Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 hi everyone,i'm new to this list -- am planning to start the SCD soon (have been struggling with ulcerative colitis for the past ten years)!i have a question: i am traveling to korea from july 23 to august 18; while i'm there, it will be virtually impossible for me to adhere to the SCD (will not be cooking for myself all the time, etc). would it make sense for me to start the diet now and follow it until i leave (so, for about 5 weeks), and then try to stay as SCD-legal as possible while i'm there? or would it make more sense to begin after i return? i am already pretty nervous about the prospect of traveling while experiencing UC symptoms (urgency, D, etc), and i don't want to put my system through a lot of changes just before i leave. i also know that the SCD is a long-term plan, and starting and stopping is not going to be helpful, especially at the very beginning. on the other hand, i've been going through a pretty bad flare recently, and i'm anxious to start the SCD as soon as possible. any advice or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!thanks,yumi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 would it make sense for me to start the diet now and follow it until i leave (so, for about 5 weeks), and then try to stay as SCD-legal as possible while i'm there?Well, depending on your diet now, it would probably be really beneficial for you to just try to stay as SCD legal as possible starting now. Even if while you're traveling you can't avoid all the little illegals, you can stay mostly away from grains and sugar. Even if you aren't technically 100% SCD, I think it would be better than nothing. Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 20 mg 1x per day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I agree with Alyssa. Although SCD only works if you follow it strictly, it would not hurt to avoid illegals as much as possible. I don't think it is a good idea to do SCD for a few weeks and then stop because you will have some " die off " initially of the weaker gut bugs and then you will feed the bugs that are left behind. I think this is why people who start and stop on SCD frequently don't see the benefits. However, you can start to do something for your gut. Start with the big ones- gluten, lactose, sugars and starches. Before I even heard of SCD I went gluten/lacose free. The day I was out and ate a sandwich- I had watery D for days the next day. This is when I believed diet makes a difference and found SCD. Try to eat right and avoid illegals as much as possible. It would probably be impossible to avoid rice in Korea, but avoid as much as possible. As soon as you return, start intro. These next 5 weeks, start preparing to start SCD. Get a yogurt maker. Start to cook legal broth and soup and freeze in small batches. Cook and puree some apples and freeze them too. Cook and freeze beef patties for snacks. DCCD, if you can find it, also freezes well. Buy some bananas, let them get really ripe, and freeze them too. Then you will have a head start on intro when you return. PJ > > > would it make sense for me to start the diet now and follow it until > > i leave (so, for about 5 weeks), and then try to stay as SCD-legal > > as possible while i'm there? > > > Well, depending on your diet now, it would probably be really > beneficial for you to just try to stay as SCD legal as possible > starting now. Even if while you're traveling you can't avoid all the > little illegals, you can stay mostly away from grains and sugar. Even > if you aren't technically 100% SCD, I think it would be better than > nothing. > > Cheers! > Alyssa 16 yo > UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008 > SCD June 2009 (restarted) > Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per day > Prednisone 20 mg 1x per day > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I wouldn't start it before an international trip. For one, you've got the potential die-off ickiness. And, at least in my experience, I didn't have an issue with SCD illegals. After I was on the diet for a short period of time I started to have major issues with them (accidentally ingested of course). If the potential is there for you to hyper-react because you're starting a new way of eating, I would postpone. But that's just me Stacey > > hi everyone, > > i'm new to this list -- am planning to start the SCD soon (have been > struggling with ulcerative colitis for the past ten years)! > > i have a question: i am traveling to korea from july 23 to august 18; while > i'm there, it will be virtually impossible for me to adhere to the SCD (will > not be cooking for myself all the time, etc). would it make sense for me to > start the diet now and follow it until i leave (so, for about 5 weeks), and > then try to stay as SCD-legal as possible while i'm there? or would it make > more sense to begin after i return? i am already pretty nervous about the > prospect of traveling while experiencing UC symptoms (urgency, D, etc), and > i don't want to put my system through a lot of changes just before i leave. > i also know that the SCD is a long-term plan, and starting and stopping is > not going to be helpful, especially at the very beginning. on the other > hand, i've been going through a pretty bad flare recently, and i'm anxious > to start the SCD as soon as possible. > > any advice or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated! > thanks, > yumi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I agree as well. Lots of gut instability issues in the beginning of the diet. Mara > I wouldn't start it before an international trip. For one, you've got the potential die-off ickiness. And, at least in my experience, I didn't have an issue with SCD illegals. After I was on the diet for a short period of time I started to have major issues with them (accidentally ingested of course). If the potential is there for you to hyper-react because you're starting a new way of eating, I would postpone. But that's just me > Stacey > > >> >> hi everyone, >> >> i'm new to this list -- am planning to start the SCD soon (have been >> struggling with ulcerative colitis for the past ten years)! >> >> i have a question: i am traveling to korea from july 23 to august 18; while >> i'm there, it will be virtually impossible for me to adhere to the SCD (will >> not be cooking for myself all the time, etc). would it make sense for me to >> start the diet now and follow it until i leave (so, for about 5 weeks), and >> then try to stay as SCD-legal as possible while i'm there? or would it make >> more sense to begin after i return? i am already pretty nervous about the >> prospect of traveling while experiencing UC symptoms (urgency, D, etc), and >> i don't want to put my system through a lot of changes just before i leave. >> i also know that the SCD is a long-term plan, and starting and stopping is >> not going to be helpful, especially at the very beginning. on the other >> hand, i've been going through a pretty bad flare recently, and i'm anxious >> to start the SCD as soon as possible. >> >> any advice or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated! >> thanks, >> yumi >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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