Re:Re: SCD questions - tea and yogurt

[Guest guest]

Jackie

You

can have tea at any time. Just make it weak until you have been

symptom-free for a while. Honey may or may not be tolerated well, so I’d

start off with a tiny amount at first. The teas allowed are black, ginger,

mint; and some say Elaine also allowed green tea although her website still

lists it as illegal. I use high quality teas since I only have one cup

per day of very weak tea; might as well enjoy it!

How

much yogurt is entirely an individual tolerance. Some folks start off with

small amounts and move quickly up to the maximum Elaine recommended per day (3

cups). Others struggle for months to tolerate one spoonful per day.

All you can do is start off with a spoonful per day, perhaps skip a day here

and there, until you feel you can increase the amount a bit. There is no

set rule on yogurt or probiotics; regular amounts are beneficial, ranging from

one spoonful once a week to 3 cups per day every day. Or anything in

between. You want some beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract

regularly, but that can be once a month or twice a day. All depends on your

body’s tolerance and need.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

During

which phase of the diet would it be OKto introduce tea (with honey)? I have

just started phase 2 and was wondering if it would be OK to have some now, or

if I should wait longer.

Also, are there general recommendations for how much SCD yogurt to start with

and how fast to increase amounts for an adult? I have seen various amounts from

starting with 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 cup. I started with 1/4 teaspoon for a week

and increased to 1/2 for a few days and then up to 1 teaspoon. I did have some

" gurgling " with that, but am not sure if it was due to that or the

cider I tried. I know that I shouldn't try more than one new food/drink at a

time, but felt that because I had been able to eat applesauce, I could try the

cider without expecting problems (it is from a local producer and is cider, not

juice).

Thanks for your advice. It is a great help to a " newbie " .

Jackie

IBS/IBD 4+ years

SCD June 2010

no meds

[Guest guest]

Hey - welcome to this group! I hope you will never feel like asking

questions is wrong or repetitive. If anyone ever prefaces their explanation with

" we discussed this before " or something like that, it's probably just for the

others who have been around who might wonder. I think I speak for everyone who

has been a part of this group that we would never want you to feel intimidated

or hurt! We all started somewhere and are STILL learning!!!

My year anniversary is coming up and I still feel so helpless sometimes.

Best,

Joanna

SCD 9/2009, Crohn's 1992, 22.5mg Prednisone

>

> KIM!!!!!  MY GOD>. thank you so much for breaking it down that way about the

> tolerance of eating the yogart and explaining that up to three cups a day,

> should be a goal... I just could not find an answer that my starting at two

> tablespoon fulls was too much or not enough...

>

> And as a 'NEWBIE " .. I am being made to feel as if my questions will be

> an interuption in the flow of conversation of the SEASONED   SCDer's... Not

a

> very welcoming feeling.. The constant reminders that a question or

conversation

> was discussed in the past makes me feel as the interuption....A single parent

> working 45 hours a week.. It takes all the time I have to read each post much

> less find time to back up and read all of the pass conversations.. Even when I

> did do a search through past conversations I still did not find my answer

and

> had no choice but to ask..

>

> Thanks again for your clear explination....

> Blessings

>

> Diagnoised  Sep 2009 UC

> Started SCD  July 12 2010

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We are all newbies at one time, so please feel free to post. SCD is a lot of

information all at one time, and we all have questions. I try to answer the

questions I can, and so do many others. Soon it will be your turn to answer as

well

Hope you feel better soon-

PJ

>

> KIM!!!!!  MY GOD>. thank you so much for breaking it down that way about the

> tolerance of eating the yogart and explaining that up to three cups a day,

> should be a goal... I just could not find an answer that my starting at two

> tablespoon fulls was too much or not enough...

>

> And as a 'NEWBIE " .. I am being made to feel as if my questions will be

> an interuption in the flow of conversation of the SEASONED   SCDer's... Not

a

> very welcoming feeling.. The constant reminders that a question or

conversation

> was discussed in the past makes me feel as the interuption....A single parent

> working 45 hours a week.. It takes all the time I have to read each post much

> less find time to back up and read all of the pass conversations.. Even when I

> did do a search through past conversations I still did not find my answer

and

> had no choice but to ask..

>

> Thanks again for your clear explination....

> Blessings

>

> Diagnoised  Sep 2009 UC

> Started SCD  July 12 2010

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 10:22:42 AM

> Subject: Re:Re: SCD questions - tea and yogurt

>

>  

> Jackie

>  

> You can have tea at any time.  Just make it weak until you have been

> symptom-free for a while.  Honey may or may not be tolerated well, so I’d

start

> off with a tiny amount at first.  The teas allowed are black, ginger, mint;

and

> some say Elaine also allowed green tea although her website still lists it as

> illegal.  I use high quality teas since I only have one cup per day of very

weak

> tea; might as well enjoy it!

