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Posted 1/31/2012 6:48 AM (GMT 0)

princesa said...
I don't understand how the batter can be stiff enough using nut butter instead of nut flour.

It's magic! LOL!
But seriously, just try it. It's super quick and easy, and I'm sure you'll be pleased with the result. The batter will be quite "pourable" - just a bit thicker than pancake batter. A "stiff" batter is not needed to produce a fluffy baked good. :)

Post Edited (Lady-V) : 1/30/2012 11:52:14 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/31/2012 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
Just wanted to update, i'm doing so good on this SCD diet, incorporating lots of organic vegetables, cooking turkey/chicken and lots of fish for lunch and dinner and strictly eggs for bfast.

I'm doing so good and feel 100% normal, everything down there is normal too, but I still CRAVE sweets! I sincerely miss my old pals, Ben & Jerrys ice cream, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies & just bread, overall! But I know i'm doing my body good.

I have a few different ideas to what has truly helped put me in a remission-state this past month:

-Juicing red cabbage juice daily
-Doing the SCD diet
-Getting back on my Aloe Vera Juice
-Or just overall my body is healing from over 5 months of time management between drugs/herbs/supplements/changes.

Wish I could know the real reason so I could others... Knock on wood though, i'm tapering off prednisone right now.
Posted 1/31/2012 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
stereo

good luck tapering pred.

Question: why aren't you using mesalamine enemas (not in your sig). They really help.
I understand about the ice-cream jones. I cheat every now and then and the sky doesn't fall. You can too in a few months when you are truly in the clear, off pred. with no symptoms.
Posted 1/31/2012 7:30 PM (GMT 0)

stereofidelic89 said...
but I still CRAVE sweets! I sincerely miss my old pals, Ben & Jerrys ice cream, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies & just bread, overall! But I know i'm doing my body good.

i will pass, believe me.

walnuts with honey are my best treat now. could not eat walnuts 1 year before. they would go out as they came in...but now... uh! how i love a bowl with walnuts&honey.... and strange, now it helps strenghten my stools :D
Posted 1/31/2012 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
I laughed out loud at some of the comments. I spent years (after the kids grew up and left) not cooking very much. Now shopping and cooking seems to take up most of my time. Thank God I"m retired! How do you working folks do it?

I will say I'm eating healthier than I have in years. Always disliked fish (not shellfish... the other ones). Having found a delicious recipe that includes a sauce of butter, lemon and garlic, I have become a fish-eater. Love it with asparagus.

For a long time, I ate mostly carbs because they did not go right thru me. Thought I was doing the right thing. My GI said diet didn't matter. Problem was my cholesterol (and weight) was going up. Now that I'm eating more veggies and fruits, I feel a lot better.

FYI: The Paleo Comfort Food Cookbook has some interesting recipes.
Posted 2/1/2012 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
ItsAlwaysSomething,

You're right, it takes alot of time: between planning meals, shopping, and preparing meals.

What's the name of the Paleo cookbook?

I bet on your next doc visit when they check your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, they'll be within normal range. :-)

Posted 2/1/2012 2:38 AM (GMT 0)

imagardener2 said...
stereo

good luck tapering pred.

Question: why aren't you using mesalamine enemas (not in your sig). They really help.
I understand about the ice-cream jones. I cheat every now and then and the sky doesn't fall. You can too in a few months when you are truly in the clear, off pred. with no symptoms.

Thanks, and I went to my doc a week go and talked specifically about Rowasa Rentention Enemas, and he said the body doesnt do good with too much meslamine, apparently he gave a kid my age enemas (along with taking asacol) and he started getting the 'shakes' or severe symptoms. I didnt argue with my doc but I definitely tried to push for them... he didnt understand that the reason i made another appt. was so that i could get a maintenence med or plan in action!! ... I even tried for VSL#3 DS and said no. So i have an appt with a younger doctor now in a few weeks... hopefully she is more helpful.

(Knock on wood), but im doing great. No blood, full stool, 1-2 times a day... Ofcourse i'm alternating for the next few days between 7.5 and 6.25? (half between 5 and 7.5) and then i keep going down slowly...

I get my cileac test results back this week so I'm curious to know whether there is anything on it. Regardless, i'll definitely be sticking to less gluten processed carbs. That was alot of my problem before all of this crap. I'm a grazer! I just love to snack snack snack on goldfish, ice cream, breads, pastas, cookies crackers... perfectly healthy weight, active and exercise but then came along UC. ;/

Wish I could know if its the cabbage juice or SCD diet that has helped me.

