Hi Folks, I think it has been about five years since my last post. I have been doing very well until last week. In fact, I have been symptom free and medicine free for a little over a year. Last...
Congrats on your first half marathon! You are probably hooked on running now! I agree with you about staying mentally strong. I feel that as long as I take care of myself by keeping up with my...
Hi Everyone,Last year around this time I was very sick. I found this site and I am still grateful for the good advice and kind words of encouragement. I was determined to get my health back and...
Hello Surfer Girl, When I was very sick, I started the SCD diet. I'm still using the recipes from the site but I am certainly not as strict as I was when I was scared for my life! I am doing very...
Yes! I am wheat free , sugar free and gluten free and I feel fantastic. I was worried that I would have less energy but that is not so. I do eat fruit and I have a banana in my protein shake for...
I can have a glass of cabernet and vodka with fa splash of fresh cranberry and lime. last week i got a small daiquiri and my belly blew up (huge)! I had the worst gas- not pleasant! I will scratch...
Hi and congratulations on your accomplishments! You should not let this disease or any other challenge in life stand in the way of something you really want. I'm 47 and was diagnosed 7 years ago. I...
Wow ,thanks so much for the info. I am not on any blood thinners and the only med. i take now is Asacol. My dr. reduced my dose to 2 800mg.tablets/day. I still feel great and happy that I am not on...
My multivitamin has vitamin D-800IU --is that enough? Tell me about tumeric. I have some in my spice cabinet-same thing? How much do you use every day? I bought a tea that has tumeric. I actually...
wow thanks! i didnt know that. I would need some recipes for seaweed. The salt I use has iodine it . I wonder if that is enough ....
thanks! so helpful!...
I am no longer using the Canasa supp. , but I want to hang on to it just in case I start having symptoms. How long will it last in my fridge? If I freeze it, will that destroy it? If had it since...
I would be scared. I dont think the snacks are worth the pain---but that's just me. I would def. stay away from the food that obviously upsets you. For me, its dairy. I'm not even tempted by it!...
Plant Fusion has pea protein, artichoke protein and brown rice protein. I know the brown rice is not legal on scd, but i am willing to try it once to see how I do. I know I cannot have dairy at...
oops! sorry that's scdrecipe.com!...
My diet is working very well too! I'm glad to hear that others have noticed a big difference after removing certain foods. I've grown to like it so much and I feel so good that I am not even tempted...
I love roast turkey for Christmas dinner. This year, I've been using recipes from NoMoreChrons. They are all scd legal and delicious. The candied butternut squash is my new favorite side dish! I made...
I am back to my old exercise routine and feeling great! I have found some gluten,dairy and soy free bars and gels to help through my long bike rides and runs. Today for some strange reason I had...
Hi Cissy, I am also new here and a very active in my 40's. It seems unfair that I have this disease, especially when I lead a healthy lifestyle. I exercise daily and participate in triathlons as my...
Thanks for the advice. I will call and talk to him. I'm happy he doesnt think I need to stay on the med. but stopping it all at once seems a bit sudden....
Hi Everyone, I've been using Canasa at bedtime since Nov. 8th. I 'm doing very well--no bleeding or loose stool. I am sticking with the scd diet-no wheat, gluten or dairy, cooked vegetables(nothing...
Beer always gave me a stomach ache, bloating and gas even before my diagnosis. Have you tried switching to gluten free beer?...
I cut it off, but that's just me....
I'm glad the diet is working for you. I am also trying the diet. I've been on it for the last 3 weeks and I feel so much better. I have to cook alot so I get up early and make dinner before I leave...
I'm new here too, but I would like to share that the foods on the scd diet list are working for me. I have to cook frequently, but I'm learning to double the recipes and freeze food. I also pack my...
Hi Everyone, It has been 1 week since my last colonoscopy,diagnois (proctitus) and new meds. I feel so much better and the bleeding has stopped. I'm only eating scd legal foods and I actually rode my...
thank you!...
Thanks! I keep thinking positive. Today I felt the better than I've felt in a long time. Is it possible that the prep for the test got rid of some really bad bacteria or something? I seem to have...
Thanks! I looked it up and it looks great. I will give it a try....
Thanks, I did find a woman to replace me on the team. I figured that I would be holding them back anyway because I dont think I have the endurance yet. There will be more races in my...
Thanks, I have so many questions for my doctor thanks to this site. Right now, I feel much better. I'm no longer running to the restroom, but when I do go there just seems to be gas,blood and some...
I found this bar on the autism website--Its called ANDI bar. It is soy free, wheat free, gluten free and lactose free. It has 13 grams of protein. BTW Whey protein really bothers me too! Also, Hammer...
Just before I had this flair, I started taking a new vitamin from GNC--women's mega energy and metabolism. It turned my pee bright yellow--it looked like it could glow in the dark. Since this...
The diagnosis says "rectal bleeding". It didnt say anything about sigmoid bleeding. When I call today to clarify the dosage of the canasa, I will ask about the rowasa. If not for this forum, I would...
No just the canasa. I know the doctor said 1 at bedtime but the label on the med says twice daily. I will call in the am to clarify. I have to see the doc again in 3 weeks to see how things are...
I had a colonoscopy today and this is what the doctor found: Proctitus,congestion,erythema,friability, granularity and ulceration in the rectum and distal sigmoid colon compatible with ulcerative...
I'm already signed up for a half marathon in feb. and I still have time to train for that if I can get this under control. Today(at noon) all of my training buddies are signing up for ironman florida...
Thanks I will ask about the rectal meds when I see the doctor tomorrow. My training partners take L-glutamine as a supplement after their workouts. I was afraid to try that. I"m glad to hear that...
I have the same concern about how the scd diet will effect my training. Right now, I'm eating the introductory chicken soup in hopes that I can heal--I dont have the strength to run at all. My ulcers...
That is very interesting --thanks!...
No, I have not turned on the furnace , but I did go to California in August. Why?...
Thanks so much everyone. I've started the scd diet--just ordered the yogurt maker. I will try anything to get my life back to normal. It is scary that I can be so healthy one day and sick the next....
Hi Everyone, I'm new to the group.I'm a 47yr old triathlete with UC. I was diagnosed 7 years ago. I have been taking Asacol (6 tablets daily) every day. Three years ago, I had a follow-up colonoscopy...