SCD-list October 1997


SCD-list Sun, 12 Oct 1997 Volume 1 : Number 67

In this issue:

Book availability
Re: additional allowable food
Re: SCD-list V1 #66
thanks for recipes
Re: Chocolate and the SCD diet
Re: potential SCD recipes (?)
Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Re: Duplicate Mail, Thanks Rachel
Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Food Recalls
Hi everyone
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Hi everyone
plantains
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Bleeding
Milk Allergy?
RE: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Reaching Elaine
Beginning on the Diet
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Reaching Elaine

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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 18:30:16 -0400
From: John Chalmers <johnc@serv2.fwi.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Book availability
Message-ID: <343FFDF8.2625@mail.fwi.com>

All

I have seen some messages lately regarding the book. The book is available through the
web site

http://www.fwi.com/cmg/

We try to ship the book within 24 hours.

One writer wrote that shipping and handling was $6.50 from another source. I charge
$3.50. The shipping and handling charge covers the postage, padded envelope, mailing
label, and the trip to the post office.

The web site is pretty much a break even proposition so I can assure you that the
postage and handling is not generating big profits. In fact, all proceeds go back into
helping to get the word out about the SCD.

John

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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 19:47:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: additional allowable food
Message-ID: <971011194734_1376154030@emout16.mail.aol.com>

In a message dated 97-10-11 14:22:09 EDT, you write:

<< Does the SCD diet allow plantains? They're from the banana family, I just
haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. Also, how about almond milk (without
forbidden sweetner or homemade kind using honey). And date sugar for
cooking/baking? >>

from page 58 "Coconut milk and almond milk may be tried after six months"

I don't see any reference to plantains or date sugar. On page 48 the book
says "It is recommended that nothing be eaten other than those foods listed
in chapter 9", so I can't claim that Elaine wouldn't have a problem with it,
but I figured I'd look into it further. Below is some info on plantains I
got from an encyclopedia. In my opinion they wouldn't be a good idea on SCD
because the fruit is starchier than a banana. Bananas have to be fully ripe
to eat them on SCD because in the earlier, less ripe stages they have a lot
of starch. Once they are fully ripe, the starch has converted to sugar and
we can digest them. It would appear that plantains do not go through this
same metamorphosis.

"Plantain is the common name both for a type of banana and a family of
annual herbs. The name is most widely applied to a subspecies of the
banana, Musa paradisiaca, whose large fruit is starchier than ordinary
bananas and must be cooked before it is eaten. Plantains, eaten boiled
or fried, or dried and ground into meal or flour, are a staple food in
tropical countries where bananas may also be grown."

I have no great insights on date sugar.

E

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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 20:19:59 -0400 (EDT)
From: PI5DA@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: SCD-list V1 #66
Message-ID: <971011201958_2033384497@emout13.mail.aol.com>

Mike-

Please tell your friend Kerri with CD that she definately has my support. I
am new to this listing (only a couple of weeks- that is when I was formally
diagnosed with CD and started the SCD diet)

I don't know what I would have done without the internet. That's how I found
out about the SCD book and diet, and this wonderful support group. I feel
like I am not alone and others care and support one another.

Perhaps if you have a printer you can print out some of the notes writers
post in the list for her. And tell her I, and others I am sure, are wishing
her well, and will be thinking of her.

Simone
St. Petersburg, FL

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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 17:42:55 PDT
From: "List Serv" <lserv@hotmail.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: thanks for recipes
Message-ID: <19971012004255.28991.qmail@hotmail.com>

Those Fit for Life recipes look great -- especially the pie crust

YES -- I'd love more. THANKS
Mary

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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Chocolate and the SCD diet
Message-ID: <v01550104b0657c3c262d@[206.40.74.33]>

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Hi Susan,

So chocolate is your biggest downfall? I looooooove chocolate but I
haven't had any since starting the diet 4 mos. ago! And my pain is
lessening all the time; my morale is going up, up, up and I have less,
less, less craving for chocolate.

This diet in order to work, requires 100% commitment. It took me 2 weeks
to get myself to that place inside myself where I could commit to giving up
all grains, starches and sweets, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, soy
products, but I've done it and am feeling better than I have in years.
It's worth it...by a hell of a lot. See for yourself, and ....keep reading
the emails and participating...that's what we're here for, to support each
other.

Good luck choco lady, Prateeksha


>Hi; my name is Susan Taylor and am new to this list. I wanted to
>introduce myself. I was diagnosed with Crohns and colitis in December
>of 1996. I have been reading letters from the Web site since about
>January 1997. I have tried to stay on the diet with some success.but
>I have to admit that chocolate is my biggest downfall. Just yesterday
>I
>had this bad abd cramping that lasted for over 5 hours and I wanted to
>curl up and die. In my panic I called my doctor who has increased my
>prednisone to 40mg/day and put me on 6-MP and flagyl. What do you
>think. I am wondering why so much prednisone. Well I guess this is
>more than enough information for my hello message.
>
>
>
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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: potential SCD recipes (?)
Message-ID: <v01550105b0657e84af44@[206.40.74.33]>

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Hello Simone,

Thanks for the recipes. I would love to get a copy of the others as well
if you're up for it...you could just send them to me direct.

Thanks a bunch, Prateeksha


Hello everyone,
>
>I was looking through all my cookbooks in attempt to find some other recipes
>for a variation in cooking/baking. I found some in the FIT FOR LIFE
>cookbook, and would like to share them with you. I would like some feedback
>if they are forbidden in the diet. I think they would be delicious, although
>I haven't yet personally made them yet.
>
>FRUINOLA
>
>2 large apples, peeled and coreed 1/4C coarsly ground almonds
>1 Tbs currants 2 tsp sweetner (
>the book says maple syrup. Maybe honey instead?)
>1/4 C shredded coconut (opt) 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
>1/4 C diced dried figs 1/4 c fresh apple
>juice (or cider according to SCD)
>
>1. Place the apples and currants in food processor and coarsely grind.
>2. Mix the apple mixture with the rest of the ingredients. Mix well.
> (serves 2)
>
>CHEWY BREAKFAST PUDDING
>
>2 large dates
>1 apple, peeled, and cut into quarters
>1 large frozen banana
>3 large dates, diced into chewy bits
>
>1. Place the first 4 ingredients in blender and puree into thick pudding.
>2. Pour mixture into bowl and stir in dates. Eat with spoon. (serves 2 -3)
>
>
>STANDARD FRUIT PIE CRUST
>
>1/3 C sunflower seeds 1/3 C dried, unsweetend shredded
>coconut
>1/2 C sesame seeds 1/2 to 1 C raisins (enough to make
>to mixture gooey)
>1/3 C almonds or pecans 1 C soft pitted dates
>
>1. Grind the seeds, nuts, and coconut to a fine meal in a food processor.
> Add fruit and process, adding additional raisins, as necessary until the
>mixture forms into a ball.
>2. Press mixture into a 9-in. pie plate. The crust will be nearly 1/4-in.
>thick. Refrigerate a couple of hours before using.
>
>Note: You can substitute any combination of seeds and nuts to equal
>quantities in recipe
> If mixture does not ball up, add a few Tbs. apple juice, of water.
>Variation: For a delicious high-energy treat, roll this mixture into
>walnut-size balls or logs, roll in coconut, and freeze.
>
>
>PEACHES AND CREAM PIE
>
>1 standard fruit pie crust (above) 1/2 C water
>5-6 large peaches, peeled 1 tsp. vanilla
>extract
>3 Tbs fresh orange juice 1/3 C
>sunflower oil
>1/2 C raw cashew pieces
>3 Tbs sweetner (book asks for maple syrup)
>
>1. Prepare the crust and set in refrigerator or freezer.
>2. Sclice peaces in half moons. In a mixing bowl, combine the peaches with
>the OJ and set aside.
>3. Place cashews in blender with sweetner, water, and vanilla. blend until
>creamy and smooth. While tha blender is on LOW, add oil in a thin stream
>through the opening lid until the mixture thickens but is slightly runny.
>4. Coat bottom of crust with a thin layer of the cashew mixture. Add layer
>of peach slices in flower petal fashion, spread the cashew mix again and
>continue so until you end with a top layer of peaches.
>5. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. (...if you can wait that
>long) (serves 8)
>
>
>******I have more recipes. If anyone is interested, I could post some more.
> They contain nothing that is forbidden on the diet.
>They are:
>
>PEANUT BUTTER-BANANA PIE
>POWER BARS (uses dried bananas)
>FRUIT CHEWIES (uses dried bananas)
>FALL FRUIT BREAKFAST PUDDING (uses home made Almond Milk [water & almonds])
>COCOBANANA CEREAL (no cerals, only almond milk)
>APPLENUT CEREAL (again, no cereals, only almond milk)
>FRUIT AND JUICE BASED SAUCES FOR FRUIT SALADS (eg., Creamy peach sauce,
>apple-date sauce, pina-banana sauce, applecado sauce...)
>SMOOTHIES (eg. strawberry, Dutch apple, strawberry-papaya delight,
>banana-peach, mango paradise, watermellon-rasberry, apple-melon,
>tutti-frutti, papabanana, appleberry)
>BANANA 'MILK'
>EASY ZUCCHINI AND VEGATABLES IN A SKILLET
>ITALIAN-STYLE ZUCCHINI
>SKILLET PEAS AND ROSEMARY
>PETITE PEAS WITH THYME AND GARLIC
>SWISS CHARD AND TOMATOES
>ASPARAGUS BOLOGNESE
>
>
>from Simone :)

