the specific carbohydrate diet is something that changes how you eat food, by changing what you decide to eat.
I figured if it worked for Crohn’s it would probably work for UC. So I purchased a bottle and when my next flare up came along I took 2x 500mg capsules twice a day. Within 24 hours I was feeling better and 4 days later I was significantly better. My CRP, a blood test measure of inflammation, dropped from around 115 to 15 in a week and was normal (< 3.0) another week later.
Brian’s story about how he has gone from sick with UC to feeling healed. He explains very concisely what he is doing differently now to treat his UC.
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis about a year and a half ago I lost 30lbs after being initially misdiagnosed with a viral/bacterial stomach infection. Eventually went to the ER where I got my diagnosis via sigmoidoscopy. I was given prednisone (responded well) and then given Lialda…I was flare free for a year but constantly forced to carefully consider what I ate, dealing with fatigue,… Read More »FMT Miracle, Getting C-Diff and How it Helped My Ulcerative Colitis
I strongly suggest that you ALL give this a try. BE STRICT with it for at least a month and see if you feel any changes. I will eat this way the rest of my life if it means I will feel human again. If you have any questions for me please comment below. This only scratched the surface of my journey of course.
Cathy’s hope in writing this is to ease the suffering of those who join me in struggling to be free of Ulcerative Colitis or a related IBD condition. After a long and at times painful journey I am now free from that diagnosis. I have found ways to finally heal my colon.