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    June 2014 study of SCD

    This is a small study published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24897165 My husband is a lot better with medical journals than I am, especially where statistics are involved. Here's his interpretation: Nine patients did the diet...
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    More validation of Specific Carbohydrate Diet

    This is an article from the University of Massachusetts Medical School: http://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2014/04/UMMS-first-to-develop-evidence-based-diet-for-inflammatory-bowel-disease/ This is, for all intents and purposes, a test of the SCD. The diet used is a variation on SCD. (I...
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    Is there any kind of chewing gum anywhere that is SCD Legal?

    My daughter has braces and every time they get tightened the orthodontist recommends chewing gum for a few days to help with the discomfort. I think it actually reduces the swelling of the gums. Obviously sugar-sweetened gum is not allowed, and the sugar-free ones sweetened with xylitol...
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    Bacon is back!

    When we told our daughter that on SCD she was only allowed one strip of bacon a week (fried crisp), she started making humorous analogies to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" where Charlie had to make a chocolate bar last for weeks by enjoying it one tiny nibble at a time. The exciting news...
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    Can SCD possibly work this instantly?

    My 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's in December (via endoscopy, MRI, biopsies, and bloodwork). She is taking Pentasa and we are tapering down the Prednisone, currently at 20 mg daily. Also taking a couple of herbal TNF-alpha inhibitors -- cat's claw and wormwood. And some...
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    Anxious mother in Virginia

    Hello -- My 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's last month. Our story is different from many of yours, because the Crohn's was identified very quickly. She had fevers and stomach aches and a little bit of diarrhea; I pushed the doctor into ordering some blood tests, which showed...
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