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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Message-ID: <v01550103b0657a1ea6ce@[206.40.74.33]>

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Hi, Jane, welcome to the SCD group.

The yogurt at the health food stores has lactose in it so you are probably
lactose intolerant (like me) and can't drink smoothies made outside your
home with anyother kind of yogurt (that has not been fermented for at least
24 hours). Read the book ... fast... and it will educate you about the
diet as well as provide you with recipes, and guidelines.

With regard to your Candida, why don't you call Elaine again...and ask her
about the diet in relation to your Candida? For sure, you probably won't
be able to eat anything with fruit, and perhaps have to give up the
honey...which is going to limit you on the diet considerably...but that
still leaves veggies and meat, poultry and fish!

Good luck and do come with your questions...That's what we're here for.

Prateeksha



>I don't know how to use this listserv as I just signed on a few days ago.
> I've never done anything like this on the computer before but I have been
>reading everything on this SCD site like crazy. I stumbled across it when I
>was on a celiac site and found it immediately interesting because the celiac
>diet was not helping me (I couldn't even handle rice). None of their
>alternative grains worked for me. I called to order the book and actually
>got Elaine on the phone. She was very helpful and I should get my book this
>week. From reading the information off the SCD site I've been following the
>diet as closely as I can figure out. It has already helped! I do have one
>beginning question though - I hate yoghurt! What to do? I have cramps if I
>drink a fruit smoothie with yoghurt from the health food store. I've also
>been told I have candida. I was discouraged when one of your writers
>suggested that someone might have to go off the SCD diet and work on the
>candida problem first, although I heard in the book Elaine says the SCD diet
>works well for those with candida. I think this forum is a good one and I
>hope I can participate. Thank-you for listening! Jane

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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Message-ID: <v01550102b06577cb1b06@[206.40.74.33]>

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Hi Deanna,

I also have UC, but no bleeding; however, when I first started the diet
(6/15) I could not eat nutflour for about two months! However, the
cheesecake made without nut crust, was an everyday staple for me. I also
was a vegetarian (for 25 years) and upon starting the diet found I had to
eat both fish and chicken to maintain my strength. I had to puree veggies
at first and could only eat carrots and squash. Fruit was out, but not
grape juice, cut by half with water. And mint tea...that was about it for
about 2 mos. And I lost 10 pounds! I have gained it all back since I was
able to expand my intake of the foods on the diet.

Just go very slow and don't get caught up in variety of foods...stick to
what doesn't cause pain, for now, just concentrate on that...what doesn't
cause pain...Elaine says the pain is usually the first to go...usually, but
not always.

You've come to the right place for support...this group has been my "saving
grace."

Good luck, Prateeksha


>Hello Everyone. I'm new to this diet, and this web sight. I must say it is
>a relief to have a place to go when I feel really sorry for myself! In other
>words, it's nice to know I'm not alone.
>
>I started the diet 10 days ago, while in the midst of the worse flare up I've
>had yet (UC/one and one-half years). I know my doctor is going to suggest
>another scope when I go back in two weeks, and I was hoping to have positive
>news for her by then so as to avoid this action.
>
>Therefore, my question is when does the bleeding stop? Currently, I'm only
>eating fish and very overcooked vegetables. (I've been a vegetarian for six
>years, but have recently incorporated fish into my diet, and last night I
>even "stooped" to grill a piece of chicken, simply for variety.) I started
>with nut flour, only for two days, but thought it wise to discontinue it
>after reading several posts about the products being hard to digest when you
>first start the SCD.
>
>I may be expecting too much too soon, but would appreciate any input on this
>subject.
>
>Thanks. Deanna

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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Duplicate Mail, Thanks Rachel
Message-ID: <v01550101b06576e3e47a@[206.40.74.33]>

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I also am receiving duplicate mail and am wondering why? 47 emails today!
Help!!!!!!!!

Prateeksha


>Why am I receiving every post twice?
>
>First, it is in chronological order, ascending (oldest to newest); then in
>chronological order, descending (newest to oldest).
>
>Rachel: Thanks for the encouragement about resuming yoga.
>
>Marlena
>Philadelphia, PA

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 06:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: KevandDee@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Message-ID: <971012065426_-25875721@emout12.mail.aol.com>

Dear Rachel and Prateeksha:

Thanks for the advice...guess it's one day at a time!

Deanna

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 09:12:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Food Recalls
Message-ID: <971012091238_-858884679@emout09.mail.aol.com>

Hey guys! Given that we're all diligently reading labels, I thought you
might be interested in something I came across. I hadn't realized that the
FDA actually runs analysis on foods on the market and will force a recall of
the food if it has undeclared ingredients. They recognize that undeclared
ingredients are a health risk to those who could be allergic/sensitive to
them. This is the enforcement side of the FDA. They post the issues they
uncover to their website. The current report is at:

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ENFORCE/ENF00506.html

Below is a sample entry from the report:

PRODUCT Country Sorghum Cane Molasses.
Recall #F-835-7.
CODE Uncoded.
MANUFACTURER Rachel Syrup Farm, Dekalb, Mississippi.
RECALLED BY Kenneth Hawks Produce, Cana, Virginia, by telephone during the
week of
August 24, 1997. Ongoing recall resulted from sample analysis
and
followup by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
DISTRIBUTION North Carolina.
QUANTITY 15 cases were distributed.
REASON The product, falsely labeled as "Country Sorghum Cane Molasses", is
misbranded
as it was found to contain maltose, which is associated with corn
syrup and not
molasses.

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 08:36:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Susan Taylor <susantaylor1@yahoo.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <19971012153645.1027.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com>

Hi. I am new to the list and diet. My name is Susan Taylor and I was
diagnosed with Crohns and colitis in December of 1996. I have never
done Email before so I could use some pointers. Let me know if anyone
gets this message.


simply
susan




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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 12:23:55 -0500
From: Rachel Turet <rachel@longisland.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <l03010d00b066b7f39015@[206.112.46.16]>

Dear Sue,
You're in. Have you tried the Specific Carbohydrate diet?
Rachel

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 12:34:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kebridan@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971012123414_946397486@emout03.mail.aol.com>

Susan - I'm also new to the list and 2 days ago I got brave enough to type a
reply and people did get it - got yours! I don't have your problem, I have
celiac disease, but the diet is all the same so I'm anxious to see if we
stick to it and how it works. Joan if you're reading this I forgot to ask
you if you had candida and how you knew? I read recently some M.D. article
that said if you were diagnosed with candida is was basically a "junk"
diagnosis and just the "in" thing for our generation. I think I also forgot
to say that when I eat the nut muffins I get some bloating, gas, and leaky
gut. I think I'm going to have to stick to the basics for some time. How
about you? Take care, Jane

