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Posted 7/5/2012 2:45 AM (GMT 0)
I have been taking Slippery Elm for awhile now and at first it really seemed to help. However when I made it to my very brief remission, I decreased my dose to once daily and noticed better formed stool.. Of course now that I flared back, I went back to twice daily.

I have modified my diet to the point that I really don't know what to eat anymore. I just checked out the SCD diet and noticed that Slippery Elm is "illegal".

For those of you that have tried both, which seems to work best for you? slippery Elm or the SCD diet?
Posted 7/5/2012 3:03 PM (GMT 0)
When I was flaring, I was on both SCD and slippery elm powder, despite the fact that it's "illegal" on SCD. iMO, it's more important that it actually works for you, rather than its legal status.
Posted 7/6/2012 9:46 PM (GMT 0)
This is something that is strange to me too since apparently slippery elm will violate the scd mission statement. But yes, it all depends on whether it works for you or not. I would do the scd for 2 or 3 weeks, see how you feel, then add the slippery elm and see how you feel
Posted 7/7/2012 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
I cheated on SCD as well, when it came to the supplements and herbs, I kept at them regardless of their illegal status with SCD. I also never followed the intro-step diet process and completely allowed myself whatever was eventually legal or illegal. I saw results almost immediately, and I think thats what is so important. If you really eliminate the grains, sugars, starches and yeast and whatever else is illegal, its very possible to find the results you were looking for.

But if you don't find success, the diet isn't for you. And the illegal foods (which promote bacteria/yeast overgrowth) may not be your underlying problem.
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