Success with SCD

[deblukey]

Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum so thought I'd introduce myself.
I was diagnosed with Crohn's 2 years ago at the age of 43, after a huge flare. Before that I thought I had IBS and followed a gluten free, sugar free diet as I felt much better eating that way.
AFter my diagnosis, my GI said there was nothing diet related that I could do and suggested all the usual drugs. I was very reluctant and did some googling and found the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.
I started SCD & didn't start taking the drugs that were prescribed for me. My GP was reluctant and said she would retest my blood in 6 weeks. She was amazed with my near perfect blood work after 6 weeks and in another 6 weeks my tests were perfect. I'm so thankful that that is where they've stayed for the past 2 years. I only have crohn's symptoms when I stray from the diet.
If anyone is interested, I've blogged my journey at an aussie with crohns dot com (where I also post my SCD recipes.)
I've also just started a new website full of SCD recipes from different bloggers around the world. It's at SCDelish dot com
I hope you'll stop by and have a look.
Deb

 

[***Lisa***]

Hi Deb:

My daughter tried the usual drugs (6MP, prednisone, Remicade, etc.) for five years without any lasting relief. For the past year she has been med-free and is having success controlling her symptoms by increasing her Vitamin D & folic acid intake along with following a modified SCD diet (basically restricting her yeast & sugar intake). We are always looking for tasty SCD diet recipes so I'll definately checkout your site. Thanks! So glad to hear you are doing so well without any meds!!