scd question

have been on scd for almost 5 months. cheated on my birthday 11/30 with a piece of chocolate mousse cake. felt very little/no difference in symptoms. had another piece of cake yesterday. so far no difference in symptoms again. what does this mean?

should i expect the diet to have an effect eventually?

that diet didnt work for me at all. I keep a food journal...I have had this disease for 23 years so through a process of elimination I was able to get rid of the immediate triggers for my body including silly things like rice bananas and avacados that guarantee I will be hospitalized. some of them you never know why you flared but I am oh so glad you got cake! just because we live with a disease doesnt mean we shouldnt be able to eat once in awhile. try the diet but find what works for you not for most! remember like there is no medications that work for everyone there is also not one diet that works for everyone with uc

I've been in remission for 2.5 years now, relying only on the meds in my signature. I eat like I did before I was diagnosed, which was pretty healthy, but not perfect by any means. Since it's just the mesalamine meds, which are quite safe, I haven't felt the need to modify my diet. Now, if I were having sporadic symptoms that might be attributed to diet, or I were facing meds I wasn't too keen about trying, then I'd probably try SCD or something similar.

My thoughts on diet and UC is that it varies widely from person to person. Some people need to modify their diets to maintain remission and for some, diet has no effect. The only way to really know if the SCD is doing anything for you is to quit following it.