Controlling crohns naturally

Brittica,

I hope you do try the SCD. If my memory serves me correctly the Seattle children's hospital now recommends the SCD because it has been so successful for their patients. They actually want to make it mainstream. I know this because I met a Lady at Gordon College in December whose daughter was on tube feedings because she was not growing well and had no appetite because of Crohn's. The mother decided to take a leap of faith and took her daughter off tube feedings with her nutritionist's blessing (who had heard of the diet, this is in Pennsylvania)and gave her high fat homemade yogurt shakes instead, plus food on the diet. Within 5 months she was well and had regained her appetite. Her inflammation markers which had been very high were now normal. This mother of the daughter said she had prayed that God put an answer in her path because she had to decide within 2 weeks whether to put her daughter on an experimental drug because nothing else was working and she was at her wits end and then I happened to mention the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to her.

After her nutritionist saw the results of the diet she told her she had found out about the Seattle Children's hospital now recommending it.

Knowledge is power. Research it for yourself and see what you think. I have seen nothing out there that works like this. It doesn't work for everyone and you may have to tweak it, but it is highly successful with Crohn's. Crohn's is a nasty disease. Just read all the stories here. It breaks my heart! I wish everyone would try the diet.

Go to www.Breakingtheviciouscycle.info There is a recent study there posted from a university that says the diet works.

I have been helping people for years with the diet and I have seen a lot of people healed. Some don't want to stay on it but that is their choice. Some people like the above poster can go back to eating regular food eventually. Some can't.

The whole theory is that Crohn's is caused by pathogenic bacteria that take over our guts and produce inflammation. I believe mine was caused by a lot of tetracycline as a kid and then a bad diet. The SC Diet starves the pathogenic bacteria out, and then adds good bacteria back in through the yogurt. The bacteria die off, at least to a number where they don't cause inflammation anymore and you heal. I love the food on the diet. I have to admit I felt like it was a death sentence at first, but it just becomes a way of life. My sister is on it too and it healed her. She loves experimenting with all the recipes.

You don't have to go off your medication to go on it. I just went off mine because I got so sick on it, so didn't see any point in staying on it 3 months into the diet when I was feeling so much better. The SCD was truly a miracle for me.

A great site to help children stick with the diet is www.Pecanbread.com You can get a lot of information and help there.

Katie

NiceCupOfTea said...
The SC Diet starves the pathogenic bacteria out, and then adds good bacteria back in through the yogurt.

Yeah, it adds back 3 species out of several hundreds of species of bacteria that live in the gut. Hardly repopulating the microbiome in its entirety, is it?

Not to mention that the vast, vast majority of that bacteria in the yogurt never makes it to the colon, as it is destroyed by stomach acids.

The SCD may (or may not) do something good for IBD, but the explanations for how/why it works are just shots in the dark, and really over-simplified ones at that.

Please remain respectful to one another.

"For adults with Crohn's, diets can help with symptom control, but controlling symptoms isn't the same thing as controlling the underlying inflammation which drives Crohn's. If your son is willing, he can look into the SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet). If he does try such a diet, my advice would be for him to continue to have regular checkups. Folks on strict diets can be resistant to having checkups, but it's crucial to know whether there is inflammation or not - letting untreated inflammation go for months or years is a bad idea."

"there is nothing wrong with pointing out the downside to these diets. Just as many will gladly point out the downsides to medication. These diets are strict, hard to follow and hard to stay on. They require a lot of prep work, from people who are already fatigued. It can take a very long time to see any results, if they actually work. Because they don't work for everyone. Personally I'd want to know all sides of the coin before jumping off and trying any treatment.


I have been on SCD for almost 10 years. I certainly agree with the above. It healed the holes in my guts,