days, I felt fine.

Good luck with your son!

SCD- 1 month

Crohn's colitis

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> Hi all,

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> I have not started the diet with my son yet but wanted to get some info on

what to expect in the beginning when the bad bacteria is leaving the body and

the " die off " is going on. Some posts I read (on Pecanbread) suggested that it

can be pretty awful. I don't want to go into this thinking that he will feel

great right away and then find that he actually feels worse--I just want to be

prepared and prepare him as well.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Sherry

>

[Guest guest]

I felt better the second day and the third day woke up with strong flu-like

symptoms. Two more days of fatigue, then I started getting a flareup, then one

day of fever (don't know if it was a virus or the die-off) and pain all over.

Seventh day (today), getting better.

Barb

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> > I have not started the diet with my son yet but wanted to get some info on

what to expect in the beginning when the bad bacteria is leaving the body and

the " die off " is going on. Some posts I read (on Pecanbread) suggested that it

can be pretty awful. I

[Guest guest]

At 04:30 PM 1/30/2010, you wrote:

I don't want to go into this

thinking that he will feel great right away and then find that he

actually feels worse--I just want to be prepared and prepare him as

well.

Die off is one of those things. Some people feel better at once. Some

people feel really lousy. Epsom salt baths (for adults, epsom salt foot

baths) can be helpful in easing the symptoms.

I apologize -- I don't remember how old your son is. That can be a big

factor in how you approach it with him.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Sherry I felt really bad the first five days, like a flu, exhausted and headachey, but then I started feeling a lot better. It took three weeks of "fanatical adherance" for me to get my energy up... but each day my mental clarity, mood and tummy started feeling better,

good luck with your son,

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Sat, January 30, 2010 2:30:26 PMSubject: Have a ? about the initial die off phase

Hi all,I have not started the diet with my son yet but wanted to get some info on what to expect in the beginning when the bad bacteria is leaving the body and the "die off" is going on. Some posts I read (on Pecanbread) suggested that it can be pretty awful. I don't want to go into this thinking that he will feel great right away and then find that he actually feels worse--I just want to be prepared and prepare him as well.Thanks,Sherry