Hi Dena, thanks for asking.

You can sub in a fresh juice (lemon or lime work well) or skip the gelatin and juice entirely.

As for the reasons why you would want to eat the gelatin and grape juice (basically SCD legal jello) is to reward yourself with a little treat and to help stave off sugar cravings. In many cases, people get attached to the idea that they need to avoid sugar at all costs, but this isn’t true. It is too hard to describe in a short amount of time. As for the gelatin, it provides gut healing properties like the bone broth in the chicken soup and amino acids such as glycine and others.

However, if you’re not comfortable with using the grape juice or the products you can find, please skip it. About 50% of people react to the grape juice anyway so it may be best to just do without as it’s not critical for healing. This reaction could occur because of the sugar content or that grape juice is high in sulfites, which is a preservative to keep it fresh. You could simply eat the gelatin plain.

I hope this helps!

Hi Kate. We recommend doing the intro diet without dairy (from the yogurt) and without eggs if you think you may be sensitive. Yogurt can be introduced around the fourth week. After you have introduced yogurt, you can try introducing eggs and assess for a reaction from your son. I hope this information helps!

Hi Andy, thanks for your questions.

There are multiple reasons why one could end up with gut dysbiosis including, but not limited to, the Standard American Diet, overuse of antibiotics, medications, NSAIDS, brain trauma, stress, exposure to pesticides, contaminated drinking/bathing water, gut infections (bacteria, fungi, parasites, etc.) and the list goes on and on.

Research is showing more and more that merely supplementing or trying to replace the good bugs isn’t nearly as effective as going a step further and feeding our existing flora with food and nutrients they like such as prebiotics and fermentable fibers.

Does anyone know WHY we get bacterial overgrowth in the first place, where other people don’t? It doesn’t make sense that we can starve off the bacteria by eliminating anything with flavour and then all the symptoms resume once we recommence. Surely, like a pest infestation, once it’s gone, it’s gone? This is something that’s troubled me for a while. I would have thought that transplanting the bad bacteria with good should act as a near permanent solution (such as replacing with kefir?)

Thanks for any assistance!

Hi Kyle,

Severe brainfog is typically top of the list… post nasal drip is another. Some can react with violent diarrhea.

It all depends, but hope this helps some =)

Kyle

Try more fat sources and meat https://healthygut.com/5-easy-ways-to-add-calories-to-the-scd-diet/

All animal milk that isn’t fermented is illegal on SCD. But ferment it and you’ll be just fine.

@ blackbass – carrageenan is not SCD legal and it causes leaky gut and other digestion problems, so don’t eat that. But butter that is just butter is fine to eat. It does cause some people problems because its only 98% fat. If your trying diary free, then eliminate it along with all diary for at least 7 days before re-introduction.

In good health,

Jordan

I would try to cut back on the almond butter and instead take spoonful’s of coconut oil. Almond butter can be like cocaine for us on the SCD diet and I know that more than once it has bitten me and caused some pretty bad digestive repercussions.

thanks again,
Cheryl

If your struggling with keeping the weight on, there are plenty of ways to get more calories while remaining SCD legal. The easiest way is to really strive to up your fat intake. Some ideas are: eating an avocado a day, cooking with/drinking coconut milk (be cautious of reactions), and adding butter to everything. There are plenty of other ways such as eating more nuts if you tolerate them well.

I’m curious if you have ever tracked your calories using fitday.com or a similar program? Without doing this it is often hard to understand the link between different foods, calories and body weight changes. Good Luck and don’t abandon the SCD diet yet I’m sure we can get it figured out for you!