Update on Resistant Starch Diet

As some of you know, I have been eating Resistant Starch and taking Sodium Butyrate daily for just over a month. I have been taking between 3000-3600 mg daily of Sodium Butyrate since May 1 (prior to that I was taking 1500 mg to see how I would react). I had no issues so I upped the dosage on May 1.

I have no issues and feel much better since doing this. I will continue for as long as it works well for me.

Along the way, I have learned a few things that may be helpful for people looking to try this diet.

1.) Beans (primarily Navy Beans) have the most RS however go right through me so they are a no go.

2.) Powdered RS (Hi Maize, Tapioca starch) work great if taken in smaller doses. For me, that means 1 TBSP a day (Approx. 5 grams RS in a protein shake). If I take more than this, it will bulk up internally and cause significant pain as it moves through you. This is no good.

3.) Green, slightly green bananas work the best for me, hands down. Each medium green banana has approx 5 grams of RS. I have 2-3 a day in a protein shake and it works great.

4.) Cold Potatoes. These work great, as well. and I have no issues with these. Not sure of how much RS is in each kind (Russet, yams, etc) however they clearly have a good amount of RS.

It is said in many articles to try and have 30 mg of RS daily. This could be a challenge for many so I think the Sodium Butyrate is critical for this to work.

If you have no idea what I am talking about re:Sodium Butyrate, please do a search on this board for a significant amount of information how this helps UC.

Best...

That is a great question, OM. The SF/Spinach diet CLEARLY worked pretty well for me but did not get me to remission for more than a few days. It got me to 90-95% remission ore or less. It wasn't until I implemented RS diet for a few weeks that I got to full remission. Keep in mind, I take serious notes on diet/stool etc and actually check my stool closely each time for Blood and Mucus. A few days in the last few weeks I have found "trace" elements of B+M but you really have to look (i know, this is gross . Im talking like 1/8 inch skinny streak of Blood. Not sure if this is from some of the hard stools I had with too much powder RS as it doesn't seem to happen if I only have 1 TBSP of Hi Maize. I have not been on any UC meds (Canasa) since May 1. If my condition changes and more B+M show up, I will start sticking a Canasa up my butt again, however so far, this has not been the case which continues to surprise me in a positive way.

Best...

Thanks: So it looks like spinach/Sun butter,beans and or other RS plus butyrate pills.
Sunbuttyer bothers me even in small amounts,believe it is the arginine.
I have done the spinach and beans,some butyrate pills,my problem right now is not so much D have not had any for say 2 months but bleeding with or without poo.

Right now pretty much doing 1mg melatonin a night,limited maillard reaction cooked foods,mostly steamed,and mostly seafood,little red meat.
What really scared the hell out of me was soybean water,which would contain protease inhibitor,did not poo for a week and a half. Ever since then have had no D, but poo more regular.
OM

Old Mike said...
but bleeding

Wheat grass powder stopped the bleeding for me.

Proto:Spinach does not seem to bother me,sunbutter does for sure, I have only tried the butter,with no added sugar.

When I frist tried scd I did not poo for a week,but still bled,on the soybean water extract only drank 1/2 cup a day,it did something that is for sure,why I stopped up on it,dont know,but was getting scary.  I did a lot of jumping around and pushing on the colon to get it started.  This was dried soybeans,soaked then used the water after getting rid of the beans,did not cook.
Aguy: How much wheatgrass powder are you taking a day.

Nevermind I found it in your other thread,twe healing teaspoons 2x/day.
thanks
OM

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 5/16/2013 3:09:51 PM (GMT-6)