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 09:40:09 -0700
From: "Rosset" <plrosset@pacificrim.net>
To: <SCD-list@longisland.com>
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <199710121745.KAA27860@cascade.pacificrim.net>

Dear Susan,
Welcome to the group. Your posts are coming in.
About the cheating with eating chocolate, all I can say is try to "keep
your eyes on the prize." That's what works for me.
Keep us posted.
Lucy
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> From: Susan Taylor <susantaylor1@yahoo.com
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> To: SCD-list@longisland.com
> Subject: Hi everyone
> Date: Sunday, October 12, 1997 8:36 AM
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> Hi. I am new to the list and diet. My name is Susan Taylor and I was
> diagnosed with Crohns and colitis in December of 1996. I have never
> done Email before so I could use some pointers. Let me know if anyone
> gets this message.
>
>
> simply
> susan
>
>
>
>
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 11:08:17 -0600
From: aagvani@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us (Steve Hooker)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: plantains
Message-ID: <199710121700.KAA28905@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us>

Simone,
This has come up before, and the answer was yes. At the time, it was in
reference to plantain chips(which,by the way, are every bit as good as
potato chips). If you manage to find them without hydrogenated oil, let me
know. With regard to almond milk, we haven't found any at the health food
store that was allowable so far. Elaine says in the book that almond milk
is ok though, and we sometimes make it for aour son. It is very good for
you and tastes great too, but it is a lot of work. You soak almonds in
water overnight. The next day, you grind them up in the blender and strain
the resulting liquid. As always, sweeten with honey if desired. Date sugar
should be fine as long as it is pure. We eat a lot of dates. They are so
sweet that it's hard to imagine why they would add sugar to them, but
sometimes they do.

Steve


>Does the SCD diet allow plantains? They're from the banana family, I just
>haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. Also, how about almond milk (without
>forbidden sweetner or homemade kind using honey). And date sugar for
>cooking/baking?
>
>Thanks, Simone

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:11:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971012141149_-1764162133@emout03.mail.aol.com>

In a message dated 97-10-12 12:34:32 EDT, you write:

<< Susan - I'm also new to the list and 2 days ago I got brave enough to type
a
reply and people did get it - got yours! I don't have your problem, I have
celiac disease, but the diet is all the same so I'm anxious to see if we
stick to it and how it works. >>

Actually the SCD is more restrictive than is usually necessary for celiac's
disease. The SCD is gluten free but also free of a lot of other stuff! A
basic gluten free diet would offer you more foods to choose from and a whole
range of flour substitutes that we cannot use on SCD. I only mention this in
case you didn't know. You should find relief from the SCD, but if you find
it very limiting or difficult to follow you should look into the gluten free
diets as a move towards a broader diet that still avoids gluten. This would
be better than giving up the diet approach all together if you get frustrated
with the SCD.

There are many resources for celiacs disease. If you aren't aware of what's
out there you might want to send an email to "donwiss @ panix.com". Don has
celiac's disease and is very knowledgeable. He personally offers a lot of
resources to celiacs through a listserver than he pays for himself. He is
generous with information for those who are seeking insight. I'm sure he
wouldn't mind hearing from you.

I hope you find this helpful.

Ellen

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 15:17:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kebridan@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971012151512_-528263749@emout18.mail.aol.com>

Ellen - I was on a celiac diet for over a year without it working. I could
not tolerate ANY of the alternative flours - even rice flour. When you work
with the celiac "people" their receipes frequently use these flours so I was
very limited. I talked with Elaine briefly on the phone and she was not the
least bit surprised I could not handle these flours and said rice flour was
particularly bad. Wasn't the SCD developed with celiac in mind? Even though
there are different diseases for the "intestines" it does seem like this is a
weak area of the body for many people. Wish I could do the celiac diet but
I'm happy to have found this group. I wonder if there are any other celiacs
out there who have this problem? Jane

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 15:54:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971012155411_-627873464@emout11.mail.aol.com>

In a message dated 97-10-12 15:18:14 EDT, you write:

<< I was on a celiac diet for over a year without it working. I could
not tolerate ANY of the alternative flours - even rice flour. When you work
with the celiac "people" their receipes frequently use these flours so I was
very limited. >>

I know what you mean. When I was first on the SCD, I thought that celiac
cookbooks might have recipies I could use on the SCD. No such luck. All the
recipes called for various gluten free flours that are unallowed on SCD. I
felt like they took the easy way out! (I didn't realize that you had already
tried the celiac diet when I read your original post. I thought you were
newly diagnosed for some reason).

Based on a recent posting, I'm thinking about buying the cookbook "fit for
life". It sounds like it offers some interesting options that are legal on
the SCD. My favorite "regular" cookbook that has recipes which are legal on
SCD is the "Silver Palette Cookbook". I've been trying their entree and soup
recipes primarily. They cook with all fresh ingredients so a lot of their
recipes are fine as is. Their cream soup recipes often call for creme
fraishe which is regular cream mixed with sour cream and left on the counter
overnight. In the future I'll probably try to adapt these recipes to use
yogurt made with half and half or homemade lactose-free sour cream. I also
bought a Jewish cookbook. Some of the passover dessert recipes call for
almond flour, and I've been kidding a bachelor friend of mine that he can eat
at my house during passover because most of the items he must avoid during
passover aren't allowed on SCD!

Take care,

Ellen

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 16:17:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Bleeding
Message-ID: <971012161753_1099877457@emout08.mail.aol.com>

I've been on the diet about a month and a half now. It's made a huge
difference in the quality of my life. I hadn't even realized how disabled I
was by the pain and bloating until it went away! (I've never actually made
it to remission since the onset of my crohns 2.5 years ago).

Suddenly, though, I'm getting a bit concerned. I've started bleeding and
that was never one of my symptoms. I don't have diarreah (I never did have a
big problem with that). The bleeding isn't continuous--just every couple of
days--but when it appears there's quite a bit of it. It's bright red with a
few clots. I've had some minor pain with it--it feels different than the
crohns pain I've endured for so long. I'm not bloated and don't feel really
bad. It's just kinda concerning.

Should I be worried? I keep trying to tell myself that bleeding is a normal
part of crohns and lots of people experience it. I don't get the impression
that it indicates some medical crisis but I don't know. Should I rush to see
my doctor? Is there anything in particular as far as the diet that I should
try? I haven't added any new foods lately. When the bleeding started I was
overexerting myself--running up and down the stairs at a friend's house
trying to care for her after surgery (I generally don't do stairs--I live on
one floor at home). But it hasn't cleared up since I moved back home and
stopped racing around.

Thoughts?

Ellen

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:02:43 -0700
From: Pat Sullivan <psullivan@SalesLogix.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Milk Allergy?
Message-ID: <E0C18E118B25D1118AC000805F4B98460A1D5D@LOGIXMAIL>

I have been on SCD for about 14 days and am very pleased with my bodies
response so far. However, in "flare-ups" in the past, I discovered that
I could not tolerate Milk, Yogurt, Cheese etc. I thought with eating
Homemade Yogurt as per the book, and eating allowed cheeses that I would
possibly be able to now eat these. I have tried yogurt mixed with
correct dry curd cheese twice and both times felt very tired and weak
afterwards, and last nite tried about 1.5 oz's of "allowed" Cheddar
Cheese. I got very bloated and nauseous.

Is it likely that I am trying these foods too early? That I will be
able to tolerate them later? Or has anyone found that they simply have
an "allergy" to milk proteins and can't eat these on SCD at all? If so,
this is disappointing as it expands the things I can eat so much.

Thanks for your input!

Pat

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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:02:50 -0700
From: Pat Sullivan <psullivan@SalesLogix.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Message-ID: <E0C18E118B25D1118AC000805F4B98460A1D60@LOGIXMAIL>

Jane,

Over the past 10 years have been diagnosed numerous times as having
Candida. The anti-fungal medicines, especially the natural ones like
capryllic acid and grapefruit seed extract along with drug anti-fungals
like Nizoril and Diflucan seemed to help me albeit very gradually. I
retrospect, however, the recommended Candida Diet was very destructive
to me and I am now convinced, since discovering SCD, dramatically
postponed my getting into remmission which usually would take 4 -7
months and would recur 6-18 months later. I have kept detailed journals
for 10 years and going back and reading them now in light of SCD almost
makes me feel stupid for not seeing the obvious connection between my
prolonged and varying symptoms directly corresponding to eating complex
carbohydrates. It is so obvious to me now. Oh well! Don't make the
same mistake.

