Food and Crohns

I fully understand that there is no single answer for all. I really, really wish there was cause if someone would just promise me that if I did "that" I would for sure feel better I would do it for sure. However, given we have to figure it our ourselves, I have decided to SCD. I know lots think of this as restricted and tough but I approach it in the fopllowing way and it makes it easier for me. I say to myself "SCD is not restricted, it is different. If I grew up in China or the back woods of Tailand I would be used to a different set of ingrediants prepared in a different way. I would not say the food is restricted. So figure it out cause this is different" I have found this appraoch has helped me, as I have sat down to a plate of "spaggetti" made from squash. Or a dish of "Ice Cream" made from SCD yogurt. Also, for me, as my taste buds have adjusted I think most of what I eat tastes great. Somehow only eating freah organic ingrediants I can make some fantastic tasting food. So for me, I keep focused on the positive and think of SCD as different not resrticitve. In fact, I am liking the whole program so much I doubt I will ever return to the old ways. I have only been doing this for a few months but this is where my head is right now. Just a thought for your consideration David

Kim, thanks for pointing out the fungal link. Dr. Leo Galland claims to have healed Crohn's by putting a patient on an antifungal diet (it might have been accompanied by antifungal medicine, too, like Nystatin).

The SCD diet is intended to starve not only bad bacteria, but also yeast. (I think it's the yeast that causes people to have sugar cravings.)

gumby44, So sorry to hear about your Mom. So glad that your guts are staying under control despite this very difficult and stressful time.

Stress throws my Daughter's IBD into a tailspin, remission or no remission! I do not have IBD, but when my Dad was dying and the stress mounted my gut system went totally out of control. Definitely got a small taste of what my Daughter goes through.

Take gentle care!

Grumpygi - how much/what you can drink, I think has to do with how active your Crohn's is and what meds you're on. My GIs in the past have told me to have fun but only in moderation. I had no problem drinking while in remission, though I stayed with things I knew were safe for me..dry red wine, some whites, and rum. Only when I flare does alcohol bother me though and then it becomes quickly all alcohol. I think alcohol can irritate inflamed intestinal lining, but I'm not 100% sure.

Though I think I was cautioned before not to drink while on steroids...you might want to check into that.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I did not think I would create such a large number of posts from my post. It seems to me that we all have different kinds of colitis. Maybe as many as there are strains of bacteria. It seems as different as individuals are different.