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Posted 10/27/2010 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
I am a new and potential Crohn Disease patient. I was diagnosed but no symptoms. So, I thought that as a minimum I may as well take care of my diet. Reviewing the site I note that most of you follow the SCD diet. I quickly wnr over it and have some questions on the sort of things that would really bother me - coffee and bread. So here are my questions:

Is there any bread allowed? Yeast free, dark, etc.

It seems that one can drink weak coffee. Does it mean decaffinated? Can you have it with soy milk?

I appreciate your input!

 

Posted 10/27/2010 6:21 PM (GMT 0)
A couple of points for your consideration.

1) Most here are not doing SCD. I have no idea but I would think about 10 % (just a blind guess).

2) Some think it really helps (Like me) and others not so much

3) You need to read Breaking the VIcious Cycle and in it it says that if you are not going to be fanitically compliant not to bother

4) The site below is a link to what is legal and what is not

I agree with you 100%. "I might as well take care of my diet and how can it be bad." I have never eaten so healthy. And even though I eat a lot, I have dropped from 205 to 162 and this is when I have been on prednisone and entrocort and a couple of other steriods.  

I hope some of the other folks here both supporters and those that do not think this helps responds to your post so you get both sides of the story.

Take care and let us know your decision

David

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/legal/legal_illegal_a-c.htm

Posted 10/27/2010 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
Just to be one of those others that David mentioned below, I have read about this diet and many others that people have recommended to me over the years, but I can't follow any of them.  Bread and carbs are the only things that settle my stomach most of the time.  I tried cutting back on these things previously and found that I had much more stomach pain.  Could be from gastritis and acid reflux, as a doctor once told me that crackers/bread would help absorb the acid in my stomach.  So, for those who are helped by these diets, I think that is great, but not everyone can follow them and it may be helpful for you to keep a food diary first and find out what your problem foods are (if you have any...I think your other post said you don't have any symptoms) before you decide to follow any special diet. 

Posted 10/27/2010 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
I like ZenaWP do not use this diet. I use the low residue diet and it works well for "me". The SCD diet you must be pretty compliant with it, and to me at least, I just don't have the time to be reading labels and cooking all the time. Plus like ZenaWP breads and carbs are things that agree with me the best. I too suffer with reflux and gastritis, so maybe thats why the low residue works best for me.
Posted 10/27/2010 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
There's some information on the SCD in the dietary therapy link in my signature, below.

Ivy.
Posted 10/27/2010 10:02 PM (GMT 0)
There are many threads discussing and explaining the SCD diet on the ulcerative colitis forum.
Posted 10/27/2010 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
The only bread allowed is made with nut flours/butters and coconut flour. Some people have been experimenting with making bread with lentils/beans as well. I haven't made any "bread" yet, but I do make some delicious muffins with almond flour. I made some really good cinnamon rolls with pecan flour too.

Weak coffee is only at the beginning of the diet. If you find it agrees with you, you can go back to full strength down the road. Decaffeinated in not allowed, due to the chemical process it goes through. Soy isn't allowed on SCD. You could use almond milk or coconut milk though.

Like David, I've never eaten so healthy in my life! It feels good to know I'm nourishing my body with good whole foods.

There's not much time spent on label reading, since the bulk of the food you make from scratch. If you can't stand to cook, then hopefully you can find someone to help you, or hire someone. Honestly, I don't spend all that much time in the kitchen, since I don't make many fancy recipes. Breakfast and lunch consist of easy meals that I've pre-made (like yogurt). I make brownies regularly, which take all of 5 minutes to mix up (and 20 minutes to cook in the oven). For supper, I just cook some meat (or eggs) and vegetables, with some cheese on the side. I often have fresh fruit for dessert. Cooking in bulk and freezing the extra really helps. For instance, I'll cook up a whole passel of breakfast sausage at one time, and pull from the freezer as needed.
Posted 10/27/2010 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
I did the SCD very strictly for 6 months straight some years ago. It totally worked for me! In fact, it did for me what remicade, 6mp, prednisone and asacol all together could not do. I had to quit because I got pregnant and really needed more carbs. HOWEVER, I believe it's worth checking into and I know they say if you're not going to do it 100% then don't bother, but.... right now I'm doing a modified version of it and it has helped me a lot. I'm sure it won't heal my gut the way it would if I was 100% compliant, but you CAN do some of it and not all of it. That being said, If this is your first time trying it, I totally recommend going in all the way so that you can see the benefits of the diet. If you don't try it all the way you won't really know if the diet is helping or not. NO breads allowed. I don't know about the coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker. Good luck!

Stef
Posted 10/27/2010 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
Decaffeinated in not allowed, due to the chemical process it goes through.

Oops, I got that wrong. (In another thread.)
Posted 10/28/2010 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
Go for it!
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