Well, I officially went off the SCD on day 7.  I had absolutely no relief of my diarrhea and decided this was not the right time for me to be undergoing such a strict diet plan.  I was losing weight quickly and had little to no energy.  What energy I did have was spent in the kitchen cooking.  I was also getting off pain pills at the same time and I think it was just too much for my body both mentally and physically.  I absolutely believe in this diet and still may go on it in the near future, but right now getting some weight on and some energy back is more important.  I was feeling VERY depressed after the first week.  Again, if I had had some relief I may have kept going, but unfortunately that wasn't the case.  So I am still battling back in forth with what to eat.  I had decided to take a few days and just eat what ever sounded good.....including carbs!  And yes, I got my Kraft mac & cheese :o).  My plan is to start a food journal tomorrow and meet somewhere in the middle with the diet.  I plan to eat as many natural things as possible and as little processed food as I can.  But, I'm also not going to punish myself if I have a slice of cheese pizza every so often.  For now I think this is the best plan for ME.  I'm still not convinced I don't have C-Diff.  My GI doctor gets back in town tomorrow so I will be contacting him first thing.  Something still is definately not right since surgery and I am so desperate to figure it out!  I won't even be able to go back to work this week.  I had not taken any pain pills for a couple days but last night my lower back pain (which I believe is intestinal) got so bad I had to call the on call doctor to get some.  Extra strength Tylanol and a heating bad just wern't cutting it.  I was so pissed!  I had been looking forward to the 4th of July party for awhile and I ended up spending half the night lying on the couch with a heating pad.  I JUST WANT THINGS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL!!!  I want to be able to make plans and not worry about how I will be feeling.  I want to go on a long walk on a gorgeous day like today.  I want to go back to work!  We'll see.  Everything is just so unpredictable right now.  I also feel VERY overwhelmed with all the information I've been finding and recieving on diet and medicines and supplements.  I want to do and take the right things, but I don't necessarly know what that is.