First Milestone in Healing UC through SCD

Last night I went on my first date in 3 years. It was amazing. We went out, we saw art, music, had drinks, got caught in the rain, swapped stories, and totally clicked. And I left my UC at home. :) No cramps, no worries, no (urge for) pooping in public.

I have been on the SCD diet no cheats for about 8 months now. They say that healing UC through SCD diet takes time, healing is a slow process and also not linear, as healing may occur from different zones and sometimes digress or get better. I'd like to think I am getting better as I usually use the bathroom only about average 1.2 times a day, mostly semi to normal formed with no blood. But at this point this doesn't even get me down. The most important thing is: my life is finally livable and something I can enjoy.

Being sick messes with your head. Especially if you are sick for a while, which is most UCers!!! You are not well, your body is not cooperating with you, it's doing things it shouldn't and as a result your brain isn't getting the proper nutrients it needs to thrive. Through this diet I finally have the energy and brain power to enjoy my life. I can write songs again, I can ride my bike, I can go out with my friends, I successfully moved this summer to start a full time summer job!!! I did all of this with ulcerative colitis, a debilitating disease you all have and we all try to live our lives around.

Sex or anything romantic, or casual encounters or dates has just not been on my mind. As a young man, it is embarrassing to feel like you are not partaking in romance at this age. After all, isn't this the peak of our libidos? It was so embarrassing to go to partys and talk to girls, my hands would be so cold, I had terrible anxiety about potentially revealing myself as the Diarrhea King, about being so scared of what to eat and if there was bathrooms. Last Saturday I proved that with UC you can do that, I asked out a girl I hardly knew in the middle of the freaking day with so many people around. And last night, we went out and it proved to me that I can see the light.

I hope this inspires someone. I would like to help you! Please if you haven't thought about transforming your life with the SCD diet, please consider it a shot. The biggest thing SCD has helped me with is my mental health. And you know how mentally taxing this disease can be!!! By detoxing this sickness from my body I can think clearer, and have much higher confidence and brain functioning. I have more time to think about things that matter, and make fun plans to go out or visit with my family. It's the strangest thing: I always wondered what people meant when after some treatment through SCD they experience " a new level of health". I am experiencing that right now. Things are so much more beautiful. Life is actually a wonderful thing.

Granted yes, my world is not through rose glasses. I have my days, usually when I try new foods. And yes I use a mesalamine enema nightly. I have difficulty tapering but I recently have developed a plan to help the taper. And no I cannot tolerate all of the foods that are on the SCD diet such as cheeses and nuts and raw fruit.

But those small things don't really matter. I don't really care about other foods my friends are eating, or most of my evenings are consumed by creating wonderful delicious revitalizing nourishing foods that not many people have the time and effort to prepare for themselves. We are all fighting a tremendously difficult battle... It doesn't mean we can't live our lives.

The most exciting part? If I feel so good right now, imagine how I will feel in one year. :)

Congratulations! Your story made me smile :).

I'm a girl who hasn't been in a relationship since being diagnosed - for me too it just hasn't been high on my priority list. Getting to work and sleeping seem to take over ;). And the insecurity definitely happens on both sides.

Best wishes on continued health and taking your life back!

mindoverbutter said...
revealing myself as the Diarrhea King,

loloool.lloooloollol

so you're the one...eh!

InSoFla, I am doing the SCD but I tend to buy all organic/local veggies and grass feed beef and chicken and eggs and wild caught fish and farm goat milk whenever I can. But it's totally SCD to a T, avoiding all the complex carbs and such.

ActiveUCer, I know what you mean about the priorities. When you are sick you assess your priorities every day. When #1 on your priority list is NOT Crapping yourself ( ;) somedude) you can move other things from your list up! And one of my top 3 right now is romance... Finally it's been down at like 99 for years now. Sleeping is still high priority. Big priority for me all the time.

Somedude, I am DK it is me!!! But I am ready to throw down my crown now.

J, thanks for the support, plz do the SCD and get well love.

Awesome news..so glad you found a path to healing!!
B
Proudly give up the D. King title!!lol.

I'm glad SCD is making you feel better. Keep it up.

Mindoverbutter- I have a question for you, what ratio of meat to veggie do you eat? How much meat would you say you ate a day/ how many veggies? Do you eat any fruits?