I have only been on the SCD diet for 14 days after experiencing yet
another flare up of what I have been taught to think of as Candida.
After looking at things differently after reading Elaines book, I am
now convinced that Candida is but a symptom of a deeper issue that SCD
addresses. Already in 14 days I am feeling much, much better and can
tell I am recovering faster than I have ever recovered on the Candida
Diet. I am using the SCD diet with Capryllic Acid and a product called
Caps Plus.

My recommendation is that you focus on SCD and if you want to add some
anti-fungul natural killer substances use these. The Candida Diet,
however, is not good if your primary issue is poor digestion of
carbohydrates as per SCD.

n addition, with the Candida diet, honey and fruit is ACCURSED, I found
myself at first with SCD trying these with "fear and trepidation" but to
my surprise I had no problem at all. I found with the Candida Diet, I
had little energy at all and this is because they don't allow anything
that your body can easily and readily make energy from. Plus they push
"complex Carbos" that you can't digest but the Microbes can. Unless you
have massive problems with Thrush or esophogeal candida you should have
no problems with fruit or honey.

Good Luck and God Bless!

Pat

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kebridan@aol.com [SMTP:Kebridan@aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 1997 10:22 AM
> To: SCD-list@longisland.com
> Subject: Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> SCD MAILING LIST
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> I don't know how to use this listserv as I just signed on a few days
> ago.
> I've never done anything like this on the computer before but I have
> been
> reading everything on this SCD site like crazy. I stumbled across it
> when I
> was on a celiac site and found it immediately interesting because the
> celiac
> diet was not helping me (I couldn't even handle rice). None of their
> alternative grains worked for me. I called to order the book and
> actually
> got Elaine on the phone. She was very helpful and I should get my book
> this
> week. From reading the information off the SCD site I've been
> following the
> diet as closely as I can figure out. It has already helped! I do
> have one
> beginning question though - I hate yoghurt! What to do? I have cramps
> if I
> drink a fruit smoothie with yoghurt from the health food store. I've
> also
> been told I have candida. I was discouraged when one of your writers
> suggested that someone might have to go off the SCD diet and work on
> the
> candida problem first, although I heard in the book Elaine says the
> SCD diet
> works well for those with candida. I think this forum is a good one
> and I
> hope I can participate. Thank-you for listening! Jane

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:37:25 -0700
From: Moira <moira@megamed.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Reaching Elaine
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971012143518.2ee7aa3a@megamed.com>

Does anyone know how to reach Elaine, I would like to consult with her
regarding the SCD diet and neurological disorders.Thank you. Moira

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 14:37:27 -0700
From: Moira <moira@megamed.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Beginning on the Diet
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971012143520.3037b096@megamed.com>

I have just started my 5 year old autistic son on the diet. Rather than
suffering from diarrhea per se, he has high counts of both candida and "bad"
bacteria, (from excessive antibiotics for ear infections). Toxins and
metabolites from these two things produce neurological symptoms.

Do I need to start as carefully as those with actual bleeding/diarrhea? He
used to have diarrhea and of course I listened to the doctors and they did
not know what to do.

Now, he has been on a celiac diet which helped him a lot, however, I am
hoping for more improvement on this diet as we get rid of candida and the
"bad" bacteria which are feeding on undigested carbohydrates.

I would appreciate any suggestions. Yesterday we made the zucchini muffins
and he loved them, I don't think I ground the nuts quite enough, we are
getting a shipment from Hughson's by Tuesday.

I am holding off on the honey/fruits due to candida. Also, I could use
breakfast suggestions.

We made the chicken soup in the book and he loved it.

Will food sensitivities go away? With the leaky gut (from antibiotics) the
proteins from foods such as beef got out into his blood and he has
antibodies to them. On an ELISA or RAST test, he tested as "allergic" to
dairy, gluten, beef, peanuts, yeast, and corn.

Do any of these allergies go away? How long does it take for the gut to
heal, if you stay on the diet?

Moira

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 18:11:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kebridan@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971012180945_1065806152@emout04.mail.aol.com>

Hi Ellen
I thought the celiac diet was too good to be true, alas... but I appreciate
you recommending it because if it would work I think it's easier. You sound
like you're a good cook and basic cooking is a neccessity when you're trying
to feed a family and cook for yourself. Jane

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 18:39:30 -0400
From: Benito Rey <brey@interlog.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Reaching Elaine
Message-ID: <344151A2.2E51@interlog.com>

Moira wrote:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> SCD MAILING LIST
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Does anyone know how to reach Elaine, I would like to consult with her
> regarding the SCD diet and neurological disorders.Thank you. Moira


Elaine's phone and fax:

ph 905 349 3443

fax 905 349 3420

Good luck

Benito
--

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End of SCD-list V1 #67
**********************

SCD-list Mon, 13 Oct 1997 Volume 1 : Number 68

In this issue:

Re: Hi everyone
RE: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
plantains again
RE: milk protein intolerance
Re: Hi everyone
RE:DRY CURD Cottage Cheese/Yogurt maker
Re: CCFA and SCD in Dallas
Mucous
Re: plantains again
Re: milk protein intolerance
Re: Hi everyone
plantains
yogurt temp
Re: SCD and periods
Re: Milk Allergy?
Re: Milk Allergy?
RE: Mucous
Re: CCFA and SCD in Dallas
SCD Studies
RE: Bleeding
Re: Bleeding
RE: Hi everyone
RE: Milk Allergy?
Re: Hi everyone
Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
neurological disorders
Re: CCFA and SCD in Dallas
Re: SCD Studies
Simone
Simone
Recipes
Re: yogurt temp
RE: Mucous
Re: SCD Studies
Re: Hi everyone
Fruit

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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <v01550100b066bc6a64d3@[206.40.74.40]>

>--------------------------------------------------------------------
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Hi Susan, welcome to the SCD support group.

Prateeksha


>Hi. I am new to the list and diet. My name is Susan Taylor and I was
>diagnosed with Crohns and colitis in December of 1996. I have never
>done Email before so I could use some pointers. Let me know if anyone
>gets this message.
>
>
>simply
>susan
>
>
>
>
>_____________________________________________________________________
>Sent by Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.com

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From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Message-ID: <v01550101b066bfc82f70@[206.40.74.47]>

>--------------------------------------------------------------------
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>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>Jane,
>

Re The SCD and Candida...on page 27 of Elaine's Book, I quote:

"When it is suspected that yeast invasion is widespread (the oral
infection, thrush, would be an indicator) it is wise to cut back on honey
ingestion at the beginning of the dietary regimen (amount of honey in
recipes should be decreased by at least 75%. The amount of honey may be
increased as the condition improves."

Page 28...Sucrose is a table sugar and...there is a smal amount of sucrose
(about 1%-3% in some pastueurized honey but it has been shown to be
tolerated by those on the SCD. Unpasteurized honey contains virtually no
sucrose since an enzyme in the honey splits whatever sucrose may be
present...."

So, seems like unpasteurized honey would be the ideal way for all of us to
go...and if you have Candida, to start out with minimal amounts.

Prateeksha.




