Re: Relapse after 9 days, to be exact.

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Ha, ha - you said it! " Calm down and be patient. "

As you know from reading posts, this diet is 3 steps forward and 2.5 steps back!

You are SO new to it- just keep sticking to it and things will normalize a

little more.

The beginning is also when you will see so many changes because your body is

adapting to its new way of eating.

Congrats on getting some great results and " keep on keepin' on " !

-Joanna

SCD 9/2009, Crohn's 1992, 20mg Prednisone

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Kelley,

Does that mean that you are having normal BM's and only when you eat something

that doesn't agree with you, you get constipated? And this starts your 10 day

process? I am interested to know b/c we both have Celiac's disease and am

thinking that this _might_ be what is really going on with me.

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> Celiac 4/10

> SCD 5/10

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Yes, normally I go daily, but if I eat something that doesn't agree with me I will skip many days in a row, I will be bloated and gassy, I will then have several normal BMs in a row then diarrhea and more rarely vomiting, then sometimes a few more days of not going before I return to normal again. The whole process can take about 10 days or so before I return to normal again. The severity of the symptom can vary depending on whether I ate the offending food just once or if I had it several times over the course of several days (which often happens if I am eating leftovers). It took me a long time to figure it out b/c i assumed a reaction would be more immediate, but for me that just isn't the case. Or I guess I should say it this way.....I thought I would have diarrhea immediately if a food didn't agree with me. I was tracking the diarrhea as a symptom more so than the " not going " . Now I pay attention to the " not going " b/c it is a much earlier sign of things to come. And sometimes if I pay attention to the bloating and not going, and stop eating the food in question, I can avoid the diarrhea later. As I progress on the diet, I add just one food every couple weeks b/c it does often take so long for me to notice a reaction and then to have it clear up before I move on.

I have been trying to figure this out for about 8 yrs now and feel like it is really a process of getting to know your own body and how best to care for it b/c there really isn't a " one plan fits all " . Writing things down really helps to figure it out.

Best wishes, KelleyCeliac 4/10SCD 5/10

 

Kelley,

Does that mean that you are having normal BM's and only when you eat something that doesn't agree with you, you get constipated? And this starts your 10 day process? I am interested to know b/c we both have Celiac's disease and am thinking that this _might_ be what is really going on with me.

Thank you!

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> for me. I will get constipated/just not go for several days and then

> clear out. This whole process often takes about 10 days. You will only

> know for sure what it means for you with more time and observation.

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> Best wishes,

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> Celiac 4/10

> SCD 5/10

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-- Kelley

[Guest guest]

This is very good information to know! I have been keeping a food journal every

day since I started SCD.

One thing I am not sure I mentioned was that this cycle started day one of my

diet. I started out constipated and nine days later diarrhea.

So, is it _really_ something I am probably eating or just my body getting used

to the diet? And if it is the diet, what days should I look at for problem food?

The day before or the day of the diarrhea?

Thank you everyone for your feedback! Much appreciated!!!

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I

have a similar cycle of increased constipation when I eat a food that my

digestion can’t cope with (I don’t get the diarrhea unless I’ve

overdone the prunes or Miralax), and it often takes 7 to 10 days before my

digestion stabilizes again. It can also be connected to a supplement that

impacts my nervous system. And I’ve also learned that I have neurological

“crashes” occurring on a regular cycle that always impair my

digestive motility for a few days.

So

it isn’t always a food that triggers the cycle of digestive

distress. Keeping a log helps, especially in the early months on SCD, and

when you are trying a new food or supplement or medication, or are noticing another

type of pattern to the digestive upsets.

Kim M.

SCD 6+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 7 years

neurological & spinal deterioration 4 years

currently dealing with skin issues on hands and arms

(carcinomas)

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whole process can take about 10 days or so before I return to normal

again. The severity of the symptom can vary depending on whether I ate the

offending food just once or if I had it several times over the course of

several days (which often happens if I am eating leftovers). It took me a

long time to figure it out b/c i assumed a reaction would be more immediate,

but for me that just isn't the case. Or I guess I should say it this

way.....I thought I would have diarrhea immediately if a food didn't agree

with me. I was tracking the diarrhea as a symptom more so than the " not

going " . Now I pay attention to the " not going " b/c it is a much

earlier sign

of things to come.

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I do this cycle thing too, and have yet to figure it out.Thankfully I don't have

the severe D like before I started SCD, but I will go from soft, to trophy, to

C. At this point a little " SCD protocol " prune juice ( I boil it down to half

volume) does the trick. I have not related it to any foods yet, but it tends to

happen when my routine gets interrupted- like with traveling and such, or if I

eat too much of a food.

I was diagnosed with " mild UC " after a bout of D, but I have always wondered

about gluten intolerance but as BTVC says- all gut dysbiosis leads to the same

symptoms.

Still can't figure out the cycle thing, but it seems that I am not the only one

here that does it.

PJ

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> First off, I want to say thank you to everyone that posts to this board. No

matter what you post or when, I know it is useful to someone else out there.

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> So, I've been on SCD for a total of 18 days and have to say, WOW. This really

works! I am so happy that I was able to almost immediately make my symptoms stop

after only 24 hours of being on the diet.

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> But, after 9 and now 18 days of being on the diet if have had diarrhea both of

these exact days. Is there something about the bodies cycle of digestion? I

basically get constipated and then about 5 days later have healthy BM's followed

by 1 bout of diarrhea. My diet has included the occasional over indulgence of

almond butter or fruit. I've been working with a Naturopathic Doctor who has

altered the diet a bit to include 1 fruit a day.

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patient?

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> Thanks in advance!

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> Celiac disease

> SCD since 9/27/2010

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