Diarrhea on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet?

Hi Disneygirl,

I started SCD while on the road to recovery from a flare. At the time was just dealing with some mild discomfort, but no real diarrhea. When I started the diet, everything definitely came out softer for a week or two, somewhere between a regular bm and diarrhea. When I was going, a lot more was coming out too. I was eating a lot of fruits and vegetables so I don't know if that was the cause. Things slowly and steadily improved.

I wish you luck and hope the diet helps you. I'm still on it and have not had any D/mucus/blood since starting in the summer of 2015. Only med I'm on is Lialda, which I responded to very well so hard to say if its the diet or the meds that are helping. Please update on your progress.

One part of SCD that caused me problems (and there were others) was yogurt causing D and gas. I'm OK with butter and hard cheese but milk and yogurt are not OK with my gut.

I also have IBS which usually doesn't cause D.

Worse diarrhea likely means your flare is worsening, see your gastroenterologist.

It's possible that a drastic change in diet caused diarreah. If you all of the sudden start bombarding your system with things it's not used to it could react violently. Also, if your colon is used to a lot of soluable fibre bulking things up, or a lot of "constipating" things like white bread it could be in shock. Diet changes take along time to decipher. It's also possible, like iPoop said, and your inflammation is worsening. Are you working with a registered dietician in your SCD trials?

Just be careful, I know you badly want this SCD diet to work, but I also know flares can get exponentially worse, rather quickly when not properly treated. You're currently on a whole lot of prednisone, yet now having "the worst diarrhea you've had in a long time". I fear its a backslide, there's no harm in keeping your gastroenterologist up-to-date on your current symptoms when flaring, especially when it's worse, adding a stronger uc medication or dose in addition to the scd would be prudent if the worsened diarrhea continues. That's the key, a backslide isn't a 1 or 2 day thing, it's continuous degradation of symptoms that sticks.