>Over the past 10 years have been diagnosed numerous times as having
>Candida. The anti-fungal medicines, especially the natural ones like
>capryllic acid and grapefruit seed extract along with drug anti-fungals
>like Nizoril and Diflucan seemed to help me albeit very gradually. I
>retrospect, however, the recommended Candida Diet was very destructive
>to me and I am now convinced, since discovering SCD, dramatically
>postponed my getting into remmission which usually would take 4 -7
>months and would recur 6-18 months later. I have kept detailed journals
>for 10 years and going back and reading them now in light of SCD almost
>makes me feel stupid for not seeing the obvious connection between my
>prolonged and varying symptoms directly corresponding to eating complex
>carbohydrates. It is so obvious to me now. Oh well! Don't make the
>same mistake.
>
>I have only been on the SCD diet for 14 days after experiencing yet
>another flare up of what I have been taught to think of as Candida.
>After looking at things differently after reading Elaines book, I am
>now convinced that Candida is but a symptom of a deeper issue that SCD
>addresses. Already in 14 days I am feeling much, much better and can
>tell I am recovering faster than I have ever recovered on the Candida
>Diet. I am using the SCD diet with Capryllic Acid and a product called
>Caps Plus.
>
>My recommendation is that you focus on SCD and if you want to add some
>anti-fungul natural killer substances use these. The Candida Diet,
>however, is not good if your primary issue is poor digestion of
>carbohydrates as per SCD.
>
>n addition, with the Candida diet, honey and fruit is ACCURSED, I found
>myself at first with SCD trying these with "fear and trepidation" but to
>my surprise I had no problem at all. I found with the Candida Diet, I
>had little energy at all and this is because they don't allow anything
>that your body can easily and readily make energy from. Plus they push
>"complex Carbos" that you can't digest but the Microbes can. Unless you
>have massive problems with Thrush or esophogeal candida you should have
>no problems with fruit or honey.
>
>Good Luck and God Bless!
>
>Pat
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kebridan@aol.com [SMTP:Kebridan@aol.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 1997 10:22 AM
>> To: SCD-list@longisland.com
>> Subject: Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> SCD MAILING LIST
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>> I don't know how to use this listserv as I just signed on a few days
>> ago.
>> I've never done anything like this on the computer before but I have
>> been
>> reading everything on this SCD site like crazy. I stumbled across it
>> when I
>> was on a celiac site and found it immediately interesting because the
>> celiac
>> diet was not helping me (I couldn't even handle rice). None of their
>> alternative grains worked for me. I called to order the book and
>> actually
>> got Elaine on the phone. She was very helpful and I should get my book
>> this
>> week. From reading the information off the SCD site I've been
>> following the
>> diet as closely as I can figure out. It has already helped! I do
>> have one
>> beginning question though - I hate yoghurt! What to do? I have cramps
>> if I
>> drink a fruit smoothie with yoghurt from the health food store. I've
>> also
>> been told I have candida. I was discouraged when one of your writers
>> suggested that someone might have to go off the SCD diet and work on
>> the
>> candida problem first, although I heard in the book Elaine says the
>> SCD diet
>> works well for those with candida. I think this forum is a good one
>> and I
>> hope I can participate. Thank-you for listening! Jane

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 21:22:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: PI5DA@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: plantains again
Message-ID: <971012212052_-1831230840@emout15.mail.aol.com>

After reading Steve's and E's response about plantains, I am a bit
confused.

Have you, Steve eaten plantains without aversive reactions? Also, if you
want plantain chips, why don't you make them yourself by frying them?
There's a fried carrots recipe in the book, so I guess plantains get fried
the same way. I had fried bananas once (but they were rolled in sugar&
cinnamon, though...the good old days, huh?)

I am doing so well so far on the diet that I am afraid of trying something
that may disagree with me. I often have nighmares that I forgot, and ate
'forbidden' foods. I wake up scared and relieved that it was just a
nightmare. Imagine having nighmares about eating bagels and cereal...how
bizzare!!

Simone

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 21:38:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: PI5DA@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: milk protein intolerance
Message-ID: <971012213337_-1897925233@emout12.mail.aol.com>

Pat,

I have avoided dairy products for months thinking they're out to get me.
After my doctor diagnosed my with CD less than a couple of weeks ago, he told
me no matter what I do, stay away from ALL dairy products. I told him that I
am starting the SCD diet, and allows home made yougurt and hard cheeses
w/out lactose. He did not object to the diet except the lactose part. He
insisted that with many people with IBD, their system can not tolerate milk
protein, not just lactose. He advised it is best to stay away from them than
be sorry.

Well, I didn't listen to him, and have been eating sharp cheddar cheese and
parmesan. I can't find anyone who even heard of dry curd cheese in South
and Central Florida, let alone find some. I don't even know where to begin
with the yogurt business. No retailer in the area sells yougurt makers, or
if one does is like a million dollars. And I'm afraid to try it on my own.
I don't know how fool-proof it is yet.

Anyway, so far I have not had any problems with the cheeses, so I may not be
milk protein intolerant. But you may be. It is possible. Have you
consulted your doctor about it? I wish you the best with this.

Regards,

Simone

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 22:03:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kebridan@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971012215912_39019426@emout03.mail.aol.com>

I'm still new at using this but I wanted to reply to Pat. Thank-you for
sharing your candida experience with me. You gave it much more of a try than
I did. I was mixing nystatin powder as an anti-fungal but gave it up when I
wouldn't stick with the diet. I too was exhausted and had young children at
the time. I'm just starting the SCD diet and you're just ahead of me so
please stay posted because I can relate to some things you talk about. I
hope someone can help you with the reaction to the yogurt and allowable
cheese. I also get sick if I eat store bought yogurt or any milk products so
I don't know if I should invest in a yogurt machine. I've heard that because
it ferments ( I'm not sure that is the correct term) longer I might be able
too, although you still have a problem. Someone else said that they did the
diet with great success and just left out the yogurt, while others say they
felt it was a key component in getting well. May I ask - what intestinal
disorder do you have? Thanks again for your info. Jane

------------------------------

From: prateeksha@infoasis.com (Prateeksha Bogardus)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE:DRY CURD Cottage Cheese/Yogurt maker
Message-ID: <v01550100b066d785c324@[206.40.74.47]>

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Simone,

In the book, Elaine gives resources for dry curd cottage. Bet they'll ship
it to you if you can't find it locally. It is also referred to as Baker's
Cheese, and Farmer's Cheese.

Many second hand stores have yogurt makers and also garage sales would be a
good source if you can't afford the Yogurmet some people are using and
don't want to make it in the oven, using the oven light and placing a
thermometer on the rack to check to see when the temp gets to between 100
and 110 degrees F.

One thing I have learned on this diet, I have to be RESOURCEFUL!!!!!!!

Don't give up!

Prateeksha

>Pat,
>
>I have avoided dairy products for months thinking they're out to get me.
>After my doctor diagnosed my with CD less than a couple of weeks ago, he told
>me no matter what I do, stay away from ALL dairy products. I told him that I
>am starting the SCD diet, and allows home made yougurt and hard cheeses
>w/out lactose. He did not object to the diet except the lactose part. He
>insisted that with many people with IBD, their system can not tolerate milk
>protein, not just lactose. He advised it is best to stay away from them than
> be sorry.
>
>Well, I didn't listen to him, and have been eating sharp cheddar cheese and
>parmesan. I can't find anyone who even heard of dry curd cheese in South
>and Central Florida, let alone find some. I don't even know where to begin
>with the yogurt business. No retailer in the area sells yougurt makers, or
>if one does is like a million dollars. And I'm afraid to try it on my own.
> I don't know how fool-proof it is yet.
>
>Anyway, so far I have not had any problems with the cheeses, so I may not be
>milk protein intolerant. But you may be. It is possible. Have you
> consulted your doctor about it? I wish you the best with this.
>
>Regards,
>
>Simone

------------------------------

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 21:09:44 -0700
From: painsolv@smartt.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: CCFA and SCD in Dallas
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971012210944.006c1000@smartt.com>

John:

You state, at the end of the below-reprinted message, that "we are dealing
with one of the most powerful establishments" in the world.

Pray tell: which establishment IS more powerful than the
"Medical-Industrial Complex", (as I've decided to call the most pervasive,
culturally-invasive, body-mutilating, anti-Nature "Mafia" on the planet) ?




