Hello all,
So I just had a seton placement procedure today and am currently 18 days into the SCD diet. I did the intro diet for 5 days and noticed my bowel movements actually became less solid. I was only eating burgers, chicken soup, and the homemade jello. Somewhere around day 4 I read that it was possible the grape juice in the jello was contributing to the D so I eliminated it. Since then my diet has consisted of chicken soup, burgers, steak (twice), pork chops, and puréed carrots...lots of puréed carrots.
My bowel movements became less watery after eliminating the jello, but I still haven't had that perfect log that I read some people start having just days into the diet (I realize these are probably exceptions to the rule, but I'm still jealous). Most days I probably have 5s or 6s on the Bristol stool chart. There were two instances that could probably be classified as a 4.5, but I'm hesitant to add more foods to my diet until I get those regularly. My last BM this morning was one of those instances so fingers crossed it turns into a trend as I would love to start trying eggs and homemade applesauce soon. There are some very ripe bananas in my kitchen so I may start experimenting with those regardless.
Also to note, despite having crohns, I've been lucky to not be one of those people that uses the bathroom 10+ times a day. I probably average 3 trips a day, once when I wake up, once in the afternoon, and again sometime in the evening. But the past week I've been going about once a day. One day I didn't go at all. I'm not sure if that's a sign of improvement or I've shifted more to the constipation side of this disease. On the bright side, stomach pain has reduced dramatically the past week and I haven't dry heaved in a few weeks (I used to have dry heaves daily after some meals).
So I ask you, how long did it take your D to improve after starting SCD? And should I start slowly introducing new foods eve though I'm not getting consistent 4s and 5s on the Bristol stool chart?
So I just had a seton placement procedure today and am currently 18 days into the SCD diet. I did the intro diet for 5 days and noticed my bowel movements actually became less solid. I was only eating burgers, chicken soup, and the homemade jello. Somewhere around day 4 I read that it was possible the grape juice in the jello was contributing to the D so I eliminated it. Since then my diet has consisted of chicken soup, burgers, steak (twice), pork chops, and puréed carrots...lots of puréed carrots.
My bowel movements became less watery after eliminating the jello, but I still haven't had that perfect log that I read some people start having just days into the diet (I realize these are probably exceptions to the rule, but I'm still jealous). Most days I probably have 5s or 6s on the Bristol stool chart. There were two instances that could probably be classified as a 4.5, but I'm hesitant to add more foods to my diet until I get those regularly. My last BM this morning was one of those instances so fingers crossed it turns into a trend as I would love to start trying eggs and homemade applesauce soon. There are some very ripe bananas in my kitchen so I may start experimenting with those regardless.
Also to note, despite having crohns, I've been lucky to not be one of those people that uses the bathroom 10+ times a day. I probably average 3 trips a day, once when I wake up, once in the afternoon, and again sometime in the evening. But the past week I've been going about once a day. One day I didn't go at all. I'm not sure if that's a sign of improvement or I've shifted more to the constipation side of this disease. On the bright side, stomach pain has reduced dramatically the past week and I haven't dry heaved in a few weeks (I used to have dry heaves daily after some meals).
So I ask you, how long did it take your D to improve after starting SCD? And should I start slowly introducing new foods eve though I'm not getting consistent 4s and 5s on the Bristol stool chart?
