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I work odd hours, from 10am-6:15pm and I don't get home until it's between 7:30 and 8pm because of a long commute. So, i'm usually eating at 9:30 at night and there's really no way to avoid it. I don't go to bed until midnight or 1am though.What's really helped me lately is reducing stress. I decided to just cook things out of nut flour and eat them because they taste good. Since then i've actually has LESS symptoms. Weird that eating advanced and foods that are a no-no for a flare have actually done the opposite and helped me. I think it's more of a stress thing than anything else. The other thing that seems to have helped is s.boulardii I'm taking it on an empty stomach 3 times a day, and i'm taking 2 pills each time for a total of 6 a day. 5 days after starting it is when my symptoms really decreased. Wether it's a coincidence or placebo effect or it's really working I don't care! As long as it works i'm happy.We'll see in a few months when I get my "dream job" (hopefully!) and i'm traveling all over the USA. If that happens I don't know how in the world i'm going to stick with this diet, but i'm sure going to try!-UC - 1+ yearsSCD - 11 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Colazol - 9 pills a day Prednisone 25mg entocort With vit E mixed inBack to intro/stage 1 for now.To: BTVC-SCD From: scdquery@...Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 10:01:38 -0400Subject: Re: Re: crockpot recommendation?

Hey :)Thanks alot, this does help. Do you live the chicken soup in a regular (non-slow cooker) pot situation? is that safe? not too bacteria-y?Hey, I've been reading your posts. You helped me a lot - you gave me the support I needed to brave intro again. I wish I could help you. Maybe, if you wouldn't mind, you would send me a list of everything your eating and your symptoms, and maybe I could help troubleshoot? One thing I was worrying about, is I notice you used to send emails late at night sometimes. Your not eating late at night, are you? it's real bad. your bodies circadian rhythm, you've probably heard, can't digest well at night = it's busy detoxing and processing and rejuvenating itself. pretty much shuts down digestive stuff. 12-6 AM, huge no-no, but you really should stop eating way before that, so it clears as much of your system as possible b4 then. I really think that in your situation, you should give yourself _every_ break that you can until you get really stable. I'm wondering if I can be helpful.

Also, you were asking about stress. Stress is a huge problem, especially for anything physical ilness, but especially for IBD. I mean, think about it, if you have an ulcer - forget it! even without an ulcer, your colon is really sensitive to stress symptoms. What are you up against with stress? The most helpful thing i think I can do for anyone with stress, or often most problems, is recommend the book A Life Worth Breathing, by Max Strom. It's the best book I've ever read, really helped me understand how to take care of and work with myself. That guy is really smart.

I hope you do send me a list of what your dealing with, and I hope I can crack some ideas. Also, the book Healing With Whole Foods, about Asian medicine and modern nutrition, is great. I would recommend that to anyone. a tip - in doing things to support your digestive system, some recommended foods and chinese medicinal are things like dried ginger, or garlic, which can be hard on an ulcer or IBD in general. I finally figured out to stick a pinch of ground things like these under my tongue (sublingual absorbtion (superior to stomach anyways)). Saved my ass with my adrenals - spent one long night sticking pinch after pinch under my tongue of ground ginger. helped me no end. It's medicine, you know.

Well, stay in touch, and best wishes to you , and much encouragement on your journey.Best :)p.s. if you throw a little egg in with your post-gym dairy protein, it'll help

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM, T <scdguy26 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

,I'm in the same boat, 1 hour 15 minutes to and from work, so 2.5 hours just driving a day (without traffic). I usually cook a pot of chicken soup, then let it sit and cool on the stove top until the morning. I wake up early and finish it. I have it down to 30 minutes finished when I wake up, and the dishes are washed! The other thing I do to save time is make tuna or chicken salad, it's easy to make, rarely gets old, and tastes pretty good on an scd roll.

