You’re welcome and thank you for the props. I’m sorry that you’ve had to find your way here, but glad you found the SCD. I hope it gives you the kind of hope it has me. My attitude has changed in fundamental ways because I can look at life differently now that I can do something about my Crohn’s that my doctors could not. As a patient, you can feel like you are at the mercy of the system, but this diet can make you feel in control again – powerful stuff. I’m not a terribly emotional guy, but I’m sometimes surprised by the strength of my feelings about my new place in the world. For 20+ years, I’ve just been waiting for my next hospitalization, but now I think I can do without that – it’s difficult to understate the importance or impact this has on a person. I’ve gone from a person with an incurable disease to a person living a normal life.

Listen to your body, trust yourself and see a doctor if you need to, but remember that you are the boss and you don’t have to drink their kool-aid.

Best of luck to you.

-Paul

You are very brave…

You give me too much credit. I posted it because it provided an outlet for me and I knew others would have similar experiences.

At least you have the courage to confront them…

I have to admit that I’m hoping to never see another GI in my life and I’ve lost my zeal to try to convert a doctor. I have talked to a few people face to face about the SCD, but they lost interest when I got to the “no potatoes or bread” part. The only success I’ve had in helping people is through this blog – people who want to try something different and are willing to make some changes in their habits.

One former doctor I had in Houston…

I think this is typical of modern medicine. It tends to be reactive as apposed to proactive.

I would be very interested in more information on how you tolerated the visicol.

The fallout from the prep was that for many days after the procedure I felt weak, tired, cold and had a lot of D. I cannot lay the blame solely at the feet of the bisacodyl or the half-lytely. Maybe it was just from the pill or just the liquid or both. Either way, I felt crappy for about a week after the ‘scope.

Did you every try cholestyramine resin…

I have never heard of cholestyramine resin and after looking it up, I can tell you with certainty that I’ve never had it.

I hope your procedures go well.

-Paul

Time to heal is different for everyone as we are all special cases. You may be faster or slower than the 2 years. The only thing that I could add is that it seems that the younger people can have a tendency to heal quicker than the more mature individual.

I know patience can be difficult, but hang in there – you will be rewarded for your patience.

Cheers,
Paul