How long for the SCD diet to work?

Don't know anything about the SCD diet, but I have a guy that I have worked with for 5-6 years, he knows I have Crohns and that my diet is very limited. But still he brings me in articles on the "Raw Food Diet" and last week an article about Jack LaLanne and how if I want to live to 95 like him I need to eat 10 raw veggies a day and 5 fresh fruits a day. Yeah right, like thats gonna happen. We all have folks around us that just don't get it.

Hugs!

We are just starting the diet for my 14yr old daughter. It's a tough one for her (tears shed for pizza andd mac and cheese). Although it's been less than a week I notice she is craving the RIGHT foods more AND we are all eating better.
Still no conclusions on how it's working though...

actually there is a pizza that is gluten free/wheat free and is made by the grainless baker. It tastes good and didnt influence my sis who has celiac. I can see this as special diet being included on your taxes if you have to pay extra to get healthy, (that is if you itemize). The itemizing needs to result in a big number to go over the amount of the the general number the govt has for an unitemized return for me to consider it worth itemizing.

Hi Spookyhurst, I can always count on you! Well, I'm not injesting anything illegal now. I've made that part very simple. To tell the truth, I have never approached the diet in stages since I don't have typical symptoms. maybe i should. Where do I find info about the stages? I do have the book but I guess didn't really notice that stages were listed.

I hope I haven't come off as one of those people who complains about something not working but hasn't been doing it right.  i really do trust the logic and evidence behind the diet. just wonder if there is someting left in my diet that is keeping me from healing. You know, something not typical.

I even cut out tap water two weeks ago! I'm willing to try anything.

Snappy, the stages weren't an original part of SCD, but were developed for kids with autism. They can be helpful for adult IBDer's too, but they certainly aren't set in stone. The most important thing is to add one new food (or supplement) to your diet at a time (even if it's from a later stage) and wait at least 2 days to see if it's giving you symptoms (I usually wait 3 to 4 days, some people who are late reactors only add one new food a week). Here's a link to the stages: http://pecanbread.com/p/how/stages.html

Here is a list for you to look at as well, "Common SCD Mistakes": http://pecanbread.com/p/how/mistakes.html

Also, they say that the biggest reason for SCD not working is peanut butter (a lot harder to digest then almond butter and pecan butter) and other advanced foods (Lentils, beans, dried fruits, seeds, raw fruit and veggies, whole nuts).

If you want some help from people who have been on the diet longer then me, you should join the BTVC group at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BTVC-SCD/. There are lots of member that give advice and help people work their way through the beginning months of the diet. There was also recently a discussion about running being hard on the body (you're a marathoner, if I recall correctly?). Even runners without crohns's have wear and tear on their immune systems: http://www.copacabanarunners.net/i-immune-system.html

I COMPLETELY agree with the thing about people always trying to figure out what you can and can't have, and suggesting variations. I know they think they're being helpful, but they're really NOT!

I hate going out and having people say "Oh but you can't have that can you?"

SO frustrating! Why can't they just leave it to us! We have to tell them we're ON the diet, but we don't need to be reminded every two seconds! We can deal! haha

My daughter, who can tolerate most SCD foods, finds that peanut butter causes problems for her. However, if the peanut butter is baked into cookies (the recipe is in the book, "Breaking the Vicious Cycle"), then she has no problem with it. 

 

Snappy don't beat yourself up, I love PB too, but just recently realized it was tearing my gut up. Have yet to try the Almond butter Spooky recommends, but do want to try it. I am not a SCD'r but I love me some PB & J. So maybe I will be able to eat AB&J's now:)