Update 9/9/08: Apparently, they aren’t looking for anymore people as the submission page I linked to has disappeared.
Dr. Mehmet Oz popularly known from the Oprah Winfrey show is looking for people with Crohn’s disease:
Do you have Chron’s [sic] disease?
Are you or a family member struggling with Chron’s [sic] disease or another digestive disorder? What challenges have you run into, and what questions are on your mind? Let us know your questions, and you could be on an upcoming Dr. Oz Show.
Visit this link and maybe we can help move the SCD cause ahead.
Note:
People have been having a problem with submitting their stories at the above link. My guess is that since it is a secure web page and people are probably writing fairly long messages that the page times-out and the submit doesn’t work right. The solution is to write your message in a text editor (not the web page), then open the webpage and paste it into the message box on the form. You want to minimize the time between opening the web page and hitting the submit button.
I have a friend who has Chron’s disease and I would like to find a diet that can work for him. Can you help?
Thanks,
Adriana
Adriana,
I have found great relief through the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. It is from the book Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall. There is an official website for the book at http://breakingtheviciouscycle.info/ so you can get an idea of what the diet is like. If your friend is interested they should either buy the book or get it from the library as it is necessary to be successful with the diet.
If you want to know my story with Crohn’s and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, visit the ‘About’ section of my blog at http://eatingscd.wordpress.com/about/ .
If you or your friend has any questions, feel free to contact me.
Cheers,
Paul