Our entire household went SCD two months ago. The Crohn's patient is doing much better than he has in years. The rest of us lost weight but stabilized at a very trim place (I'm 57 and I'm back to the weight I was at 17). At the beginning, try a couple of days of just broth. It's hard but isn't being sick harder? That will really give your guts a rest. We do a lot of soups, meats, and veggies, not so much almond baking because it isn't that easy to digest. Also expensive and time-consuming! The cheapest cuts of meat are the best, throw them in the crockpot with a few carrot chunks, onions, bay leaf, thyme and salt. Simmer until the meat falls off the bones. I'm talking about beef neck bones, etc. They're not even at your pricey supermarkets, go to an ethnic supermarket for great prices on beef marrow bones. Carrots and onions are cheap too. If you can afford it, get a Vitamix blender so you can puree soups to a very fine smoothness. Makes it easier to digest.
Results: in two months, the CD patient has gone from a dozen a day BM's to two. And feels much better. I really recommend it. When you think about it, all those grain dishes are "fillers", not vitamin-rich like meats and vegetables. What's the point of eating them except to feel full?
