I hope you feel better soon. It looks like you are doing everything you can. I am thinking digestive health will come to you but it may take a little more time than you expected.
Try to take naps when your nights are short. I know it is easy to say but it might help you get above the discouragement feeling.

Cati

Much love and respect,
Kristen

Hi Beverley, typically that’s a reaction to either dairy or eggs.

Read more here: https://healthygut.com/what-to-do-when-the-scd-diet-isnt-working/

J

YES!

J

Thank you Pam, you’re so amazing! Just get through today… and I know you will overcoming this thing.

Digestive enzymes are key, as well as reading about low stomach acid here:

https://healthygut.com/hypochlorhydria-3-common-signs-of-low-stomach-acid/

I believe in you!

Jordan

Thank you so much for your continuing sterling work – the emotional support every bit as much as the practical advice. It’s so good to know you’re out there!

I wanted to ask you whether you could elaborate on a side issue that I believe you have mentioned before – drainage problems. Call it excess phlegm, throat clearing, itchy throat, sinus problems, post-nasal drip – for me, it amounts to coughing in the morning to expel excess mucous that was never an issue before I had a big flare-up of UC two years ago. The two things, the stomach and the phlegm problems, have become nasty twins. This horrid accompaniment to my stomach problems has meant that I might get a coughing fit at any time of day (but especially when lying down in pilates or yoga, which makes it worse when it’s supposed to be a quiet time). It means that one’s throat often feels sticky, and in the evenings can get quite dry. Having had the condition checked out and a chest x-ray showing nothing, the doctors have sent me away with a variety of ‘remedies’ from an inhaler to antihistamine. But is this all one can do? As one gradually gets better from UC, Crohns, etc, do drainage problems improve, or is there steps one can take to help this condition in the meantime?
Very best wishes,
Beverley

I know my story is not unique, and normally I am such a private person and would never reach out like this, but I am desperate.

I started the intro diet August 12th and had IMMEDIATE relief. I knew I had found my answer. I got SCD Lifestyle – Surviving to Thriving as well as the meal plan guides and have followed them religiously. But after 6 weeks have only found three veggies that I can eat (carrots, butternut squash, and green beans.) I have not been able to eat fruit for years because of the sugar. I did ok with the pears but couldn’t tolerate even apples so i gave up on the fruit. I was not able to tolerate yellow squash or zucchini from phase 1 – and feel like if I can’t tolerate those – how can I go on to further phases? I am afraid to try new foods because each time I do I have a negative reaction and it takes 3-4 days to feel better again.

I just started taking enzymes two days ago. They seemed to help – I had no pain from eating, but felt like crap all day yesterday and here I am awake again, with “something” going on in my gut but cannot yet tell what that is going to be…

I needed that video – I am not a quitter – but am very discouraged. I am awaiting my copy of Breaking the Vicious Cycle to arrive and am reading everything from your web site – trying to understand and figure out how to make this work for me…

Thanks for listening to my rant…