new to group with some questions

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Hello.

My name is and I'm new to the group. I've been reading through

the archives the last couple of weeks and am impressed by how many

helpful people are here. I'll try my best to keep my intro short.

A few years ago I caught pneumonia and was given

multiple rounds of antibiotics for treatment. I really haven't

felt well since. My main symptoms include: fatigue, achiness,

mental " fog " , and anxiety. These symptoms began during my

antiobiotic treatment.

Over the last few years, I've been to quite a few different

naturopathic doctors and have had various testing done.

The CDSAs I have had done revealed that I had a great deal of non-

beneficial bacteria including: Streptococcus, Citrobacter,

Klebsiella, Staphylococcus, and a deficiency of beneficial

bacteria. I also tested positive for leaky gut syndrome.

I was recommended to go a special leaky gut diet and to start taking

a few different supplements including acidophilus.

When I was retested, my intestinal permeability was somewhat better,

but the CDSA still showed an abundance of non-beneficial bacteria.

I few months ago, I started researching more indepth about how to

correct dysbiosis. I was just about to start trying

various anti-fungals, when I happened to stumble across some

information on the SCD. The theory behind it made a lot of sense to

me and also explained why I wasn't improving when I've been

recommended to eat complex carbohydrates for the diet that's

suppose to help with leaky gut syndrome.

So I decided to start the SCD for my New Year's resolution.

I started the diet according to this page:

http://www.pecanbread.com/foodprep.html. I'm at the end of my third

week. The biggest problem that I've been having so far, is trying

to pinpoint which foods I can tolerate. For years, the way I feel

varies so much from day to day, I can't really ever be sure if it's

because of something I'm introducing, or if I'm just having a bad

day. When I introduced spinach, I really thought I was feeling

worse at first, but then I stopped, and I still wasn't feeling

well. I've been sticking to only stage one foods at this point. I

just have a few questions:

Because of my difficulties in pinpointing possible problem foods, is

it okay to just stay on stage one foods for a while and wait for

improvements until moving further on?

Since the stage one foods are generally the safest, do I need to

worry about my ability to tolerate them?

Thanks,