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I have type 2 diabetes, IBD, non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), sub-clinical hyperthyroid, and am trying to improve my heart and brain health. Father and his sister both had IBD too. Father had multiple surgeries from age 3 - 17. He died of cancer at age 62. His younger sister passed a few years later, also of cancer.
I was lucky. When I had my first IBD flare in 2000, my gastroenterologist suggested I try the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) as described in Elaine Gottschall's book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle. I recovered.
In 2015, I had my second flare. I recognized what was happening and returned to using the SCD. Nine months later, I wasn't worse, but I wasn't better. Fearing I had cancer, I contacted my gastroenterologist and scheduled a colonoscopy. No cancer, just a very red, angry colon. Within four days, I was back in remission. My speculation is that the colonoscopy prep must have purged the bad bacteria from my gut, and I began to heal.
It's been more than a year now, and I am doing fine eating the low carb diet. I eat animal and plant proteins and fats along with cooked and raw vegetables, leafy greens too.
Elaine Gottschall is no longer with us, but her work continues thanks to the ongoing work of Pam Ferro, R.N. and Raman Prasad, author of the book, Colitis and Me: A Story of Recovery (2003). I just finished his book - (a page turner, didn't want to put it down) - and am still processing what I learned from his six or seven years of suffering, and thankfully, his remission more than 20 years after he began to use the SCD. To learn more, I've posted additional information on the Colitis topic here... http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/colitis.44476/
IBD, like type 2 diabetes is a chronic, life long condition, but many have found that it can be managed with the SCD as needed. If you read just one book, I encourage you to read Prasad's Colitis and Me. He's a gifted writer. Reading his story will convince most that it's never to late to start the SCD, and, more importantly, that remission is possible despite years and years of damage. My hope is that after reading that book, those here with IBD will be inspired to try the SCD.
Once back in remission, managing the diabetes with the LCHF diet/LCKD is so much more doable. Please contact me privately to talk more, any time.
I was lucky. When I had my first IBD flare in 2000, my gastroenterologist suggested I try the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) as described in Elaine Gottschall's book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle. I recovered.
In 2015, I had my second flare. I recognized what was happening and returned to using the SCD. Nine months later, I wasn't worse, but I wasn't better. Fearing I had cancer, I contacted my gastroenterologist and scheduled a colonoscopy. No cancer, just a very red, angry colon. Within four days, I was back in remission. My speculation is that the colonoscopy prep must have purged the bad bacteria from my gut, and I began to heal.
It's been more than a year now, and I am doing fine eating the low carb diet. I eat animal and plant proteins and fats along with cooked and raw vegetables, leafy greens too.
Elaine Gottschall is no longer with us, but her work continues thanks to the ongoing work of Pam Ferro, R.N. and Raman Prasad, author of the book, Colitis and Me: A Story of Recovery (2003). I just finished his book - (a page turner, didn't want to put it down) - and am still processing what I learned from his six or seven years of suffering, and thankfully, his remission more than 20 years after he began to use the SCD. To learn more, I've posted additional information on the Colitis topic here... http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/colitis.44476/
IBD, like type 2 diabetes is a chronic, life long condition, but many have found that it can be managed with the SCD as needed. If you read just one book, I encourage you to read Prasad's Colitis and Me. He's a gifted writer. Reading his story will convince most that it's never to late to start the SCD, and, more importantly, that remission is possible despite years and years of damage. My hope is that after reading that book, those here with IBD will be inspired to try the SCD.
Once back in remission, managing the diabetes with the LCHF diet/LCKD is so much more doable. Please contact me privately to talk more, any time.
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