Diet changes

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Diet changes

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My daughter started a modified version of the SCD intro diet yesterday: Fodmap friendly turkey stock, turkey, and carrots. Immediately her diarrhea stopped. She would have 3 BM a day and so far nothing since yesterday morning. What would you advice us to try next knowing that she reacts to all 11 Enterolab tested foods. I'm thinking green beans as she likes them. What about a low reactive source of protein? Thank you!
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Hi Mary,

That was an incredibly fast improvement, so it should encourage her to stick with diet control as an effective way to prevent symptoms. Most of us are able to tolerate well-cooked (overcooked, to make them easier to digest) green beans. Squash, cauliflower, carrots, and broccoli are also usually safe (when well-cooked), except that broccoli often causes gas, which can be a problem for some/many of us who have MC.

Besides turkey, the safest (the least likely to cause a reaction) protein sources include meats such as lamb, venison, duck, goose, rabbit, etc. Some of us can tolerate bison, but if she reacts to beef, then it would probably be best to avoid bison, because these days, virtually all bison meat available through commercial channels contains domestic cattle DNA.

I didn't check any of the foods I mentioned against a fodmap list, so if you're avoiding fodmap foods, you may have to check the foods I mentioned against a fodmap list before trying them.

You're very welcome, and I hope that she continues to have such good success with the diet changes.

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Post by Maryse »

Thank you, Wayne. I think our local grocery store carries rabbit and duck magrets.
Any safe fish? Or is it too soon considering tuna is a big no no?

I'm very pleased with the results of the diet. She's off to college again soon so she will slip, no doubt. But when she returns we will pick up where we left off and seek the help of our naturopath for supplements.

My son who has UC is also very slowly improving with a diet change. No meds so far.

thanks for all you do!
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Mary wrote:Any safe fish? Or is it too soon considering tuna is a big no no?
There probably are some fish that would be safe for her, but it's not possible to say with certainty what they might be. She may have to experiment, later when she has more time. If she is not allergic to shellfish, then shrimp, prawns, oysters, lobsters, crabs, etc., are usually safe for most of us (as long as no sauces containing reactive ingredients are used on them).

That's good news that your son's UC is improving in response to diet changes, also.

You're very welcome,
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It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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