If you can tolerate alot of cheese you can make a casserole from ground meat, veggies, DCCC, mild cheddar, and you can put almond flour in there too if you can handle it. I made a 20 pound casserole last time, and it lasted a whole week

My new favorite for the crock pot is to take a large piece of pork and don't even brown it. Just put it in the crock pot with a little water (about half way covered) and put a bunch of salt and pepper on it, then take some garlic cloves and stick them in there too. Turned out way better than I could have imagined.

Hope this helps!-UC - 1+ yearsSCD - 11 months 100% strict and 4 months restricted diet.Colazol - 9 pills a day Prednisone 25mg entocort With vit E mixed inBack to intro/stage 1 for now.

To: BTVC-SCD From: scdquery (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 14:40:34 -0400Subject: Re: Re: crockpot recommendation?

Thanks guys!!!!When I'm in school/at work, I commute an hour by subway, so I often am away for 12 hours at a time. So I need the slow cooker to work while I'm gone or asleep, and overcooking would be a major problem

Thanks so much for the info!!! :)Best,On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Terry Rumas <TERUM359 (AT) msn (DOT) com> wrote:

I have this one- The Rival 5.5 qt oval I got from Target--the oval pot removes for cleaning and it can go in the dishwasher along with the cover. The low setting can become 'high' with time. There is a timer of sorts--you have to start it and it will go to 'keep warm' setting after the time you have set. I leave early in the am and it can over cook if I don't get home until the evening--so I use it on my days home or when I know I'll be home earlier. It still makes life easier on those days and you can eat the leftovers for many days after.

http://www.target.com/s/181-6307733-0516332?_encoding=UTF8 & search-alias=tgt-index & keywords=crockpot & ref=sr_bx%5F1%5F1 & searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011 & searchPage=1

If this doesn't come through--just go to Target.com and put 'crockpot' in the search engine. It will be the first one listed on the page. You can go to Target ( is there on in NYC) and look at them.

Terry

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Alyssa,

That's not a bad idea- at least local people on SCD could recommend where to

find legal foods.

I always stay at hotels with kitchens- Residence Inn type places. It helps to

fix a quick snack myself. I also look on line for local markets and restaurants

for legal food in advance.

- I hope you do get that dream job!

PJ

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> > We'll see in a few months when I get my " dream job " (hopefully!) and

> > i'm traveling all over the USA. If that happens I don't know how in

> > the world i'm going to stick with this diet, but i'm sure going to

> > try!

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> You'll just have to find SCDers everywhere you'll be traveling and

> stay with them! I think we're pretty widespread, I'm sure it could

> work =)

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> Peace =)

> Alyssa 16 yo

> UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

> SCD June 2009 (restarted)

> Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day

> Prednisone 30 mg 1x per day

>

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At 01:29 PM 5/11/2010, you wrote:

Actually, people on the list do

travel, at least some. Maybe we need a new category in the files

where people could list SCD friendly anything in their local

areas.

If people go to the " Applications " link on the group's

main page, there's a place where you can show where you are, and also one

for SCD friendly places.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Maybe we need a new category in the files where people could list SCD friendly anything in their local areas.I think there is already. Try going to "Applications-Places Map." Not sure how many entries there are, but it's there =) Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 30 mg 1x per day

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I hope there's some in California and Colorado, because i'll be going there first... Talk about feeling awkward...  " excuse me, could I stop by your place to buy some muffins or cheesecake while i'm visiting your state? " I'm in CA, near the San airport, about 30-40 minutes from the San Francisco airport. If you're near here, send me your food list a few days before you get here, and I'll make sure there's stuff for you to eat in my kitchen

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Love it! I'm on my 5th trip via airplane since starting SCD 8 months ago and I

didn't think I was that big of a traveller! I would love to share the few places

I've been daring enough to try and places in my hometown!

-Joanna

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> Alyssa,

> That's not a bad idea- at least local people on SCD could recommend

> where to find legal foods.

> Actually, people on the list do travel, at least some. Maybe we

> need a new category in the files where people could list SCD

> friendly anything in their local areas.

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