The Big Change

Hello my dear readers.

I finally got diagnosed with baterial overgrowth, and went onto a new diet. I was sceptical at first, and it didn't really seem to work. I learned that I had to tweak it, bend it, until it fit me...and suddenly it started to work out! I finally improved! The last three days were amazing! I feel...awesome!
But that means I have to tweak this page too.

No worries, I will still post recipes that I will find, on the web or elsewhere, as well as information about what I do to heal my poor gut. But I will only do this in english. But, if you want the recipes in german, send me an email and I will do so :).

First a few words about this new diet.

It is called "special carbohydrate diet" and got invented by Elaine Gotschall in the late 1950s.
She wrote an awsome book called "breaking the vicious circle", and I strongly recommend reading it. Don't think: "hey, that isnt for me, that is for Crohns/celiacs/autism" because, actually, it is for much more medical problems. I am not kidding. It can help patients with IBS, Colitis Ulcerosa,Crohns, Celiacs, Malabsorbtions, Fybromyalgia, Diabetics and Obesity. And, according to all the pages I found on the web, even with depression and psychosis.

I had nothing to loose, so I did it. And, it is not a diet for short term, it is a more healthy lifestyle. I rather cook a lot and eat differently for the rest of my life, if I have to or want to, than feeling sick again. Seriously.
Give it a try, for 30 days. Write up your daily food and symptoms, be moderate in your intake.

Here a a few links to the Intro diet:

This is the original page for the SCD intro diet. It is important that you do the intro, because it kills off some bugs and gives you a headstart into this diet. But remember, you might have to tweak it! Some of us cannot have the yoghurt yet (too much casein, too man live probiotics),
some cannot have honey,grapejuice, or eggs, or hate carrots....
I will tell you in the next post how I managed my 3 days of meat and pumkin only.

This is a page of two guys (Jordan and Steve) who have tried the diet and suceeded. They love it, so they do very good podcasts, articles, email, webinars...and they sell their own book.
And they will send you a very neat chapter about the intro diet for free, with pictures and everything.

And this here called Pecan bread is a great page, they even listed the foods into different stages, to help building up your safe food zone. They also have great recipes (which i will probably post here, too, once Ihave tried them out. )

Come on, lets get started!