>  

> How much yogurt is entirely an individual tolerance.  Some folks start off

with

> small amounts and move quickly up to the maximum Elaine recommended per day (3

> cups).  Others struggle for months to tolerate one spoonful per day.  All

you

> can do is start off with a spoonful per day, perhaps skip a day here and

there,

> until you feel you can increase the amount a bit.  There is no set rule on

> yogurt or probiotics; regular amounts are beneficial, ranging from one

spoonful

> once a week to 3 cups per day every day.  Or anything in between.  You want

some

> beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract regularly, but that can be once a

> month or twice a day.  All depends on your body’s tolerance and need.

>  

> Kim M.

> SCD 6 years

> Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

> neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

>  

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  

> During which phase of the diet would it be OKto introduce tea (with honey)? I

> have just started phase 2 and was wondering if it would be OK to have some

now,

> or if I should wait longer.

>

> Also, are there general recommendations for how much SCD yogurt to start with

> and how fast to increase amounts for an adult? I have seen various amounts

from

> starting with 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 cup. I started with 1/4 teaspoon for a week

> and increased to 1/2 for a few days and then up to 1 teaspoon. I did have some

> " gurgling " with that, but am not sure if it was due to that or the cider I

> tried. I know that I shouldn't try more than one new food/drink at a time, but

> felt that because I had been able to eat applesauce, I could try the cider

> without expecting problems (it is from a local producer and is cider, not

> juice).

>

> Thanks for your advice. It is a great help to a " newbie " .

>

> Jackie

> IBS/IBD 4+ years

> SCD June 2010

> no meds

>  

>

[Guest guest]

I never used the Dole fruit juice products, so I don't know. I think there is a

lot of natural sugar in fruit juices, so some people tolerate them better

diluted.

PJ

> >

> > KIM!!!!!  MY GOD>. thank you so much for breaking it down that way about

the

> > tolerance of eating the yogart and explaining that up to three cups a

day,

> > should be a goal... I just could not find an answer that my starting at two

> > tablespoon fulls was too much or not enough...

> >

> > And as a 'NEWBIE " .. I am being made to feel as if my questions will be

> > an interuption in the flow of conversation of the SEASONED  

SCDer's... Not

> >a

> >

> > very welcoming feeling.. The constant reminders that a question or

conversation

> >

> > was discussed in the past makes me feel as the interuption....A single

parent

> > working 45 hours a week.. It takes all the time I have to read each post

much

> > less find time to back up and read all of the pass conversations.. Even when

I

>

> > did do a search through past conversations I still did not find my

answer and

> >

> > had no choice but to ask..

> >

> > Thanks again for your clear explination....

> > Blessings

> >

> > Diagnoised  Sep 2009 UC

> > Started SCD  July 12 2010

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: Kim Mumbower <kkmumbower@>

> > To: BTVC-SCD

> > Sent: Sun, August 1, 2010 10:22:42 AM

> > Subject: Re:Re: SCD questions - tea and yogurt

> >

> >  

> > Jackie

> >  

> > You can have tea at any time.  Just make it weak until you have been

> > symptom-free for a while.  Honey may or may not be tolerated well, so

I’d

> >start

> >

> > off with a tiny amount at first.  The teas allowed are black, ginger,

mint;

> >and

> >

> > some say Elaine also allowed green tea although her website still lists it

as

> > illegal.  I use high quality teas since I only have one cup per day of

very

> >weak

> >

> > tea; might as well enjoy it!

> >  

> > How much yogurt is entirely an individual tolerance.  Some folks start

off

> >with

> >

> > small amounts and move quickly up to the maximum Elaine recommended per day

(3

>

> > cups).  Others struggle for months to tolerate one spoonful per day. 

All you

> >

> > can do is start off with a spoonful per day, perhaps skip a day here and

there,

> >

> > until you feel you can increase the amount a bit.  There is no set rule

on

> > yogurt or probiotics; regular amounts are beneficial, ranging from one

spoonful

> >

> > once a week to 3 cups per day every day.  Or anything in between.  You

want

> >some

> >

> > beneficial bacteria in your digestive tract regularly, but that can be once

a

> > month or twice a day.  All depends on your body’s tolerance and

need.

> >  

> > Kim M.

> > SCD 6 years

> > Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

> > neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

> >  

> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  

> > During which phase of the diet would it be OKto introduce tea (with honey)?

I

> > have just started phase 2 and was wondering if it would be OK to have some

now,

> >

> > or if I should wait longer.

> >

> > Also, are there general recommendations for how much SCD yogurt to start

with

> > and how fast to increase amounts for an adult? I have seen various amounts

from

> >

> > starting with 1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 cup. I started with 1/4 teaspoon for a

week

> > and increased to 1/2 for a few days and then up to 1 teaspoon. I did have

some

>

> > " gurgling " with that, but am not sure if it was due to that or the cider I

> > tried. I know that I shouldn't try more than one new food/drink at a time,

but

>

> > felt that because I had been able to eat applesauce, I could try the cider

> > without expecting problems (it is from a local producer and is cider, not

> > juice).

> >

> > Thanks for your advice. It is a great help to a " newbie " .

> >

> > Jackie

> > IBS/IBD 4+ years

> > SCD June 2010

> > no meds

> >  

> >

>