(And info on how you can buy the SCD diet books to get started)
SCD allowed for Adam's Fun Camping Trip this year
Right Now, the most popular ulcerative colitis diet is called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet or SCD.
SCD has actually been around for several decades, but to most people it is previously unknown. What’s great is its worked for so many people who follow this site(including me) by healing and helping our UC symptoms. Many UC’ers who use the diet also write stories on this site which you may have already read.
The Science behind this diet is pretty simple. I’ll try to explain it to you in simple terms. “Bad bacterias” in the colon are triggering the immune system to fight. And, that bad bacteria we create from certain foods we eat that isn’t fully digested(certain breads, wheat products, certain sugars for example, corn). So, when we eliminate those “bad” foods that cause “bad bacteria growth” our immune systems don’t have to keep killing off invaders and attacking. That’s the idea. It’s Pretty Simple:)
“By Changing My Diet, I’ve put my UC into remission,
and I’m now OFF ALL MEDICATIONS.” -Adam
Here is a brief list of some of the food you can eat on the SCD diet:
- bananas beef berries butter carrots cashews corn oil
- eggs fish poultry garlic grape juice(only natural though without sugar added) havarti cheese honey jalapenos kiwis
- lamb lettuce limes MEATS mushrooms olive oil onions orange juice peanut butter(no addes sugar) peanut oil PORK SALT Swiss cheese cheddar cheese
- Vodka (in moderation), Dry Wine (also in moderation) Certain Whiskey’s like Bourbon (again in Moderation)
Those were just a few of the things YOU CAN EAT on the diet, there are hundreds of other foods that are fine with the SCD diet too.
If you are dealing with severe symptoms like constant bleeding, and major urgency to run to the bathroom, joint pains, and low energy levels etc…, blood counts results that are not too good, this diet will be pretty easy to get started with.
Your Options for Getting Started on the SCD Diet
1)
I use this comprehensive introduction, overview, and most importantly it’s a great getting started guide available from another site (people have better results starting SCD with this, but it is a little more expensive)
SCD Introductory Getting Started Guide-Click Here.
This guide also walks you through starting the SCD diet if you are in a flare. You Can Get it here and get started today. (This one has a 365 day money back guarantee return policy.)
2)
Also, read the book (about $15.00) written by the scientist who invented the SCD Diet from Amazon, recipes are included in the book
Breaking the Vicious Cycle Colitis Diet Book From Amazon Click Here!
To put things in perspective, up until trying a totally new diet, I had been very sick with my UC for several years consistently without any relief(and I know I’m not the only one with this exact or at least similar story). I was in effect going through a very long “flare up” that would not go away. Several of the specialists I had met with had suggested I seriously consider surgery. One even gave me a referral to speak with a colorectal surgeon to have my colon removed.
So, after a meeting with a family friend who has Ulcerative Colitis, I learned that she was able to control the disease by changing her diet. She had used every medication that I had tried and additionally had tried 6MP which I was scared to try even though my doc recommended it.
She was given the book above: Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet
The rest is pretty much history.
That’s pretty much it. It is that simple! But, its not easy to just flop from your old diet to this one. This is one reason I would recommend anyone starting the diet to buy the comprehensive guide above if you can afford the extra cost, it’s well worth it in my opinion. It talks about how to make the migration to SCD to heal your colon and get back to a normal life.
If you haven’t learned about the diet yet, you are doing the same thing I did for too long, I decided to crap my pants all day for way too long, but it doesn’t have to be that way for you.
To give you an example of what I have in the morning several times a week, here you go:
I make a smoothie in a blender:
1 banana
frozen strawberries
frozen blueberries
peanut butter, (the one that has no sugar added)
some orange juice
(I only drink OJ that is “not from concentrate”)
That is my breakfast,and has been my morning
breakfast 5 out of 7 days a week
since August 11, 2009.
Some other Drinks that are OK:
This is what I drink:
decaf coffee (with honey instead of sugar)
Orange Juice (always not from concentrate)
Diet Coke ( usually about one per month if that)
Apple Juice (fresh pressed) Also, Carrot juice I love
***Also, we got a juicer machine about a year ago as a present which we use quite often. I like making fresh carrot juice, apple, orange, pineapple (all kinds of fruit juices). And so far, have not had any problems at all with symptoms.
You can call me a SCD success story if you want, but really its just been about knowing what to eat and what to stay away from that has led me to a pretty darn good quality of life and kept me away from having surgery. I pretty much owe it all to Kristine who is the girl who told me about SCD back in August of 2009. It’s taken a little of adjusting, but its no big deal now, and when I realize how much i’ve saved in not buying medications and doctor visit fees, its been the best investment of my time so far in my life. So obviously, I can’t say enough about it.
Best of luck to you if you start SCD today, I hope you’ll share your story on the site!
Here’s the ways to get started again:
1)
The comprehensive introduction, overview, and getting started guide available from this site (people have better results starting SCD with this, but it is more expensive)
Specific Carbohydrate Diet Introductory Getting Started Guide.
This guide also walks you through starting the SCD diet if you are in a flare. You Can Get it here and get started today. (This one has a 365 day money back guarantee return policy.)
2)
Read the book (about $15.00) written by the scientist who invented the SCD Diet from Amazon, recipes are included in the book
Breaking the Vicious Cycle Colitis Diet Book From Amazon Click Here!
