Intro Diet questions and my story - please help!

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Hi all

please allow me to share my story real quickly since I am new to this

group. I am not on the diet and I dont have IBD, but my girlfriend is

on the SCD for her crohns that she's had for 20 years. she is on the

Long Island listserve and I thought I'd join this group for my own

support network.

she's done the diet for 2 years now, but never did the intro, and

jumped right in to almost all foods, without peeling veggies, seeding

veggies, and she ate " green " bananas - lots of illegal things. She

quit the green bananas about 2 months ago, and she's been having a

flare for nearly 2 months now. we're not sure if its a flare, or just

die-off. is a 2 month die-off period too long? She's very scared and

is now doing the Intro Diet for 3 days, which she never did. She is

feeling totally zapped since the diet deprives you of all carbs and

she has no energy.

So my questions are:

1-is this normal to have die off for 2 months after 2 years on the

diet or should she be worried about her health? she thinks its bad

news and might need to take more serious measures and

2-is the intro diet really that zapping? She just feels awful and can

barely leave the house

thanks - i look forward to meeting some of you and hearing your input

and your stories too.

cheers

tim