- Location
- Montréal, Canada
Hi everyone,
Its been over 3 years I diet seriously, but according to other principles than the SCD. I want to try the SCD now. In february, I did a 3 weeks course of elemental diet to fight IBD Arthritis, but inside there was starch (which is in most EEN) fallowed by a complete fast of 7 days (colon had not completly emptied and was prolly still filled with starch from EEN). Results were not enthousiastic. I think in my journey to fight this residual IBD arthritis, the only thing I have not tried is SCD, free of starch, and grains and legumes. Even the VSL-3 probiotic I am taking contains starch, so i will stop it.
I have come to this point for a second important reason as well. Since over 4 months, I have chronic mild hemmorhoid that wont leave even though I tried the strongest enema prescribed by my GI. Its a chance its only hemm, because at first my GP was sure I had an abscess which scared the hell out of me for a while. I took antibiotics waiting for my GI to come back from vacation :-( . after, MRI and rectoscopy, only small hemm were seen. Something I have never experienced before :shifty:
I am starting to think that because of my mostly vegan diet and the fact that I emphasized a lot on raw veggies and fiber since a few months, my bowel movements have become a bit too much, like 3 or 4 times a day, sometimes almost D and recently even some cramps. I realize this doesnt help for the Hemm and could be related or causing it. Im taking note in a journal of all my symptoms because of course I am aware a CD relapse is not impossible.
In order to reduce my BMs, help for my hemmorhoid I thought of trying the SCD diet and thought it could help as well for my residual arthritis, we'll see.
I have started since yesterday only eating boiled Macquarel fish and raw soaked cashew nuts all very low in fiber to reduce my BMs. along with Highly mineralized water (Gerolsteiner) which is very alkaline to try to maintain a good PH balance during this first phase with only proteins. For the reduction of BMs its already mission accomplished! Only one today, pretty firm and different, very late at night as opposed to almost emergency waking up before :ybiggrin: I intend to eat that for a few days and then introduce some fruit and vegetable extracted juices.
My main question is regarding the YOGHURT. I dont want to consume any dairies, its out of question for me. But I want badly to take probiotics. Is there a way to prepare that probiotic Yoghurt without milk? With nuts, nut milk (I have a Vitamix to make my own milk) or something? what do people with milk allergy do? I can buy the machine, what else do I need to buy? lactic starters? how can i do this yoghurt? If i could have this yoghurt instead of the VSL-3 or Bio-k I'll be extremly happy to prepare it myself.:ybiggrin:
thanks for the reply and for reading this long post!!!
Its been over 3 years I diet seriously, but according to other principles than the SCD. I want to try the SCD now. In february, I did a 3 weeks course of elemental diet to fight IBD Arthritis, but inside there was starch (which is in most EEN) fallowed by a complete fast of 7 days (colon had not completly emptied and was prolly still filled with starch from EEN). Results were not enthousiastic. I think in my journey to fight this residual IBD arthritis, the only thing I have not tried is SCD, free of starch, and grains and legumes. Even the VSL-3 probiotic I am taking contains starch, so i will stop it.
I have come to this point for a second important reason as well. Since over 4 months, I have chronic mild hemmorhoid that wont leave even though I tried the strongest enema prescribed by my GI. Its a chance its only hemm, because at first my GP was sure I had an abscess which scared the hell out of me for a while. I took antibiotics waiting for my GI to come back from vacation :-( . after, MRI and rectoscopy, only small hemm were seen. Something I have never experienced before :shifty:
I am starting to think that because of my mostly vegan diet and the fact that I emphasized a lot on raw veggies and fiber since a few months, my bowel movements have become a bit too much, like 3 or 4 times a day, sometimes almost D and recently even some cramps. I realize this doesnt help for the Hemm and could be related or causing it. Im taking note in a journal of all my symptoms because of course I am aware a CD relapse is not impossible.
In order to reduce my BMs, help for my hemmorhoid I thought of trying the SCD diet and thought it could help as well for my residual arthritis, we'll see.
I have started since yesterday only eating boiled Macquarel fish and raw soaked cashew nuts all very low in fiber to reduce my BMs. along with Highly mineralized water (Gerolsteiner) which is very alkaline to try to maintain a good PH balance during this first phase with only proteins. For the reduction of BMs its already mission accomplished! Only one today, pretty firm and different, very late at night as opposed to almost emergency waking up before :ybiggrin: I intend to eat that for a few days and then introduce some fruit and vegetable extracted juices.
My main question is regarding the YOGHURT. I dont want to consume any dairies, its out of question for me. But I want badly to take probiotics. Is there a way to prepare that probiotic Yoghurt without milk? With nuts, nut milk (I have a Vitamix to make my own milk) or something? what do people with milk allergy do? I can buy the machine, what else do I need to buy? lactic starters? how can i do this yoghurt? If i could have this yoghurt instead of the VSL-3 or Bio-k I'll be extremly happy to prepare it myself.:ybiggrin:
thanks for the reply and for reading this long post!!!