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Posted 6/2/2013 11:36 AM (GMT 0)
Started the SCD 9 days ago. After 2.5 yrs of this disease and constant meds - Imuran and Humira have failed for me (still on both) - I turned to SCD out of desperation! I had researched it for the past 2 yrs but I'm a big big foodie so couldn't bare to part with my carbs and sugar - until I reached a point of desperation due to my lack of options!

Anyway, I'd definitely recommend anyone with UC giving this diet a try! The first 5 days of the Intro diet (which I followed to a tee - minus the cottage cheese and gelatin) and the die-off symptoms in Day 2 and 3 also sucked! However, within the first 5 days, my BMs were down to 3 a day (as opposed to 8-12), and now, on day 9, I'm at 2 BMs a day. After Day 6, my BMs turned from liquid to a 5/6 on the Bristol scale. The blood has mainly gone - apart from occasional dot on the tissue in the mornings! My BM form and shape has a long way to go still but it's early days! The cramping and bloating and gas is gone! I looks healthier and feel healthier. My eyes, hair, skin look much improved in such a short space of time! I have introduced almond flour after 2. Days which is probably too soon but I needed some nice muffins etc! Going to cut down on that as I've probably been overdoing it!

If you've reached 'that' point of desperation with this disease, you should give SCD a go! I feel like I'm giving my colon the chance to heal!
Posted 6/2/2013 12:30 PM (GMT 0)
Awesome! :-D
Posted 6/2/2013 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
This is wonderful to read and glad it's working. I was diagnosed with UC nine months ago and nothing has helped, except for pred and Dr has weaned me off.

Where did you buy the SCD plan from??? It's more than I'm eating now!
Posted 6/2/2013 1:28 PM (GMT 0)
Minners,

Great to hear about your positive results.

I prefer Paleo as it's an anti-inflammatory diet, and have had great success with it ( I started out with SCD but couldn't get the desired results, so eventually migrated to Paleo).

 

Posted 6/2/2013 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
@mgints

SCD resources are the book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle".

Web site by same name http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

Yahoo group BTVC-SCD http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BTVC-SCD/

I recommend reading the book before starting. You can get it on Amazon or most likely at your local library.
Posted 6/2/2013 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there, Thursday was one week no wheat, no sugar! I see a great improvement but still taking ennies and balsalazide. I had a glass (two glasses) of wine which is kind of another test and still all fine this morning. I eat mainly grass fed beef, lots of fish, streamed veggies and yes, almond flour pancakes saved me! Fruit and Larabars too. I think I am doing a combo scd/paleo diet! Feeling better but not getting off meds yet! Maybe because I didn't follow plan to the Tee but I didn't see any signs of dead bacteria coming out. Maybe slowly? Off to weigh***chers!
Posted 6/2/2013 3:12 PM (GMT 0)
Oh I have been dairy / soy free for a long tint!
Posted 6/2/2013 3:18 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad it's working for you. I was on SCD for 8 months last year and I never had any die-off symptoms at all. I restarted with the intro 2-3 times but after 8 months I found myself still bleeding and with other symptoms. I gave it up. Right now, Uceris and Imuran seem to do the trick for me.

I wish that the diet continues to help you.
Posted 6/2/2013 3:32 PM (GMT 0)
That's great that it's working so well for you. I did SCD for about 3 months without any improvement. This illness really is individual.
Posted 6/2/2013 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
Good for you Minners!
I tried SCD for 2 years and got absolutely no results. Individual indeed.
Posted 6/2/2013 4:08 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone. It's still so early but I'm hoping it continues to be positive! As I'm still on my meds, maybe the combination of meds and diet have helped me improve! Still far from perfect but just the reduction in frequency is such a relief in itself.. I just need to completely clear the m and b now and get more form! I've been looking at the Paleo diet too - I might try that if the SCD doesn't continue to help me! I had the die off symptoms really bad - nausea, headaches, aches, dizziness etc!

I'd recommend starting the diet at the weekend as you need to spend the weekend literally preparing your food, eating, resting and sleeping. The Breaking The Vicious Cycle book can be bough on Amazon. I just bough a cheap yoghurt maker by Lakelands from Amazon and a cheap food processor. Still waiting on my
Posted 6/2/2013 4:15 PM (GMT 0)
Paleo and SCD is the same thing lol, imo. Both no grains, no gluten, no dairy.

Can someone enlighten me on the major differences if any.
Posted 6/2/2013 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
That's great it's working for you. I wish it would have been that easy for me. I tried SCD for a while and it didn't even make a dent in my condition. I actually got worse. That's the thing with this stupid disease....everyone has to try different things or you will never know what works and what doesn't. Hope it keeps up for you!
Posted 6/2/2013 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
somedude, I can think of a few differences.

scd allows: meat, dairy, eggs, nuts/seeds, peanuts/legumes, fruits/veggies, broths

paleo allows: meat, eggs, nuts/seeds, fermented foods, dairy (mostly raw grass fed stuff), seaweeds, starches like sweet potatoes, broths, fruits/veggies

both are no soy or grains even though I do see a lot of paleo followers eating rice these days.
Posted 6/2/2013 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
what?! paleo doesn't allow fruits?/veggies? what kind of diet is that.
Posted 6/2/2013 7:17 PM (GMT 0)
Paleo is usually low dairy, low nuts/seeds and more focused on anti inflammatory foods (as Insofla said). It's more focused on getting the right ratio of omegas, cla etc. SCD (with the exception of yogurt) is more about what you take out than what you put in.
Posted 6/2/2013 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
killcolitis, good point. grass fed/organic is more the core of paleo than it is scd. so poultry is usually minimized since it is higher in omega 6 fatty acids and red meat/fish is preferred. do you use butter? I haven't yet just because of lactose but I've been thinking about making my own ghee. I can't justify spending $12 on a little jar of it in the heath food store.

somedude, my bad haha
Posted 6/2/2013 8:10 PM (GMT 0)
Butter has hardly any lactose - 0.1g of sugar per ONE CUP serving!

Butter is the richest dietary source of butyrate. ;)
Posted 6/2/2013 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
I use butter!
Posted 6/2/2013 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
butter is ok for me, milk would kill me, I always wondered why thanks tornado6!
Love butter!
Posted 6/2/2013 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
Me too. I can eat butter, eggs and cheese, hard chhese And i fine
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