first couple of days on the SCD

August 23, 2006

Ok, I survived day one. Day two is starting out with me feeling really

crampy in the lower intestine. Not an unusual feeling for me actually, but

one I haven't had in a few weeks. Is this probably the famous " die off "

that I have been reading so much about?

Next question. And, I know this one is probably one that is going to get me

in trouble because I saw the answer to fennel seed tea.

I can't have caffeine due to a heart condition, and I can't have mint teas

due to a problem with my Lower Esophageal Sphincter (it is actually

weakened by mint). So, I have been drinking soy coffee and herbal teas.

Now, of course the soy coffee went away. It's the herbal teas that I have

questions about. I sent an email through referencing an email from the list

from 1994 talking about how to test foods. I haven't seen it hit the list

yet, but my question is about that. The person who sent the email talked

about Elaine constantly testing new foods and that there was a way for us to

do so also.

If we are to support ourselves on the SCD I would imagine that being able to

take in fluids would be one of the more important things that we should be

able to do.

I cannot drink plain water. I literally throw the stuff right back up.

Strange, but true. Grape juice, juices in general are all right, but I can

only tolerate them for a short period of time. I had found one

decaffeinated tea that I enjoyed, but it was commercially produced and

therefore full of sugar. I do know that there are deaf teas on the market

and I could brew my own, but there really is still caffeine in them (as was

in the commercial tea I drank - so I limited myself to a glass a day and

watered it down). Thus, mostly the herbal teas.

I've read the lemonade recipes that have come across - they sound really

good and I plan to try that when I am off the Initial Start-Up Diet. But, I

imagine I will become pretty tired of just lemonade.

Does anyone have any ideas? I'm not really into mixing up fancy drinks. I

like to keep it simple and " on the go " . Especially since I have so much

other new stuff that I am having to learn right now. My favorite herbal is

based on the honeybush from Africa. Anyone know anything about it?

Sorry to be so long here, but fluids are going to become an issue for me

pretty soon, and I don't that they really should be. So, I need help with

this one.

Thanks,

Jazz

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