About eating yogurt and eggs (was: Re: Re: SCD for IBS?)

[Guest guest]

As I've said before, I think my body just likes being contrary. I started this

diet as a meat eater. Then I got to see what happened to animals up close.

Then I was eating eggs and cheese but my body started responding quite violently

to them. I do eat meat when I'm doing the starter diet in order to help my body

heal but I stop as soon as I'm able. Though it's been so bad lately that I had

to go on a fast for a couple days to get my system under control (worked like a

charm). I lean more towards Buddhism than any other religion and the choice not

to eat meat (and yes, I consider fish meat...it was the first thing I gave up

after a fishing trip when I couldn't stop thinking about what a horrible way it

was to die) is part of that. I will do what it takes to heal me but I do feel

extraordinarily toxic when I eat meat so try to get off it as soon as I can.

I'm not advising anyone else to give it up (though lessening the amount this

country eats would be good) but *my* body does much better without it. Like we

all say, every body is different. I can eat carrots without a problem but if I

have a hard boiled egg I have to run to the bathroom. I'm sure there are lots

of vegetarians who started eating meat after getting into SCD and I'm sure

they're much healthier now (b/c of SCD) but some of them have told me they want

to go back to being vegetarian (while still SCD of course). I'm just saying it

can be done

Stacey

> >I'm dairy-free, meat-free and now egg-free SCD.

> >It can definitely be done. I think I've realized

> >that I have problems with eggs on their own but

> >when using them in something like an almond

> >flour product I'm fine. I'll test that theory

> >once I'm back on solid foods though You can

> >do it egg and dairy free, trust me

>

> Elaine felt that one should at least eat eggs in

> some form, and fish would be good, too. She was strongly against a vegan diet.

>

> I know that in the first couple years I was on

> SCD, many, MANY of the people who came to SCD

> were former vegetarians. In fact, my own mentor

> was a practicing Buddhist, who severely struggled

> with the idea of eating meat. Her teacher finally

> pointed out to her that by not eating meat, she

> was damaging her chance at healing, and that that

> was bad, also. It took her time to readjust to eating meat.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

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