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Posted 3/31/2017 6:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hey my fellow UC-ers...

Curious if any of you have followed the Dr. McDougall high-starch diet in dealing with UC? I know that people have speculated and had mixed results with diets/nutrition. My chiropractor had recently suggested I check this out. Looked on the website and noticed that one thing McDougall was saying to avoid was Dairy. Considering I had Yogurt, cheese, cream (in coffee) Ice cream almost daily, I was a bit hesitant. But as some of you know I've been on a bit of a roller coaster since October with UC (lots of cramps, pain, nausea)

Anyway, since Tuesday I've been dairy free - and I do notice that the colon feels more normal than it has. Trying not to get too optimistic or anything after only three days, plan on giving it a good week or so to see if this does have any effect. In addition, I've made an appointment with a nutritionist to get some info/ideas from her - but thought I'd reach out to see what you're experiences have been.

Hope you all are feeling better soon
Jim
Posted 3/31/2017 7:42 AM (GMT 0)
You are right - dairy is one of the most commonly avoided foods in UC diets; some attribute it to the lactose (sugar), others to the casein (protein), but the fact remains that most UC diets suggest to avoid dairy.

I never heard of the McDougall diet; however it sounds like it goes against one of the main principles of the SCD and GAPS diets (which are very effective for some UCers) - in these diets starchy foods must be completely avoided. The theory behind it is that starch and complex carbs tend to not be fully digested, and when this partially digested food gets to the colon it provides nutrients to the "bad" bacteria known to trigger UC flares. I suggest you read "breaking the vicious cycle" or "guts and psychology syndrome" books, these have been a complete eye-opener for me and helped me a lot.
Posted 3/31/2017 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone followed the Briggs protocol? I just ran across it the other day and it sounds interesting. I found the complete paper and then a condensed rundown of it here: http://thepowerofpoop.com/briggs-protocol/

He says this: Michael Briggs believes it [SCD diet] controls IBD without healing the gut wall. SCD is based on the idea that digestive problems are purely the result of a bacterial dysbiosis, which needs to be fixed by “starving off the bad bacteria”. The problem is that the so-called “bad bacteria” feed on the same things as “good bacteria” – complex carbohydrates, especially fiber and resistant starches. The diet focuses on removing 26 complex carbohydrates to starve off the bad bacteria, but the unavoidable result is starving off all of bacteria, essentially a similar slash and burn of the microbiota to taking antibiotics. This may be why many people who have been ostensibly cured by SCD find that they have to remain on the diet indefinitely, as eating any complex carbohydrates feeds the microbiota and leads to the return of symptoms. SCD may therefore control IBD, by reducing the numbers of bacteria that translocate through the epithelial barrier causing an immune reaction, but it won’t often cure it

I just put this here not to argue merits of SCD... just curious if this Briggs protocol is worth looking into or not or has it been debunked?
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