Breastfeeding and alternative methods

As long as you are getting enough of the right calories, diet changes should be ok. I could never keep any weight on when I was breast feeding and I ate everything in sight! I did not have UC then, that showed up a year after my little one weaned.

I ended up adding dairy and eggs to my diet when breast feeding, we were otherwise vegan but it helped keep weight on. I dropped those and went straight back to vegan as soon as my son was done nursing, but I realize now that was eating more processed food (although organic and vegan) than I should have been. When u developed UC I lost all the weight I had regained and them some so I added lean protein to my diet and cut gluten to help reduce inflammation. I was not doing well with wheat and I added whole milk, scd style, yogurt and cultured butter back in. I am feeling pretty well these days with these changes and my kids think it is funny that we (their parents) now eat meat again. We never had them follow a vegan diet, not enough fat for brain development...

Hi, I'm currently breastfeeding my nine month old and am both dairy and gluten free. Not quite as strict as SCD of course but I have found that as long as I eat lots of protein and snack quite a bit aside from meals, I get enough calories. I do eat a fair amount of rice though as I seem to tolerate it well.

I would also think the diet changes would be OK as long as you are getting what you need nutritionally. I am also absolutely ravenous while breastfeeding, even more so than when I was pregnant!

I am in the same boat, somewhat newly diagnosed and nursing a seven month old. I am currently on canasa for proctosigmoidotis and it isnt working. I also want to try the SCD as an alternative to some of the treatments, because I am wary of the "use with caution" for Rowasa, Lialda, and some of the other meds. Good luck to you. Know that there are other women who are facing the same concerns.

Nikko,

Welcome to the forum.
Yes, there are lots of things you can do.

Here's what I suggest:

As a newbie to the forum, I think it's important for you to know that you have options, which your doc probably won't tell you about. So let me share with you what's worked for me in the hopes it might help you too.

Some meds work for some and not for others.
IMO, it isn't one size fits all, and you have to find what works for you, and it may be a combination of things like diet, meds, supplements, etc...

For me, the traditional meds failed me and the mesalamines I became intolerant of.
And when the doc gave me a choice of surgery or remicade, I balked and had to find my own way.

He also told me diet has nothing to do with UC, but I found that it has a great deal to do with exacerbating its symptoms!

I found that by taking certain proactive steps, it put me in full remission.
My steps to remission included: diet modification, various supplements, probiotics, and LDN, low lose naltrexone..

If any of this interests you, there are things IMO that you can control, which will have a direct impact on your disease, the symptoms you experience and their severity.

For more info on the protocol which has put me into remission, please go to this link: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1666318 , and look at the 11th post.