die-off symptoms?

[Guest guest]

I'm day 8 SCD today. I can't believe how much better my body already feels. And

this group is most helpful. I've been reading like crazy.

From the ribs down, I feel almost like a new person :-) ... but wow, I'm so

foggy and exhausted. I can't concentrate or retain a thing. I came home from

work today to rest. (Thank you, understanding boss.)

I expected these symptoms. Yesterday, I felt pretty good, but today, i woke up

exhausted. Anyway, I'm drinking lots of water and taking it easy overall, even

while at work. Is there anything else I can do to ease the symptoms? I've had

tinitus for 4 years and yesterday, for the first time, my ears were not ringing.

Today they are screaming at me again, almost as loud as my body is screaming at

me for sugar and carbs. I just couldn't take the fatigue and fog today and get a

day of work done.

Crazy bizarre nightmares, too. Did anyone else have that in the first days? I

realize this sounds dramatic, but I really, this is infinitely better than

before SCD. I'm so hopeful and feel that this is right for me, and I can

tolerate this for a while. Keeping in mind that everyone is different, how long

do you think the exhaustion and particularly, the fog, will last? I have finals

coming up soon and need to be able to think.

Thanks! Gwen, Alpine TX

[Guest guest]

At 04:14 PM 4/28/2010, you wrote:

Lori, I only did the intro diet

for 3 days and I was feeling pretty good (10,000 times better than

before!), so I added a small amount of frozen berries to my plan. Is it

not ok to eat fruit? I haven't had D since day 2.

It is acceptable to eat fruit, so long as it hasn't had any illegals

added.

However, some people (like me!) take a great deal of healing in order to

be able to tolerate more than small amounts of fruit. It's a very

individual thing as to how much of what each of us tolerates.

—

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]

Hi Gwen,

I should’ve been clearer when I wrote since I am following

both an anti-candida and SCD diet. The anti-candida diet (in the beginning) does

not allow fruit since the sugars from the fruit feed the yeast. If you do

not think that yeast is an issue for you and you are doing well

with some fruit then perhaps you should stay the course. The bottom line is

that you must listen to your body.

I hope you feel better soon!

Lori