At 09:03 AM 10/11/97 -0400, you wrote:
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>All,
>
>The subject of the SCD and the medical establishment and CCFA is of great
importance.
>We have a significant grass roots movement now that needs to grow even
stronger.
>
>I remember when Elaine came to Fort Wayne, I called in advance to the
leader of the
>support group for cystic fibrosis. I wanted her group to know about the
Elaine's talk
>and they could come to one of the presentations if they chose to. The
lady told me that
>she would have to check with the doctors to determine if they would allow
the group to
>hear about this information. I think you can guess the result. This
practice is fairly
>common. It is a form of censorship but I do not think they realize that
censorship is
>taking place. I think they believe they are protecting their group.
>
>In the long run, I think we need an organization which has a mission to
perpetuate the
>SCD. That would include making information available, be a clearing house
for
>questions/answers and take a proactive role in promoting the SCD.
>
>The CCFA is, in my mind, in the fund raising business. They are well
organized and do a
>good job of raising funds. If bowel diseases were ever cured, I suspect
the CCFA would
>change its name and mission and continue to raise funds for another cause.
This has
>happened in the past - remember polio.
>
>The medical profession, similarly is in the medicine and operation
business. The
>doctors are well trained and they are good at it. Unfortunately, the best
answers are
>not always medicines and operations. Keep in mind that doctors have been
trained for
>many years in school. They have been thoroughly immersed in the
medication/operation
>methods. To them, anything that deviates from that training is suspect at
best.
>
>We will not turn the corner on this overnight. We are dealing with one of
the most
>powerful establishments in the world.
>
>John
>
>
>Rachel Turet wrote:
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>> SCD MAILING LIST
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Dear Liz,
>> How frustrating! There are none so blind as those who will not see. Well,
>> all we can do is continue to TRY to pass the word. I even have people in my
>> life close to me, who have IBD, who have seen my health go from poor to
>> great, and who tell me that the diet just looks like too much trouble.
>> Whatcha gonna do?
>> Rachel
>
>

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 12:02:03 +0200
From: gwozdz <gwozdz@hrz.tu-freiberg.de>
To: scd-longisland <scd-list@longisland.com>
Subject: Mucous
Message-ID: <3441F19B.90B95350@vwl.tu-freiberg.de>

Hi everybody!

I have been on the scd since mid april. My UC improved first but about 2
months ago it got really worse. I opted for cortisone the first time
(hydrocortisone, to be applied rectally) and resumed taking salofalk
(mezazaline) again. Now my condition is getting better, I have much more
energy and my stool has normalized except for the mucous. The first bm
in the morning is formed with only a bit of mucous, but it irritates my
bowel and I have several successive bm with only bits of stool (no
diarrhea) and more liquid mucous. It seems to be the irritation of the
rectum that is bothering me most at the moment, but compared with my
situation during my relapse it is much better though very annoying.
Elaine writes that relapses often occur after 2-3 months on the diet and
then improvement is steady, so I am positive to be on the track of
recovery now.
I would appreciate comments on my irritated rectum and mucousy but
formed stool.

Thanks
Miroslav
Germany

P.S.
One comment on the posts dealing with medical authorities ignoring a
dietary approach of treating IBD because of (allegedly) missing
scientific proof. In his book "Sick stomach, sick bowel ..." Dr. Lutz
mentions a clinical trial with IBD patients in Germany that showed that
patients on a low carbohydrate diet (max. 70-80g a day) compared to a
group treated with drugs showed the most significant improvement. I
can¥t remember details now, but the trial showed that the diet helped
(after 11/2 - 2 years in some cases) in up to 80 % of the cases. The
diet group showed the best results.

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 08:04:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: plantains again
Message-ID: <971013080440_1367381565@emout04.mail.aol.com>

In a message dated 97-10-12 21:22:59 EDT, you write:

<< I often have nighmares that I forgot, and ate
'forbidden' foods. I wake up scared and relieved that it was just a
nightmare. Imagine having nighmares about eating bagels and cereal...how
bizzare!! >>

I have the same nightmares! You've described it just right. In my dreams
I'll eat something I shouldn't in a social situation--not because I'm
cheating, just because I'm distracted--and then I'll wake up in a panic and
be relieved that it wasn't true.

Ellen

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 08:09:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: EllenAdams@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: milk protein intolerance
Message-ID: <971013080914_-1227517378@emout05.mail.aol.com>

In a message dated 97-10-12 21:38:42 EDT, you write:

<< Anyway, so far I have not had any problems with the cheeses, so I may not
be
milk protein intolerant >>

I'm not sure about milk myself. I've had a very mixed reaction to it. On
friday I'm having an ELISA/ACT test. It's a test to determine which foods
you have an immune response to. I understand they test separately for
lactose and milk protein. I'll let you guys know when I get the results!

Ellen

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 05:23:06 -0700
From: Moira <moira@megamed.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971013052059.2eff8414@megamed.com>

Dear List,

I would like to have some ideas for kids, would love to hear from parents
who have their child on this diet.

Thanks,

Moira

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 07:10:10 -0600
From: aagvani@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us (Steve Hooker)
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: plantains
Message-ID: <199710131302.GAA02900@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us>

Simone,

The following is an excerpt from a file which is available on Mik's site.
It's called something like "Our questions and Elaine Gottschall's answers".
You could also ask Elaine of course.The site, if you haven't checkedit out,
is: http://www.inform.dk/djembe/scd/


>If you can be sure there is no sweetener added to plantain
>and banana chips
>then they are OK.

Steve

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 10:46:03 -0400 (EDT)
From: SHADOWPUP@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: yogurt temp
Message-ID: <971013104443_-492972527@emout06.mail.aol.com>

i just made my first batch of yogurt yesterday. after 8 hours of
fermentation, i decided to check the temperature (i dont trust anything), and
it read 116 degrees. i am using the yogurtmet yogurt maker. elaines book says
the temp should be between 100-110. do you think this is ok?

thanx -
Joan

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:32:55 -0700
From: Dempsey <stellar1@pacbell.net>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: SCD and periods
Message-ID: <34426957.66DA@pacbell.net>

I have not skipped any periods while on the SCD but, a long time ago,
when my weight dipped really low, I did. I also skipped some periods
while I was doing a really physically stressful Outward Bound course in
Maine. I'm not sure if these apply to you, but if your weight has
dropped on the SCD, it could effect your period. How about otherwise?
Like, if you have a lot of energy, but lose your period for awhile, I
think that would be different than losing it while you feel lousy. But
as far as I know, body fat is the single biggest element in women's
periods disappearing.

Denise

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:37:58 -0700
From: Dempsey <stellar1@pacbell.net>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Milk Allergy?
Message-ID: <34426A86.4A8@pacbell.net>

Pat,

I had the same response as you to the dairy products. But after about
six months on the diet, I was able to start again. What a difference
some months can make on the SCD! During the time I couldn't eat them, I
had a blood test done (ELISA) for food allergies. I did not test at all
sensitive to dairy products. These tests are not always accurate, but
now that I can eat dairy again, I feel like in my case they were. If
you are curious and have about $135 to spare, you may want to look up
Meridian Labs on the internet. You get a doctor to order the blood test
and then send it in a mailer envelope to their lab. It takes about two
weeks to get the results.

denise

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:37:03 -0500 (CDT)
From: Elizabeth Liener <exuliz@exu.ericsson.se>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Milk Allergy?
Message-ID: <199710131837.NAA28656@b01d04.exu.ericsson.se>

Well, that's very encouraging that initially you couldn't do dairy,
but later you could. Maybe there's hope!



> From SCD-request@longisland.com Mon Oct 13 13:34 CDT 1997
> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:37:58 -0700
> From: Dempsey <stellar1@pacbell.net>
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> Pat,
>
> I had the same response as you to the dairy products. But after about
> six months on the diet, I was able to start again. What a difference
> some months can make on the SCD! During the time I couldn't eat them, I
> had a blood test done (ELISA) for food allergies. I did not test at all
> sensitive to dairy products. These tests are not always accurate, but
> now that I can eat dairy again, I feel like in my case they were. If
> you are curious and have about $135 to spare, you may want to look up
> Meridian Labs on the internet. You get a doctor to order the blood test
> and then send it in a mailer envelope to their lab. It takes about two
> weeks to get the results.
>
> denise
>

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:34:59 -0700
From: "Glenn L. Rung" <backpack@cyberlynk.com>
To: <SCD-list@longisland.com>
Subject: RE: Mucous
Message-ID: <01bcd806$b641cbe0$LocalHost@backpack>

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Gwozdz,

I don't have any suggestions on how to stop your problem, but I just =
wanted to say that I have the exact same problem that you do. I found =
that when I reduce (don't eliminate) the amount of fruit and vegetables =
that I consume, that my bowel movements become more soiled and stay that =
way. I also found that I had to eliminate all coffee and ungrounded nuts =
from my diet. The only fruit juice that my system tolerates is unsweeted =
pinaple juice. The other juices cause me problems. I eat a lot of =
cheese, meat, eggs, and broccoli. For some reason broccoli really slows =
down the pace of bowel movements for me when other vegetables cause me =
problems when I eat too much them.

