SCD appears to be working for me

I've had what appears to be Ulcerative Colitis since late 2012. Early on I dismissed it as hemorrhoids as my symptoms were rather mild. There is a strong correlation between stress and symptoms for me. When I get stressed, I bleed.

Fast forward to December of 2016. I got a cold or flu that lasted for about a week. During this illness my symptoms increased and no longer could be dismissed as hemorrhoids. My symptoms were:

-Foul smelling gas
-Mucus
-Blood
-4-6 bm's a day, often just mucus and blood
-vague pain in lower right abdomen
-urgency
-incontinence
-bloating

So, I did research and came up with a likely diagnosis Ulcerative colitis, the other possibility being cancer. I did research on diagnosis and treatment and then I really panicked. I can't afford the money or stress of a marathon of doctors appointments; especially when I might not ever get an accurate diagnosis, and moreover would be subject to a bunch of nasty medications that might not even work. I literally wanted to die at this point. Some people can take mesalamine and this works for them fine without any other changes, and they have few if any side effects. Some people spend years getting things shoved up their butt; spending thousands of dollars; getting false hope; taking expensive drugs with horrible side effects; and never find relief.

Some people luck out and find a good doctor, but there are so many terrible doctors out there, and if they hurt you, you have very little legal recourse. The system is setup to protect bad doctors.

I decided to try some things. I went gluten free for several weeks. This did nothing. I then tried smoking, nicotine patches, and ecigs. This seemed to help initially but again really did nothing. I then tried the SCD diet. I saw immediate results, but flared right back up after I switched from the intro diet, to stage 1. I stuck with the SCD diet, and eliminated honey, and dairy. I switched from SCD Goat milk yogurt, to cultured coconut milk. Within a day my UC symptoms mostly disappeared. That was at day 16 of the diet. I'm now at day 25. Every time I go in the bathroom I expect a bunch of blood and mucus to come out. Most of the time I would have to take a shower after to wash the blood and mucus off

Since day 16 I've had 1-3 fully formed normal BM's a day, with barely any blood. I have not had any urgency, diarrhea, mucus, foul smelling gas, abdominal discomfort, or anything. Initially I was losing a bunch of weight eating mostly chicken and carrots. Now I eat pretty much the full SCD diet. I eat about three larabars a day. I avoid dairy(except butter), red meat, and honey. I have avoided all stress, even the stress of going to a doctors appointment.

Banana pancakes have helped me start putting weight back on. The ingredients are ripe banana, eggs, shred coconut, cinnamon, and vanilla. Fry them in olive oil in a cast iron skillet, and drench with ample amounts of organic grass fed butter.

It should be noted I incorporate elements of GAPS and FODMAPS as well. I juice vegetables and fruits, making sure to filter out seeds and most pulp. I avoid onions and garlic. Cultured coconut milk is so freaking good. I was worried I would have to quit coffee but I seem to be fine at around 2 cups a day.

I have a colonoscopy scheduled in 8 weeks.

A gastroenterologist I spoke with said I likely have colitis, which could be caused by a variety of things; infection, ischemia, celiac, autoimmune, etc. She said the only way to be sure is a colonoscopy with biopsy, and even then the cause may not be discovered. She said I would likely have different/additional symptoms if its cancer or polyps. She also said stress being the main trigger, and a worsening of condition during/following illness is also consistent with colitis.