Re: Just joined today...on day 6 of the diet

[Guest guest]

Hi,

If you can raise 7 kids, you can do this!!

I've been on SCD for about 10 months after a diagnosis of " mild UC " last spring.

Starting SCD was a bit daunting at first, but you do get used to it. Thankfully

I feel so much better now. I am so grateful for the support on this board and

for this diet.

I found the stages on pecanbread.com helpful. Note that the advice is for

children with ASD so it is non dairy- and we do not have to do that- we can eat

SCD yogurt and legal cheese if tolerated. There is a file posted under our board

files here on starting SCD that is helpful.

Does your wife cook? You both do not need to change all the family meals. I have

learned to fix an SCD legal main course, legal veggies, and then add a non legal

side dish for the rest of the family.I do cook more for myself, but I can also

do it while I fix meals for my family. I needed to invest in a few items for my

kitchen- a yogurt maker (I bought 2 ) and some legal Penzeys's spices, and some

others. It's a change at first but you get used to it.

Post your questions here, and best wishes.

PJ

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> Just wanted to say hello. I had my first bout of ulcerative colitis at the age

of 13. It went undiagnosed until I was 18. At that time the GI pressed me to

have my colon removed. I declined. That was 21 years ago. I have gone for

extended periods without any meds...4-5 years at a time.

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> I had a colonoscopy in November of 2009 and it showed no visual signs of

colitis. All the biopsies came back 100% normal too. Then about 6 weeks later I

started on a pretty nasty flair.

>

> I am allergic to sulfa meds and all mesalamine drugs make matters worse. I

have prednisone sitting on the counter but I am not going to take it. That

leaves me starting the SCD diet.

>

> I notice a decent improvement in just 6 days and am looking forward to further

improvements as time goes by.

>

> I'm the father of 7 kids ranging in age from 13 to 2 and I am a business

owner. So my life is always somewhat chaotic. I would appreciate your

encouragement and success stories. I'm sure it will help me as I proceed with

this regimen.

>

> Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks! My wife is a cooking machine! She sprouts and mills our own wheat (which

I no longer eat). But she is great at cooking anything that will benefit me and

is totally on board with this approach.

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> > Just wanted to say hello. I had my first bout of ulcerative colitis at the

age of 13. It went undiagnosed until I was 18. At that time the GI pressed me to

have my colon removed. I declined. That was 21 years ago. I have gone for

extended periods without any meds...4-5 years at a time.

> >

> > I had a colonoscopy in November of 2009 and it showed no visual signs of

colitis. All the biopsies came back 100% normal too. Then about 6 weeks later I

started on a pretty nasty flair.

> >

> > I am allergic to sulfa meds and all mesalamine drugs make matters worse. I

have prednisone sitting on the counter but I am not going to take it. That

leaves me starting the SCD diet.

> >

> > I notice a decent improvement in just 6 days and am looking forward to

further improvements as time goes by.

> >

> > I'm the father of 7 kids ranging in age from 13 to 2 and I am a business

owner. So my life is always somewhat chaotic. I would appreciate your

encouragement and success stories. I'm sure it will help me as I proceed with

this regimen.

> >

> > Thanks

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You are a lucky man! (I'm the wife and cook in my family ). Your wife may want

to join us as well. We discuss cooking and recipes frequently. There are several

members here who cook for someone on SCD.

PJ

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> > > Just wanted to say hello. I had my first bout of ulcerative colitis at the

age of 13. It went undiagnosed until I was 18. At that time the GI pressed me to

have my colon removed. I declined. That was 21 years ago. I have gone for

extended periods without any meds...4-5 years at a time.

> > >

> > > I had a colonoscopy in November of 2009 and it showed no visual signs of

colitis. All the biopsies came back 100% normal too. Then about 6 weeks later I

started on a pretty nasty flair.

> > >

> > > I am allergic to sulfa meds and all mesalamine drugs make matters worse. I

have prednisone sitting on the counter but I am not going to take it. That

leaves me starting the SCD diet.

> > >

> > > I notice a decent improvement in just 6 days and am looking forward to

further improvements as time goes by.

> > >

> > > I'm the father of 7 kids ranging in age from 13 to 2 and I am a business

owner. So my life is always somewhat chaotic. I would appreciate your

encouragement and success stories. I'm sure it will help me as I proceed with

this regimen.

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > >

> >

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