I trust you have the book, so you know it takes a while - maybe two weeks for the diarrhea to subside and up to four weeks to see if the diet will work for you. I suggest you eat more. Snack on allowed foods. Those first two weeks were very difficult for me, so hang in there.

I read you just had surgery not too long ago. SCD might be extra difficult for you.

Yes , that's true. Thank you for your reply. I'm also a little unsure about how much yoghurt I'm supposed to be eating each day? I added some peaches (that I pretty much liquified) and honey to some to make smoothies but wondering if that's too much right now. When EVERYTHING goes through you it's so hard to decide what not to eat. I've been doing alot of bananas, chicken soup, beef patties and watered down grape juice. Also been eating some eggs and wasn't sure if they were too much? I plan to re-read the book :o).

Also, would love to know where you buy almond flour. I was wondering whether to buy it at a local store or try to order it over the internet? I could go on and on with the questions ;o). I'm so glad to have came across this website!

I hope the yogurt you're eating is homemade. Store bought is not allowed because it has tons of lactose. It could make the big D worse! Bananas have to be extra ripe, not too many, until diarrhea subsides. I could only handle hard boiled eggs. You should be able to find almond flour in the health food section of your grocery store. Red Mills is a common brand. Only use almond flour made without the skins. I could go on and on, but it would be easier if you reread the book ;-)

I was UC free for over seven years, no drugs, using SCD alone. Unfortunately it stopped working, but I found other stuff that does and I am in remission now.

Good Luck. I hope it works for you.

I have UC and was on the SCD diet a couple of years ago and it really helped, but when I tried to get back on it this last time that I had a flare it wasn't so helpful. I am currently on the' IBS Low-Starch Diet' and it is working great for me, but it is true that it takes a while depending on the severity of your disease for either of these diets to work. I cannot drink grape juice, even watered down, because it is still sugar and sugar and starch(which is converted into sugar in your body) give me constant diarrhea. The Low-Starch diet eliminates all fruit juice and that really helped. I eat very little honey and , for some reason can only use saccharin. I have that in common with the SCD diet recommendations. You may want to look up the 'Low-Starch IBS Diet by Carol Sinclaire.' I just had my latest colonoscopy last Monday and for the first time in several years I was ulcer-free in my bowels. I still had some inflammation, but I have only been on the diet now for a few weeks but to be ulcer-free is a miracle for me. I have, however, had a devil of a time getting over the effects of the Demerol. For some reason this time it made me very ill, and I have been completely washed out since last Monday. The diet eliminates starch in three or four phases. I had to give up the first two phases of foods. I can still have peas and parsnips and they have not been causing me any problem, but if the inflammation does not go away I will eliminate them also. Well, good luck and I hope you fell better and if the SCD Diet works for you hang in there, remember Crohn's is a dickens and it will take a couple of months for it to get the word that it is not welcome . I am going to post the list of foods to be eliminated in the next few days and the stages in which you eliminate them if anyone wants to give it a go. Avoiding steroids is my goal and I will try anything within reason. Be well. L.L.L.

lindalee23 ~ Thank you so much for your reply. I am now only 4 days into the diet...wow, feels like forever :o)! Like I said in my previous post, I am having NO relief from diarrhea. I'm convinced I have c-diff even though I tested negative for it. I've had it in the past and being since I just had surgery, was in the hospitol, and on antibiotics it only makes sense. The doctors going to test me again so we'll see. They were able to remove all of the diseased part this last surgery. I just can't imagine that it's normal to be still have THIS MUCH! I'm so glad to hear that you're ulcer-free. I had never heard of the low-starch diet. I'm anxious to do some research on it. Hope things continue to go well and everything goes back to normal after the Demeral reaction :o(. I had a HORRIBLE reaction to Remicade that put me in the hospitol for a full week...no fun!

I would recommend a vegetable / fruit juice diet for a little bit. you will get all the nutrients you would ever need. the SCD diet works for some, fr a little but remission rate doesn't seem to be noted in a very positive manner from all that Ive read.

may may people have evidently achieved remission with raw food / fruit diet. I am one of them no inflammation no ulcers. Look it up and researchh it yourself. I know chronies and UC patients apart from myself who have reached remission with the diet I am speakin gof.

The SCD has about a 75% remission rate.

I'm a huge fan of juicing (I'm on my second Jack LaLanne juicer!) but I have to quit when in a flair-up. Too much fruit and raw veggies makes my diarrhea a lot worse. I think if I went on a fruit diet during a flair I'd end up in the hospital! The basic premise of SCD is to avoid foods that stay in the gut too long and/or feed the overgrowth of bacteria in the gut. So in the first couple of the diet complex carbs and complex sugars are verboten. Most fruits a restricted. Even though most fruits are mainly simple sugars, which are allowed, tha amount of sugar adds to the growth of bacteria and fermentation - think wine making. Granted, the first period of the diet isn't the most nutritious, but food gets better once the diarrhea subsides.

Ya I knew I was cheating with the liguified peach in my homeade yogurt! No more of that. I've had canned tuna the last few days, is that allowed? I didn't know if the "recommended begining diet" was ALL you could eat. That would just be broiled beef patties and fish, right? I have begun to re-read the book, unfortunately I'm a slow reader :o). I was planning on going back to work this week but have decided not to. I don't have near enough energy...plus leaving clients every few minutes to use the bathroom probably not appropriate! Also was still curious HOW MUCH homeade yogurt to eat each day in the begining. Thank you all for your replies!

I guess my baked apples with honey and cinnamon are a big no no right now? :o( I NEED MORE VARIETY!!!

Yeah, mainly broiled beef patties, fish, chicken and eggs if you can handle them. I think albacore packed in oil is allowed, I don't remember. Those first five days are critical. No cheating or you'll have to start all over.
From the book -
"...Such infringements will seriously delay recovery and it is wise to follow it with fanatical adherence."
Those first five days are brutal and boring - no way around it if you want to follow the diet. However, you can eat as much as you like. As soon as the diarrhea is gone, and never before, you can start adding other foods from the approved list like cooked fruit, banana, and additional veggies.

I'm looking at the starting diet now and it only mentions using yogurt to moisten dry cottage cheese. If you don't have time to reread the book, jump to chapter 8 - Introducing The Diet. That should get you on the right track. As soon as the diarrhea is under control, it's pretty much just healthy eating with some specific restrictions for IBD sufferers.

Hang in there and Good Luck!

Okay, round two! I totally have been over doing the eggs and bananas! Oopsy Daisy :o)

I've had Crohn's for the past 23 years. I started the SCD about 3.5 weeks ago and also can't get rid of the D.

After about a week of the homemade yogurt, soup, and chicken, I felt great as far as having more energy than normal though I did have some D but it was getting better. Then I had some stawberries, black beans, turkey and vodka, which I probably should have stayed away from. That set me back and I've had bad D ever since and can't get rid of it - even after going back to the strict diet for several days. I've been continuing to eat turkey - is there any reason that would be worse than chicken? Any other advice? How long does it take most people to get rid of the D?

Thanks

I usually takes me two to three weeks to for the D to subside.
Is your turkey processed in any way, like added juices or anything?
There might be sugar in it.

Beans are deal breaker. ;-)