One Month on SCD

So far, so good.

I have made several mistakes, sometimes just plain stupidity and sometimes just wanting carbs! But, for the most part, I have been pretty faithful to the diet.

Less abdominal pain
Less urgency
Less constipation/diarrhea
Formed stools
Less gas
Regularity.

The hardest thing is needing to cook almost every meal. Not being able to eat out.

Love the yogurt.

So on I go with SCD.

How do you eat raw foods? I don't seem to be able to do that--ie fruits and veggies.

Also, don't they allow onions and cabbage? I can't tolerate either of those at all. And broccoli? Yikes!

Another question: Why don't they allow sweet potatoes? I seem to tolerate those quite well. I know they're starchy, but they actually have less sugar than white potatoes, despite the taste, and they're very nutritious.

Just wondering . . . and trying decide which foods to eat (or not to eat), that is the question . . . . .

Margaret

Tera-The point of SCD is selected types of carbs. Starches and sugars put too many carbs in the colon. Hence-no potatoes.

If you look at the book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle", it explains the diet and the science behind it very well. It also suggests a meal plan for the first few weeks, until your system adapts.

I do not seem to have a problem with raw foods. I still cannot do either cabbage or properly prepared white beans, even after a month.

I am pleased with my first month. I also can cook, so though the food preparation is burdensome, it is not hard. NO PREPARED FOODS.