I ended up going back on Rowasa (mesalamine) also.

Glenn


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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:10:37 -0700
From: "Glenn L. Rung" <backpack@cyberlynk.com>
To: <SCD-list@longisland.com>
Subject: Re: CCFA and SCD in Dallas
Message-ID: <01bcd803$4ed4c640$LocalHost@backpack>

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To all,

All the messages I've seen on this subject lately reminds me of the
movie, "Lorenzo's Oil." For those of you that have seen this movie, it
was great! The medical establishment refused to believe this oil could
arrest a deadly disease in the nervous system that attacked children
with a certain recessive gene. Lorenzo was afflicted with this disease
so his father (not a medical professional (much like Elaine))
desperately started looking for a cure to the disease. He finally
developed an oil that when ingested, totally arrest the disease. He
tried to get the medical establishment to embrace the use of this oil,
but met with complete resistance from these supposedly elite medical
professional who were looking for a cure for the deadly disease.

So, Lorenzo's father started giving this oil to other parents in his
support group who also had children with the disease. The disease was
completely arrested in 100% of the children. But still, the medical
establishment wouldn't remove their blinders because no double blind
study had been done with the oil. These idiots finally changed their
minds when all of the parents of these children stood up in unison and
stated that the disease in their children had been arrested.

It seems that we will have to do the same thing with SCD to get the CCFA
to remove their blinders. These people are supposed to be dedicated to
saving lives, but ego and greed ends up consuming them instead. Sadly,
the victims of the disease (us and many others) are merely pawns in the
chess game of greed and the disbelief that people with no medical degree
(Elaine) could actually have solutions to medical problems.

Just my opinion.

Glenn

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:39:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: Elizabeth Liener <exuliz@exu.ericsson.se>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com, SCD@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: SCD Studies
Message-ID: <199710131839.NAA28660@b01d04.exu.ericsson.se>

Hi all,

I'm thinking about writing a letter to CCFA asking them why they
choose to omit information about SCD. But I first want to ask
if anyone knows if any formal studies have been done to see
what percentage of people on SCD are helped. I have heard that
up to 75% who try the diet are helped. But where does this statistic
come from? And to what degree are the people helped? Does everyone
reach a remission?

Regards/Liz

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 11:52:08 -0700
From: Pat Sullivan <psullivan@SalesLogix.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: Bleeding
Message-ID: <E0C18E118B25D1118AC000805F4B98460A2E12@LOGIXMAIL>

Ellen,

I am new to the diet and this list but the book did say something about
setbacks that seem to happen around 2 months on the diet? Could be
related somehow.

Pat

> -----Original Message-----
> From: EllenAdams@aol.com [SMTP:EllenAdams@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 1997 1:18 PM
> To: SCD-list@longisland.com
> Subject: Re: Bleeding
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> SCD MAILING LIST
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> I've been on the diet about a month and a half now. It's made a huge
> difference in the quality of my life. I hadn't even realized how
> disabled I
> was by the pain and bloating until it went away! (I've never actually
> made
> it to remission since the onset of my crohns 2.5 years ago).
>
> Suddenly, though, I'm getting a bit concerned. I've started bleeding
> and
> that was never one of my symptoms. I don't have diarreah (I never did
> have a
> big problem with that). The bleeding isn't continuous--just every
> couple of
> days--but when it appears there's quite a bit of it. It's bright red
> with a
> few clots. I've had some minor pain with it--it feels different than
> the
> crohns pain I've endured for so long. I'm not bloated and don't feel
> really
> bad. It's just kinda concerning.
>
> Should I be worried? I keep trying to tell myself that bleeding is a
> normal
> part of crohns and lots of people experience it. I don't get the
> impression
> that it indicates some medical crisis but I don't know. Should I rush
> to see
> my doctor? Is there anything in particular as far as the diet that I
> should
> try? I haven't added any new foods lately. When the bleeding started
> I was
> overexerting myself--running up and down the stairs at a friend's
> house
> trying to care for her after surgery (I generally don't do stairs--I
> live on
> one floor at home). But it hasn't cleared up since I moved back home
> and
> stopped racing around.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Ellen

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 12:08:59 -0700
From: "Glenn L. Rung" <backpack@cyberlynk.com>
To: <SCD-list@longisland.com>
Subject: Re: Bleeding
Message-ID: <01bcd80b$7604d7c0$3b3b36ce@backpack>

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Ellen,

I've had bleeding on and off throughout my chrones during the last six
years. The worst part of my disease was within 12" of the rectum. My
doctor said that when the blood is red that the problem is closer to the
rectum rather than farther up the digestive track.The closer that the
bleeding is to the beginning of the digestive track, the darker and
blacker the blood becomes. The one advantage of having bleeding episodes
closer to the rectum is that medication can be supplied directly to the
affected area via suppositories or enimas. My bleeding was rather bad
when I was first diagnosed with the disease 3 years ago, so my doctor
put me on on an enima (60ml of Rowasa) which I administered once a night
before I went to bed. I stayed on the the enima for two and a half
years. The area from about 6-12" from my rectum looked like raw hmburger
meat before I went on the enima, but on my most recent scope checkup the
doctor told me that the whole area had completely healed with no
scarring. Now I use Rowasa suppositories on an as needed basis. If I
start to bleed from straining too much or for any other reason, I use
the suppositories for a few days to a week and the bleeding goes away.

If you've been straining to poop, this could also cause bleeding. Since
your bleeding just started I don't believe that your problem is
extremely serious, but it would be best to have your doctor check it out
anyway.

Glenn

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 12:12:58 -0700
From: Pat Sullivan <psullivan@SalesLogix.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <E0C18E118B25D1118AC000805F4B98460A2E1B@LOGIXMAIL>

Jane,

I don't know exactly the right label to put on my intestinal disorder as
yet as I only recently decided that it must be something other than, or
causative of, a Candida infection. I have finally gone to a "real GI
doc" who is running all the standard tests trying to put a label on it.
All I know is I get flare ups of nausea, intestinal discomfort and then
chronic diahrea and a weird sense of anxiety and brain fog and fatigue.


My personal opinion is that I have a leaky gut (which is also a test I
am having run to determine if true) and inflammation of my GI tract from
poor digestion of complex carbos and bacterial and fungal overgrowth due
to that. Actually, that has been the revelation for me with SCD. The
yeast is caused by my inability to digest complex carbos and not caused
somehow by a defective, weak immune system which I could never seem
strengthen somehow, no matter how many "immune boosting" supplements I
would take, etc. etc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kebridan@aol.com [SMTP:Kebridan@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 1997 7:03 PM
> To: SCD-list@longisland.com
> Subject: Re: Hi everyone
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> SCD MAILING LIST
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> I'm still new at using this but I wanted to reply to Pat. Thank-you
> for
> sharing your candida experience with me. You gave it much more of a
> try than
> I did. I was mixing nystatin powder as an anti-fungal but gave it up
> when I
> wouldn't stick with the diet. I too was exhausted and had young
> children at
> the time. I'm just starting the SCD diet and you're just ahead of me
> so
> please stay posted because I can relate to some things you talk about.
> I
> hope someone can help you with the reaction to the yogurt and
> allowable
> cheese. I also get sick if I eat store bought yogurt or any milk
> products so
> I don't know if I should invest in a yogurt machine. I've heard that
> because
> it ferments ( I'm not sure that is the correct term) longer I might be
> able
> too, although you still have a problem. Someone else said that they
> did the
> diet with great success and just left out the yogurt, while others say
> they
> felt it was a key component in getting well. May I ask - what
> intestinal
> disorder do you have? Thanks again for your info. Jane

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:03:01 -0700
From: Pat Sullivan <psullivan@SalesLogix.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: Milk Allergy?
Message-ID: <E0C18E118B25D1118AC000805F4B98460A2E24@LOGIXMAIL>

Denise,

That is encouraging. I will get that test done. Thanks.