My question: Does anyone know how long is necessary to stay strict/confined with the SCD diet?

I'll ofcourse continue eating my Meals exactly as I do, but I mean specifically... when can I have a cookie? :(
Posted 2/1/2012 2:46 AM (GMT 0)

stereofidelic89 said...

My question: Does anyone know how long is necessary to stay strict/confined with the SCD diet?

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The idea behind it is to stay forever. Realistically, it's hard. I lasted about 4 months. I think the best compromise is to stay a while on it and gradually introduce back foods that you consider non threatening to see if your symptoms return.

To me that is the most logical course of action.
Posted 2/1/2012 2:49 AM (GMT 0)
And I'm trying to gain some weight back, I can tell with the SCD diet it limits calories, is there anything that contains alot of calories? I'm looking into getting just Branch Chain Amino Acids.
Posted 2/1/2012 2:51 AM (GMT 0)

Somedude said...

stereofidelic89 said...

My question: Does anyone know how long is necessary to stay strict/confined with the SCD diet?

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The idea behind it is to stay forever. Realistically, it's hard. I lasted about 4 months. I think the best compromise is to stay a while on it and gradually introduce back foods that you consider non threatening to see if your symptoms return.

To me that is the most logical course of action.

I hear ya. My birthday was a few days ago so my sister and I went to a happy hour and I had gluten free items (mexican type food) washed down with margaritas, I was fine, but i dont plan on doing any of that really until i'm off prednisone completely...

What made you stop the diet after 4 months?
Posted 2/1/2012 2:55 AM (GMT 0)

stereofidelic89 said...
And I'm trying to gain some weight back, I can tell with the SCD diet it limits calories, is there anything that contains alot of calories? I'm looking into getting just Branch Chain Amino Acids.

You know this SCD diet is flawed I think.

I have the book "Listen to your Gut" from Jini Patel and she specifically targets the idea that said that carbohydrates are bad. (Jini suffered from Crohns). She honestly believes that Elaine is wrong in her statements. Elaine believes that carbs somehow fuel bad bacteria.

Anyways, I have both books and read them many times.

BTW dude, you can eat bread gluten free. There's UDI's bread, really close to the real thing. Try eating rice for carbs even if elaine says no.

Post Edited (Somedude) : 1/31/2012 7:58:48 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/1/2012 2:57 AM (GMT 0)

stereofidelic89 said...


What made you stop the diet after 4 months?

Life. This SCD diet is not a realistic diet. I am sorry to say. You want even more fanatical? Read Paul Nison's book. He eats only RAW FOOD, uncooked anything. Veg, fruits, nuts and seeds.

You are ok now because it's new and stuff....you will exhaust yourself...but maybe it will be your thing, throughout the course of your journey you'll see the drawbacks and downfall of this diet.

It takes an iron will to stay forever on this diet. I don't have that, but maybe you do. I do not want to discourage you.

Post Edited (Somedude) : 1/31/2012 8:01:10 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/1/2012 3:04 AM (GMT 0)
Oh trust me, I've experienced my own downfalls:

-weight loss
-very little if any portable snacks for a college kid
-expensive alternatives
-hours spent for preparation of anything specific (like making your own cheesecake) ha
-and what seems like less variety

I'm all for it if its what helps me, going SCD wasnt complicated in terms of cooking meals - mine we're already exactly what SCD requires, but its the part of giving up energy foods or certain foods that almost always are prepared with additives that you just cannot get without. =/

I'm gonna start trying rice products after through with prednisone.
Posted 2/1/2012 3:08 AM (GMT 0)

stereofidelic89 said...
Oh trust me, I've experienced my own downfalls:

-weight loss
-very little if any portable snacks for a college kid
-expensive alternatives
-hours spent for preparation of anything specific (like making your own cheesecake) ha
-and what seems like less variety

I'm all for it if its what helps me, going SCD wasnt complicated in terms of cooking meals - mine we're already exactly what SCD requires, but its the part of giving up energy foods or certain foods that almost always are prepared with additives that you just cannot get without. =/

I'm gonna start trying rice products after through with prednisone.

I think the best thing to do is stay on the diet until you lose your mind. When that happens, gradually add stuff you enjoy and if no blood no nothing, you win the prize and live happily ever after.
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