I have read somewhere that for someone with Crohn’s on the SCD it will probably take 3-4 years to recover. The rule of thumb was to wait for one year past the last symptom before trying any illegals. I’ve been SCD for four plus years and it has been about a year and a half since my last symptom. Now comes phase two of the great experiment. Click through to see what I mean.
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Phase II
Published April 26, 2009 crohn's , Post , update , video 26 CommentsTags: Crohn's Disease, SCD, Specific Carbohydrate Diet, update
For the extra curious crowd I’ve uploaded pictures from my recent colonoscopy. I’m just a tourist in there, but the doc told me that these are the pics from the perspective of my colon looking at my Crohn’s. I think the pics on the left and the bottom show it best.
Measuring progress
Published November 2, 2008 crohn's 4 CommentsTags: Crohn's Disease, gluten free, grain free, legal, recipe, SCD, SCD legal, Specific Carbohydrate Diet, sugar free
As you begin the SCD, you may notice significant and obvious changes one day and maybe not so much the next. This sort of up and down over a long period of time can make it difficult to determine your progress. I suppose it’s sort of like being a passenger in the back of the bus with dirty windows and trying to guess how fast the bus is going.