Pat

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dempsey [SMTP:stellar1@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 1997 11:38 AM
> To: SCD-list@longisland.com
> Subject: Re: Milk Allergy?
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> SCD MAILING LIST
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Pat,
>
> I had the same response as you to the dairy products. But after about
> six months on the diet, I was able to start again. What a difference
> some months can make on the SCD! During the time I couldn't eat them,
> I
> had a blood test done (ELISA) for food allergies. I did not test at
> all
> sensitive to dairy products. These tests are not always accurate, but
> now that I can eat dairy again, I feel like in my case they were. If
> you are curious and have about $135 to spare, you may want to look up
> Meridian Labs on the internet. You get a doctor to order the blood
> test
> and then send it in a mailer envelope to their lab. It takes about
> two
> weeks to get the results.
>
> denise

------------------------------

Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:21:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kebridan@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971013162143_338799309@emout01.mail.aol.com>

Pat,
Let me know how your tests turn out. I took all those supplements too
(looked like a vitamin junky) - I went to a progressive health center - it
didn't work. Now I get nausea when I take a multi-vitamin from the health
food store (wheat, starch, sugar free) If you're still taking alot of
vitamins you might try cutting back or stopping for a little while. I know
Elaine recommends a particular kind, might try that. I certainly can relate
to brain fog and fatigue. Brain fog seems to go away quickly when you start
the diet but I have a feeling the fatigue will take longer. My stomach is
gowling and making alot of noise - I think it's wondering about the change in
diet! Take care, Jane

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:27:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kebridan@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Bleeding Improvement on the Diet?
Message-ID: <971013162536_-1395103153@emout17.mail.aol.com>

Thank-you Prateeksha for your advice about the honey - I have gone very easy
on that but I don't want that "hypoglycemic" feeling I had on the candida
diet, so I enjoy the fruits etc. Jane

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:51:08 -0700
From: Moira <moira@megamed.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: neurological disorders
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971013134911.21afd1ea@megamed.com>

At 01:37 PM 10/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
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>-------------------------------------------------------------------
Rachel,

Is there any data on schizophrenic and/or other neurological disorders, and
how the SCD diet has helped them?

Thanks,

Moira
>
>

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:51:10 -0700
From: Moira <moira@megamed.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: CCFA and SCD in Dallas
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971013134912.21af3f6e@megamed.com>


What does CCFA stand for?

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:25:57 +0200
From: Odd Oivind Bergstad <oddb@stovner.vgs.no>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: SCD Studies
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19971013212557.0068e194@vgs.sn.no>

At 13:39 13.10.97 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm thinking about writing a letter to CCFA asking them why they
>choose to omit information about SCD. But I first want to ask
>if anyone knows if any formal studies have been done to see
>what percentage of people on SCD are helped.

I don't know, but together with some other people I am planning to do a
survey about SCD in Internet. Due to much work ( I work 113% now..) this
will unfortunately take some time.

Odd D8ivind

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 17:15:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: SHADOWPUP@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Simone
Message-ID: <971013171448_1958727200@emout09.mail.aol.com>

Hi Simone -

there are 4 recipes of yours i would like to have:

Peanut Butter-Banana Pie
Power Bars
Fruit Chewies
Applenut Cereal

you can either post or email direct at Shadowpup@aol.com

thanx-
Joan

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:14:28 -0700
From: "Linda Schaaf"<lschaaf@baxglobal.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Simone
Message-ID: <8825652F.007A00D1.00@baxworld.com>

Hello Simone,

When you send the recipes to Joan, cc me in please. These sound good.

email to lschaaf@baxglobal.com

Thanks
Linda
---------------------- Forwarded by Linda Schaaf/AMERICA/BAX on 10/13/97
03:11 PM ---------------------------


SHADOWPUP@aol.com on 10/13/97 02:15:37 PM

Please respond to SCD-list@longisland.com

To: SCD-list@longisland.com
cc: (bcc: Linda Schaaf/AMERICA/BAX)
Subject: Simone




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Hi Simone -

there are 4 recipes of yours i would like to have:

Peanut Butter-Banana Pie
Power Bars
Fruit Chewies
Applenut Cereal

you can either post or email direct at Shadowpup@aol.com

thanx-
Joan

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:09:31 -0700
From: "Rosset" <plrosset@pacificrim.net>
To: "SCD-list" <SCD-list@longisland.com>
Subject: Recipes
Message-ID: <199710132317.QAA22228@cascade.pacificrim.net>

Dear Simone,
Feel free to post any recipe directly to the group. We all like to see new
recipes.
Thanks!
Lucy

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:27:09 -0500
From: Rachel Turet <rachel@longisland.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: yogurt temp
Message-ID: <l03010d00b0685e7e6f0d@[206.112.46.15]>

If the yogurt looks and tastes OK after the 24 to 36 hours fermentation and
the temp has remainded over 90, Id guess it is just fine.
Rachel

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:18:47 -0700
From: painsolv@smartt.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: RE: Mucous
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971013151847.0069c39c@smartt.com>

Dear Glenn:

At 11:34 AM 10/13/97 -0700, you wrote:
> Gwozdz, I don't have any suggestions on how to stop your problem,
>but I just wanted to say that I have the exact same problem that you do. I
>found that when I reduce (don't eliminate) the amount of fruit and
>vegetables that I consume, that my bowel movements become more soiled and
>stay that way. I also found that I had to eliminate all coffee and
>ungrounded nuts from my diet.

Yes, coffee is a real bitch re speeding up BM's ... basically, coffee is a
toxin, I've concluded. Luckily I'm one of those rare people who really
dislikes the taste of coffee, even the "ritzy" high-priced ones, so I can
cast such grand aspersions! ;-)


>The only fruit juice that my system
>tolerates is unsweeted pinaple juice.

Have you tried fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice? Especially with any
protein meal? That's what my ND once suggested, and I found it really
worked well. But specifically GRAPEFRUIT, no other citrus will do (incl.
pineapple, I found for myself ... "results may differ" for you?)


>The other juices cause me problems.

Like I say, FRESH (not made in a factory, but on your kitchen counter)
+ GRAPEFRUIT ... have you tried THAT?



>I eat a lot of cheese, meat, eggs, and broccoli. For some reason broccoli
>really slows down the pace of bowel movements for me when other vegetables
>cause me problems when I eat too much them.

I found most cruciferous vegetables (e.g. broccoli, raw cabbage, brussels
sprouts) worked very well for my colitis to slow things down when I was in
a sub-acute stage.

Dietmar

>I ended up going back on
>Rowasa (mesalamine) also. Glenn

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 15:20:19 -0700
From: painsolv@smartt.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: SCD Studies
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971013152019.0069c39c@smartt.com>

At 01:39 PM 10/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>SCD MAILING LIST
>-------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm thinking about writing a letter to CCFA asking them why they
>choose to omit information about SCD. But I first want to ask
>if anyone knows if any formal studies have been done to see
>what percentage of people on SCD are helped. I have heard that
>up to 75% who try the diet are helped. But where does this statistic
>come from? And to what degree are the people helped? Does everyone
>reach a remission?
>

I would say "no" to the last question; bsed on both my own personal
results, and Elaine's clear statement (either on Mik's site, or in her
book) that approx. 20% of people will NOT get the desired results with the
SCD.

Dietmar

>Regards/Liz
>
>

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:47:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: B4FL@aol.com
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Re: Hi everyone
Message-ID: <971013184430_846424814@emout20.mail.aol.com>

Moira,

My son has been on the diet now for about a year and a half. What kind of
ideas are you looking for? I will be glad to supply you with any information
I have.

Barb

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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:03:15 -0700
From: Moira <moira@megamed.com>
To: SCD-list@longisland.com
Subject: Fruit
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19971013160124.2ca70778@megamed.com>

What fruits are good to start with? I have had my son on a candida diet for
so long, I feel a little paranoid about fruits. How much fruit can he have?

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