Re: diet/ Articles about carbs and GI symptoms

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Since someone asked for the purpose of this diet, I am sending various

articles about carbs and GI symptoms.

Mimi

Research articles about SCD and D #1

" Prompt improvement from diarrhea was induced by

elimination of all lactose, disaccharides, and other carbohydrates from

the diet. "

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstra\

ct & list_uids=5094255 & query_hl=1

J Pediatr. 1971 Oct;79(4):612-7.

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The response of infants to carbohydrate oral loads after recovery from

diarrhea.

Lifshitz F, Coello- P, Contreras-Gutierrez ML.

PIP: A clinical study was carried out to assess the response of 46

infants to oral loads of carbohydrates after recovery from severe

diarrhea. The response was measured by the increases in blood reducing

sugars and by the variations in the stool pattern following

administration of oral carbohydrates. Disaccharide oral loads were used

in the test. During the acute stage of the illness, 38 of the 46

patients had exhibited intolerance to carbohydrates, as evidenced by the

excretion of acid stools and/or stools with a greater than .25%

carbohydrate content. Prompt improvement from diarrhea was induced by

elimination of all lactose, disaccharides, and other carbohydrates from

the diet. None of the infants had monosaccharide intolerance during the

acute diarrheal stage. The carbohydrate oral loads were administered

within 1 week after recovery and serially thereafter. Responses to

sucrose and lactose loads were related to the degree of intolerance

exhibited during the illness. In infants with diarrhea, the impaired

carbohydrate metabolism is temporary. Oral feedings may be administered

after cessation of profuse diarrhea and vomiting and after replacement

of water and electrolytes. Patients should be back on a milk formula

within 3-4 months, depending on the degree of carbohydrate intolerance

exhibited during the illness.

PMID: 5094255 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstra\

ct & list_uids=3969931 & query_hl=5

1: Am J Clin Nutr. 1985 Feb;41(2):228-34.

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Tolerance to glucose polymers in malnourished infants with diarrhea and

disaccharide intolerance.

Fagundes-Neto U, Viaro T, Lifshitz F.

The response of infants with diarrhea and lactose intolerance to

feedings containing soy protein and sucrose (Sobee), and/or to a

carbohydrate free formula (RCF), to which glucose polymers (GP) were

added, was assessed in twenty patients. They all were less than ten

months of age and had varying degrees of malnutrition. Eleven had acute

diarrhea and nine had chronic diarrhea. None of them had classical

enteropathogenic strains and parasites in the stools. All had lactose

intolerance when feedings were begun with cow's milk formula and some

also had sucrose intolerance when fed sucrose containing soy formulas.

They had persistent loose stools and excreted feces with an acid pH and

with carbohydrates, thus they were given dietary treatment with RCF with

GP. There were 9 patients with acute diarrhea and lactose intolerance (1

of them also had sucrose intolerance), who improved on RCF with GP

feedings; but 2 patients (lactose and sucrose intolerant) failed to

respond to this diet. There were six patients with chronic diarrhea and

lactose intolerance (four of them also had sucrose intolerance), who

improved on RCF with GP formula, but there were three patients who

failed on this treatment. These data show that some infants with

diarrhea, malnutrition, and lactose-sucrose intolerance may also develop

intolerance to GP and require further dietary management with glucose as

the source of carbohydrate in the diet.

PMID: 3969931 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/292/7/852

Here is the way to convince relatives on the scientific merit of

SCD.

The American Medical Association is the official organization for

doctors in the USA. It publishes a prestigious journal for medical

research:the Journal of the American Medical Association. An article

was published in that journal by Dr Henry Lin,faculty member at USC.

That article vindicates Elaine and SCD!! It explains the following

points:

* Gut microrganisms are the cause of IBS.

*Starches that were not well digested produce the gut microrganisms.

*Gut microrganisms emit endotoxins that disturb the brain.

There is even more....

It is very important to go to the 90+ references and read their

summary by clicking on the links. It is great to read and see that

the ideas of SCD are backed by medical evidence. If your local

doctor does not know about it,you can now prove that it is due to

ignorance and negligence.LOL

Here is a link to it from a SCD website

http://www.geocities.com/scd_post/jama.html

PLEASE try to access

it from the original website. The pictures have not yet been loaded

and it is more impressive to read it in its official site.

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/292/7/852

The writing is very hard to understand. My husband got discouraged

when he started reading it,but I encouraged him to continue and he

was able to get important points from it. The article convinced him

that Elaine's work is scientific.

Mimi

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This one belongs in the brain/ gut category

Or how unabsorbed carbs influence the brain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=Abstra\

ctPlus & list_uids=15861016 & query_hl=14 & itool=pubmed_DocSum

1: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 May;40(5):561-5.Click here to read Links

Malabsorption of carbohydrates and depression in children and adolescents.

* Varea V,

* de Carpi JM,

* Puig C,

* Alda JA,

* Camacho E,

* Ormazabal A,

* Artuch R,

* Gomez L.

Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and

Nutrition, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain.

varea@...

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown an association between

sugar malabsorption and depressive symptoms in adult women.

Incompletely absorbed sugars may form nonabsorbable complexes with

tryptophan, an amino acid precursor of serotonin, decreasing its

availability. As serotonin is the most important neurotransmitter

involved in depressive disorders, its depletion could lead to the

onset of depression. METHODS: The authors' aim was to study the

possible association between malabsorption of sugars (lactose and

fructose) and depressive symptoms in adolescent patients of Spanish

origin. The authors studied two groups of patients. Group G included

14 patients previously diagnosed with sugar intolerance. In these, the

authors assessed depressive symptoms. Group P consisted of seven

patients suffering from major depression. In these, the authors

performed functional sugar absorption tests. The authors studied the

metabolic pathway of tryptophan in both groups. RESULTS: In the group

with sugar malabsorption, there was a 28.5% prevalence of depressive

symptoms that was higher than expected in our population. In the group

with depression, the authors found a higher than expected prevalence

of sugar intolerance (71.42% versus 15% in controls). CONCLUSIONS: The

unexpected prevalences obtained for the groups studied suggest that

there may be an association between sugar intolerance and depressive

symptoms during adolescence.

PMID: 15861016 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]