tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post2018322831086614197..comments2023-06-29T05:24:15.747-07:00Comments on Fighting For It.: Nuts About SCDRonni Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-57180447222824043572015-07-20T09:58:12.197-07:002015-07-20T09:58:12.197-07:00Are you OK? Long silence - I do so hope you've...Are you OK? Long silence - I do so hope you've left all this behind and you're totally well!!<br />Jonathan - a fellow SIBO sufferer, every symptom in the bookJontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359486435643820872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-32794418423027394262014-11-04T15:11:37.084-08:002014-11-04T15:11:37.084-08:00How are you doing with the diet and sibo? I'v...How are you doing with the diet and sibo? I've followed your story and have checked back periodically to see how you are faring. Our adult son had his j pouch constructed around the same time as you. I hope you are doing well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-52336958834447975022014-04-19T07:49:21.549-07:002014-04-19T07:49:21.549-07:00Thank you for your reply!! You described my sympto...Thank you for your reply!! You described my symptoms when I up the fiber *exactly*. My GI has always said that I have mild cuffitis but she didn't think it was worth treating (since it wasn't causing problems... except with fiber, apparently). May I ask what treatment you used for your cuffitis? Do you have to use a maintenance treatment to keep it at bay?<br /><br />I'm only about eight months out from takedown, but aside from the fiber issue, my pouch has been very consistent for the past six months or so. I like to think that I just need more time, but I think I need to look into treating the cuffitis more seriously.<br /><br />Thanks again!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702180093473358629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-1605625498231756242014-04-11T23:05:36.306-07:002014-04-11T23:05:36.306-07:00Liz, thank you for your comment. Those are great ...Liz, thank you for your comment. Those are great questions.<br /><br />I had a lot of problems (pain, difficulty emptying, constant feeling of urge to go) from the increased fiber the first couple times I tried to go carb-free... I was very discouraged about this until I finally found out that I had undiagnosed cuffitis that whole time (almost a year). As soon as I got that treated, all those issues went away, and now I can eat carb-free with no problem. Sometimes (especially when I eat a lot of whole nuts) my output is a little too thick, so I just have to remember to drink a lot of water during/after the really dense, high-fiber foods, and that does the trick. <br /><br />In my opinion, if you're at least a year out from surgery, then I think you should be able to handle most fibrous veggies without needing the carbs to slow things down. If removing carbs causes problems, I would have your GI check for cuffitis or pouchitis, both of which would make you more sensitive to dietary changes. You can also use Metamucil psyllium husk powder 2-3x a day (not SCD-legal, but if the diet is mostly for weight-loss, that may not matter). I have found it to be a cure-all with anything j-pouch related: diarrhea, constipation, butt burn, etc. If you haven't tried that yet, you should.<br /><br />SCD foods that J seems to like in particular are squash, cheese, eggs, peanut butter, cooked cauliflower and carrots. The eggs are a pretty easy-to-digest protein (big hunks of meat can be difficult to digest if your GI tract is sensitive). Cheese and peanut butter tend to help slow things down a bit, and the cooked cauliflower, carrots, and squash are soft enough that it's kind of soothing (sort of like mashed potatoes). There are lots of different ways you can prepare those. Another trusty go-to that is soothing on the gut is slow-cooked shredded chicken soup with chopped carrot, pureed celery & onion (no noodles). If you use slow-cooked bone broth to make the soup (whole stripped carcass in the crock-pot overnight: bones, skin, tendons, ligaments), it will contain some pretty powerful gut-healing nutrients while you're at it.<br /><br />Keep checking back to my recipe page periodically, as I will be adding a lot more recipes over the next several months! :-) Good luck, and please keep me posted on how things go!Ronni Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10582495010765010031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879466065973431818.post-47736587774227829452014-04-06T11:12:47.719-07:002014-04-06T11:12:47.719-07:00This is so cool, thanks for sharing all of your re...This is so cool, thanks for sharing all of your recipes!<br /><br />I have been trying to switch to a lower carb, more SCD-like diet, mainly to lose weight (my pouch function is pretty good). However, whenever I remove starchy carbs from my meals, my pouch goes crazy! My frequency goes up a lot and I get a lot of urgency too. I'm guessing from this post that you don't have that problem with SCD at all? Have you found that there are any SCD-legal foods that are better/worse for the pouch? I would love to stop eating so much bread/rice/potatoes but when I skip them at a meal I pay for it... a lot.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702180093473358629noreply@blogger.com