RE: Question on SCD helping Malabsorption

April 12, 2010

You can add me to the list of people who’s malabsorption

issues have improved on SCD. I noticed that in the 2nd year of being

on SCD my hair, which was nearly all white, started coming in with some color,

light brown instead of white. That said to me that zinc, needed for hair color,

was being absorbed. Also, my iron levels were in the normal range for the 1st

time in years.

You can also add me to the list of people who have gained weight

on the SCD. It took a few years and I had many bouts of weight loss, weight

gain, weight loss. I finally gained a total of 18 much needed pounds. I did

have to consciously eat pretty high SCD carb laden foods (oh darn <g>).

Now, at 105 pounds my weight has pretty much stabilized and I eat low to mid

carb levels.

I also wonder if SCD can help your friend. I think it’s

worth a shot.

Carol

CD 22 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From:

BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of My-Stitches

I have a dear friend who seems to have what

they used to call a

wasting disease. She's down near 100 pounds and eating a lot but

cannot gain weight. She's now finished a gazillion tests and the docs

say they can't find anything at all for a reason. Of course, I am

thinking maybe SCD could help her though I've never heard of any gut

troubles per se. My main diagnosis here is IBS though I've had

malabsorption for decades longer than IBS and I do think the

malabsorption has improved, too, slowly.

My question is, has anyone else had this sort of improvement? Been

able to gain weight (at least after awhile)? Presumably she doesn't

have cancer if they've been through so many tests so it seems like

malabsorption must be what's left and there sure aren't that many

docs that pay attention to that. I'd like to have a bit more info if

I can, other than just me, before I start telling her about it. I'm

afraid they are strictly SAD diet over there, so it would be a huge change.

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