SCD yogurt

I gotta say, the first few days of the SCD intro diet truly SUCK, I mean I felt like crap because I wasn't getting any nutrients and I couldn't stand the food I was eating after day 1....but I got myself the yogourmet and the first batch of yogurt I made form it is pretty awesome...mixed with a little bit of honey. I also tried a little bit of home made almond butter (also with a tiny bit of honey) and that's awesome too, tasted just like peanut butter!

I know it's way too early for me to start with the yogurts and almond butter, but I just don't care. I haven't had any scd illegal foods in over a week, with the place I work and the stuff the people I hang out with eat, that's a miracle in itself. I know it's been less than two weeks, but maybe, just MAYBE i can stick with this diet for a while (if it helps). Whether or not I stick with this diet, I'll probably still continue making home made yogurts and nut butters, and some of the other healthy concepts I'm picking up along the way....so either way I think the diet is a good thing for me to have tried. :)

I REALLY need to find some good SCD breads...I don't want to over do it with the nuts yet so I'm not going to start using nut flour for a while I don't think...it may have to be sooner rather than later though or I'll likely just break down and eat a giant pizza.

My flare is pretty bad, it's also been a pretty long flare, 4 month already and I've lost about 30 pounds. The weight loss is actually not a horrible thing...right now I'm right at the weight I SHOULD be at, if I continue to lose more weight through I'll end up looking sick. I got between 8-20 times/day and I get really bad urgency issues, luckily not much pain (just a lot of discomfort when I have to go). I have inflammation on the left side, taking UCeris and Apriso and it's not helping (I don't think it is, at least). I'm seeing the doc tomorrow and I'm going to ask for an Enema...never tried those before and I'm not looking forward to it...

I don't know if the diet is helping...I feel like MAYBE my urgency is going down a little, and I feel like I'm maybe not going as often as I was, but even before the diet I would have some decent days followed by really bad days, so I don't know yet...but I have been ok ("OK" is a VERY relative term here) for a few days now. I will say that the last two nights I've had to wake up in the middle of the night to go, and that hasn't really happened to me before.

I'm a little worried about trying too much almond flour...before I started the diet I tried scd peanut butter cookies to see how they tasted (they were awesome), and that night I had a really bad night. It may not have even been the cookies at all, and if it was it may have been the peanut butter and not the almond flour... who knows.

Yeah definitely stay away from nuts until the diarrhea is gone. Thy have too much fiber. The yogurt is awesome though! I havent made it in a month or so just because kefir is way less time consuming and i dont have to cook anything.

Just stick to basic foods. One of my staples is gelatin. I dont know if you have incorporated it but its so gentle on my gut. I make cherry juice gelatin with some honey mixed in. Its delicious. I also put a packet in my kefir banana smoothies.

Keep it up though! I hope you get some relief.

@UCHater - I use a app on my phone (android) called Doc's Diet Diary. It's very simple to use and very basic. Plus it's free. Helps me easily keep track of food, drinks, symptoms as I go throughout the day since I have my phone on my all the time. Best part is I can export my journal via pdf and email it to someone if I ever have to.

This is amazing-

1 cup yogurt or kefir
1 or 2 bananas depending how big you want it
1 packet gelatin (i use knox brand)
Dash of vanilla extract
Optional- 2-3 tbsp of coconut butter/coconut oil/nut butter

Just blend it all up. I typically add the coconut oil because i love it. The smoothie is really high calorie because i need to keep my weight up.

Hey props for trying SCD.

You are going to the bathroom, a lot. The biggest reason why people stop SCD is because they try advanced foods too quickly. Just because a food is "legal" on SCD, doesn't mean your diseased body will react to it.

Therefore, I recommend you take a few days to chill out, eat only chicken soup for 2 days. Seriously, this will calm your bowel tremendously. Google: brasco broth. I am going to make a big pot tomorrow, I will think of you in spirit. For the first two days, don't eat the carrots, then slowly add in the carrots around day 5. This bowel rest will reduce your frequency from 8->20 to an average of 5, I promise. I'd say introduce a new food every 2 days, and see how you react.

the SCD yogurt is a complicated one! A lot of UCers have serious reactions, but not everyone! I do fine with SCD yogurt made with raw goat milk. If you can tolerate the yogurt made with grocery store cow milk, that's awesome, you'll save so much money! Maximum pro biotic effect of yogurt: slowly eat 1/2 cup of yogurt for 30 minutes in the morning on empty stomach... Amazing effects. Then work your way up to 1 cup.

Good luck and heal well!

uchater, I didn't notice the intro helping my symptoms at all. mainly just caused a lot of dizziness, brain fog, and light headedness. I was miserable.

UC Hater, Dominos Pizza has gluten free crust and it's pretty yummy if you order veggie! You can also buy gluten free pizza crust and make your own if you don't trust Dominos ingredients. I agree it's hard - esp. for me the sugar free. I have snuck a few small tastes of ice cream and a jr. mint or two but I figure this is my 3rd week and I'm still doing pretty good. BM's have already slowed down.
Also when eating out, I noticed the nicer the restaurant we eat out at, the healthier the options for SCD. I ordered chicken with mushroom sauce, asparagus and wild rice. Tomato bisque soup for the app. Had to pass on the complimentary bread - OMG it looked and smelled so good. Oh well, my health is more important right now.
Also, Annies brand has some salad dressing's that fit within this diet. I bought the Roasted Red Pepper and take it with me into a restaurant when I order a salad.
What have you been eating besides what you already mentioned? I could use some sugg. too. Thanks!

Actually...i would love to know what people think about dominos gluten free crust...how SCD safe IS it??

Yea i didn't think so.... Don't even know why I really asked... I knew the answer.

That rib recipe looks awesome! I think I'm trying that this weekend!

it's the only short ribs recipe I've ever had so I can't compare it to another one. all I knew is that bacon + short ribs = a holy experience. I don't know if you've tried it, but Asian short ribs are my favorite cut. there is less bone and more meat.

If you are having illegals, you are NOT on SCD.

The full power of SCD will be observed after months of "fanatical adherence"