2 - 3 tablespoons....
How much Vit E were you using? I was on around 1200 IUs and saw an immediate difference. Although there were times when I had to increase the dosage to get similar results....
Morning: Probiotics, 3.6g Mezavant, Calcium + Vit D Powder Everymeal: Digestive enzymes and betaine HCL. With 2 meals per day: Multivitamin. I was actually surprised to see that when I started taking...
I've been on the SCD for about 6 months now. I definitely have some tips that can help you out. 1. Only pureed and well cooked vegetables and fruits at the beginning. Trust me, pureeing them will...
Here's a link to a chart that presents SCD in "stages" http://pecanbread.com/p/how/stages.html Basically you start on stage one, and add foods individually to test if you can tolerate them. Of course...
mindoverbutter, Glad to hear it is working for you. Be careful not to over consume the nut bread though! Andrina, Definitely be careful with eggs during the beginning phases of the diet. And start...
Not necessarily homemade cottage cheese, but dry curd cottage cheese. http://www.scdiet.org/8resources/drycurd_sources.html It's not packed like other cottage cheese in those plastic containers. It's...
I'm at 1 right now and feeling good. :) Even when I'm flaring I rarely go above 8, and usually it's mostly in the morning. I feel lucky that I have it as good as I do....
Yea avocados will be the first step before nuts and nut butters I think. Should be easier to digest....
Thanks for the advice. Makes me feel better knowing that others are going through similar things....
Thanks for the responses. From the time my first flare started I lost almost 20 lbs. I have been able to gain back about 5 lbs recently, but it's difficult. Even before I was diagnosed I was...
Hi everyone. Fairly new to the forum, haven't been too active since I registered but I have been lurking here for a while now. Was diagnosed with UC in Dec 2010 at the age of 19. The usual story....
Your only eating cooked fruits and veggies right? And have you tried only eating them pureed? It's a pain, but it was the only thing that totally got rid of the blood for me. It was the final step I...
I always use Vit E enemas when I feel a flare up coming. There should be lots of posts on these forums if you do a search....
Wow that's great. I'm currently on the SCD and am dreaming of the day that I'll be able to add rice to my diet. Not sure if that day will come though. Been making slow progress for the past few...