Cristy, Thank you. May I ask, if you had RSO, leaf and butter, which would you choose? I have never done RSO, but I think I am going to get some and give it a try. Thanks again Dave...
I was wondering if you would please share your thoughts and experience with marjuana. I have tried it recently and get immediate relief from pain, cramping, d, and lethargy. I can spend hours on the...
As usual NCOT says nonsense when it comes to food that is healing, anti inflammatory and restorative. You can ignore the impact of what you put in your body or not. She can continue to exclaim that...
I think some folks really believe in the healing power of food. Others do not. Each to their own. The best diet is the one that works for you. If your current approach works I would not change one...
Spooky, nice to hear from you! HopE things are good wit you I am also still SCD Dave...
SCD yogurt is high probiotics and lactose free. Unfortunately yours is not. I would start over. Please be very careful with your tempos. Heat to over 180, and hold for 5 minutes or longer. Cool to 70...
Please be a bit cautious on this site. Many folks who post here are our have been very sick. They give advice from that perspective. The advise can be super valuable but it can add to the fear,...
You may wish to look into intermittent fasting. It works for me, and giving my guts a rest also helps. This is not pred specific as I have not been of pred for a long time...
This is a link to a small SCD study, for anyone considering the diet. Only a dozen folks, but maybe the next study will be larger after seeing these results. Also these were kids, so a question...
I no longer take pentasa, however for years I took it, and when I stopped I got sick. It is my experience that for small intestine issues, which I had, it is effective. I do not know if it was the...
Sorry rice and soy ate not permitted on SCD However, there are alternatives such as coconut, and almond milks of you do not tolerate cows milk Good luck Dave...
"I'd like to see the SCD folks explain that one. Or at least just admit that they don't really know how the diet works; it just does (for them)." IMHO - I agree with this is also. There are a bunch...
"For adults with Crohn's, diets can help with symptom control, but controlling symptoms isn't the same thing as controlling the underlying inflammation which drives Crohn's. If your son is willing,...
I took anti biotics (tetracycline) for acne as a kid I lived in Alberta, so presumably I was exposed to Maps I also had food poisoning twice. One I was in the hospital for a short while as they...
Best beer?? The free one. Crohn's is too expensive...
I do, been taking it daily for 3 years. Lots of research supporting it's effectiveness. Of course as others have said, your personal results may vary Healing thoughts Dave...
Please do your own research. Do not listen to me or them, but learn for yourself. There is no single right answer for everyone. If you go to 5 docs you are likely to get 5 different treatment plans....
BTW the folks doing the phased process have promised that the price will not rise but we will see...
Not looking for an argument or to convert anyone. It is my honest belief that folks like this lady need to educate herself on alternatives to the brutal drugs. I simply provided a starting point and...
Please do not let folks talk you out of doing your own research for your family. If you want the facts about SCD, I still suggest you do as I said in my last post. Even if you decide not to do SCD it...
I am sorry you and your child are going through this. At this time you need to educate yourself on so much. The disease, medication and diet. Please take some time and look into SCD. It has proven...
Very best of luck and hope this puts you in remission...
This doc gives an overview of UC and CD, and the treatment options. He also talks to SIBO and IBS in other articles and how he treats...
Canada Mark You have expressed your opinion very well except to clarify your recommendation to folks who are seeking to avoid drugs and surgery. Do you have any recommendation, please? Thank you David...
Hi Kazbern So sorry to hear you are not doing well. I hope things turn around for you very soon Dave...
Thank you for your insight. This is a diet recommendation that works for you, and I understand many even most, although I do not have a specific GF research paper in front of me.Also I love that...
Hi Ambling I think if someone was to say to you, What do you recommend to avoid drugs and surgery you might say "In the case of nutrition, the trial of various foods, and diet types, is the only real...
Canada Mark Thank you for putting so much effort in. It is really cool that you did so. I have read your response a 3 or 4 of times will do so again. I will very specifically address the points I can...
I have been traveling so just catching up. Thank you for your insightful responses. A few people have again said I advocate not taking meds. I will repeat. I would never suggest to not take your...
hi Iamcuroius "I have taken meds only once during my 7 years with this disease. It was during my last flare when my perianal abscess was cured by taking a 3 week course of antibiotics, not thru...
GM Kazbern I am responding because it seems to me you are wishing to participate in a way where a good exchange can happen. I am trying to raise this up, to your understanding of the impact of diet...
The purpose of starting the original thread was to share with folks links/research that 1) supports using SCD to go into remission and 2) to point out how incomplete the research is on drugs that...
I think there is an important distinction between starve out and get in balance. The entire diet is based on the assumption that the bacteria is out of balance. We need to get bacteria like e.coli in...
I am curious Is what you are saying that diet, or probiotics or getting the gut bacteria in balance works? If it is diet, I provided links to research that shows it works. You say SCD is flawed but...
NCOT - please put me on ignore and please refrain form adding irrelevant stuff to this thread. If you wish to discuss a different diet then open your own thread. If requested by you and if you do the...
Brelaxed Sometimes, though not too often, I feel a bit sorry for myself. Like a child, I whine that I cannot have a beer. You remind me that I am very lucky this has worked for me. I wish I had any...
Please NCOT, I started this thread and trying to have a valid discussion. You reference a diet done in japan that no one has heard of. You put it forth as if it is the same as SCD. This is just one...
I hope the last comment reads as desired, that is respectful and wishing to have a fact based discussion....
"I really don't know what you are talking about. Whether you agree or not I thought Ambling gave some excellent points questioning the “science” behind the SCD." Let me address your comment please I...
As usual you never reference research. I do, you just say stuff. I have no interest in your pronouncements. They bring no value to a discussion of research. As requested, please put me on ignore...
NCOT You make pronouncements but never support it with research. A simple example is "The SCD is a 40-year-old diet which is looking increasingly out-of-date:". Says who?? You?? I posted very recent...
A san example, You said "Saccharin and other artificial sweeteners have been shown to restrict beneficial bacteria and encourage bad bacteria living in the gut. But that research came after Elaine...
Iamcurious What research are you referring to? The research I posted shows it does work and it is being adopted by leading organizations. If we can focus on research not our opinions it will keep us...
As usual NCOT, you take the discussion off track and make some snide comments. I know some support your rudeness I do not. When you address me I intend to call you on it every time. Please address me...
I hope we will not be having this discussion soon. As per this link "The steadily growing global probiotics industry—encompassing yogurt and other foods, beverages, and supplements—now takes in...
GM Ambling First of all I appreciate the tone. We can disagree and be civil, as we should be. Thank you. To clarify my history. I went on pred and pentasa and SCD virtually the day I was diagnosed. I...
Hi Brelaxed The diet I do is called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). It is a diet that is designed to change the your gut flora. As the gut flora changes, then symptoms and inflammation reduces...
Hi Ambling "Even mild-moderate crohns leaves a little scarring behind (which is seen upon re-examination) so I wonder whether your diagnosis was accurate. Crohns does not represent as a "small bowel...
Hi Jasanne When I say diet works for me I mean the following I went from have a small bowel full of ulcers, as seen by a pill cam, to a colonoscopy and pill cam where there was zero evidence of...
I take meds. I 100% understand and support the taking of meds. I never once said do not take meds. My point is there is a lot of science and thought leading organizations that are producing research...