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Moving Forward

3. September 2010

Well, after must procrastination, I made an appointment with my gastro doctor on Monday. I got in to see him today, and I’m really glad I did. I must admit, I don’t like going to the doctor – I’m one of those people who “hopes” and “assumes” things will get better. But after a rather [...]

Checking In

17. August 2010

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Since my rather down-in-the-dumps post, I thought it would be best to check in and let you all know how I’m doing. First off, I have to say that I think writing that post was the best thing I could do for my mental state. I really just got my sad feelings out of my [...]

Pity Party

29. July 2010

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You might be surprised that I’ve titled this post: Pity Party. But I have to be honest with you, I’m finding things hard right now. I’ve been in this flare since May 19, tried all sorts of medicine, and now after two weeks of being on steroids, I’m still not feeling much better. I guess [...]

One Year

21. July 2010

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Today marks the one year anniversary of my diagnosis with ulcerative colitis. For me this is not a sad anniversary. Rather I think it is a day for appreciation and perspective. It is not an anniversary that I plan to celebrate with an elaborate dinner and I don’t think I’ll be receiving any gifts or [...]

SCD Experiences So Far

12. July 2010

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When I last posted, I was having some decent success with the SCD intro diet. But the next few days really went downhill. My body seemed to rebel and I couldn’t keep any food in me. And to make matters worse, my energy levels were at an all time low. I really wasn’t able to [...]

SCD Intro Diet Experiences

8. July 2010

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Well, as planned I started the SCD intro diet on Monday July 5. The weekend was spent making two batches of SCD yogurt, making the SCD chicken soup and doing some loose meal planning. I must say that this transition to the SCD way of eating came at a pretty good time – I was [...]

Getting Ready to Start SCD

4. July 2010

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Well, it is Sunday and on Monday I’ll start the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. I’m full of mixed emotions about this decision to go on SCD. Honestly, I really didn’t want to get to this point where I’m no longer able to control my ulcerative colitis flares with a “traditional” diet of clean eating and a [...]

Big Decision Made

21. June 2010

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For the past few weeks I’ve been thinking about and reading about the Specific Carbohydrate Diet… After a particularly tough weekend, I’ve decided to put myself on the SCD diet. Honestly, this is not something I want to do but at this point I’ll try anything. Now if you were to see me, you probably [...]

Elite Athlete with Ulcerative Colitis

15. June 2010

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I’m pretty happy I found this website as it is the most positive website I’ve found about ulcerative colitis. I was diagnosed a year ago and I spent too much time reading very negative and depressing accounts by people struggling with ulcerative colitis. This is just not the best path for someone who is newly [...]

In Case You have not read the Book Yet, "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" is a must read for UC people. This book was written by the woman who discovered the SCD Diet.

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