ChrissySoul said...
Mindoverbutter- I have a question for you, what ratio of meat to veggie do you eat? How much meat would you say you ate a day/ how many veggies? Do you eat any fruits?

Chrissy, this is basically what my 3 meals look like

Breakfast pt1: 3or 4 scrambled eggs in coconut oil with half an avacado
Breakfast pt2: banana panceakes (1 banana, 1 egg, 1 Tbsp coconut flour, fried in coco oil or goat milk butter) *

*Because of food combining rules I try to have these an hour apart and switch up which happens first

Lunch: grass fed burger stuffed with garlic and turmeric. A side of spinach with salt and butter

Dinner: salmon covered in ginger and turmeric. A side of pureed carrots with salt and butter.

Snacks: homemade yogurt with coconut flour and failed attempt at peanut butter cookies, almond flour banana breads with honey, chicken bone broth soup, spoonfuls of peanutbutter and honey

All of the above meals all revolve, to mimic the rotation diet**.

I also usually have a soup going on during the week which physically has chicken and carrots, but it has been cooked with celery and onions, so those are in the water and fat. The soup is a delicious go-to food if you have them portioned out and nothing else ready at the time. It's filling and keeps you hydrated. It's also a wonderful appetizer if you bought a small fish and need some for lunch at work the next day too.

I try to have a vegetable with every meal, but I try not to eat the whole amount I Cooked. The bags of Trader Joe's baby spinach shrivel up pretty tiny, I try to make sure this is put into atleast 2 meals, even if I'm still hungry. If I'm still hungry i'll have some yogurt or soup. However hunger is not an issue on this diet at all.

Saturday night, I tried Kale! Seemed to go well, as I seem to do well with dark leafy greens... Kale is great because 1, I can make kale chips which will be a great on-the-go snack and when I start juicing Kale is a fantastic base.

InSoFla, nice! I believe there is a product called "Goatein" by Garden of Life, maybe it's cheaper online!!! Have you heard of the rotation diet? ** Basically you rotate your foods so you don't grow intolerant of things you eat every day...

Dang I wish I could eat your diet I am allergic to half of those foods lol :( its so much yummier than what I can eat

mindoverbutter,

Thanks.

Yes I have heard of rotation diet - and it makes a whole lot of sense.

Keep up the good work!

Stereo, thanks for sharing this.

It sounds amazingly similar to the symptoms I have been experiencing!

How did the shakes that were giving you those terrible stomach aches differ from the Morning Glory Shake which you seem to tolerate well? Please tell me the secret .  I really miss the Morning Glory Shakes ;(

Yesterday I tried: vanilla pea protein + almond milk + maca + chia seeds + liquid minerals and vitamins + tablespoon of pecan butter + handful of ground pilli nuts, and although it was palatable and tasted ok, i really really miss my Morning GLory Shakes....

UC wise and stomach wise, it was ok so far. I have to see if it remains ok ( as sometimes things have a delayed 72 hour window).

I did notice some inflammation as a result - not in my gut or colon, but in my head, and neck/shoulder muscles (whenever I have any inflammation this is the first place i feel it).

So Stereo, please do share the secret.

mindoverbutter,

Awesome!

You really are doing all the right things: rotation diet, food combining, gluten and dairy free.

Congratulations on taking your health in your own hands and being pro-active.

APPLAUSE - (sorry there's no icon for applause).

 

thank you thank you (bow icon)

The thing is, I mean I do everything naturally... I noticed when I eat my bananas with anythign I get gas... so I stopped that (food combining)

Then I don't want to eat fish every day, or hamburger everyday, or bananas everyday or even yogurt every day. So I try to vary my options since I rather limited (rotation)

gluten free is no problem. I think I was lactose intollerant too so the yogurt is very nice and creamy, and I do the goat milk butter which has the butyrate which I guess is real good.

Idk, it's weird I am totally into this way of eating... It feels really clean and natural. If you knew who I really was, you would totally be like this type of person who would be on a "special" diet too haha, to help his weird butt disease.

I'll tell you tho its hard! We are going out on a second date, and I can't do restaurants... So thats out and I am trying to keep this as much a secret as possible (I make slight hints like "I don't do good with food" and laugh about it and she's like... wait what? ;)

WEEEEEEEEEEE **** YOU UC!!!