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Mike Here is an additional page with information on the SCD diet. http://www.inform.dk/djembe/scd/ And because of several other replies you have received to this message, I fell compelled to gently remind everyone that this is a support group, and to repost the ASCC charter. http://ascc.healingwell.com/info/charter.html The ASC-C Charter           What is alt.support.crohns-colitis? Alt.support.crohns-colitis was created in early 1994 as a forum where people suffering from ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and irritable bowel syndrome can share their everyday struggles with these illnesses, as well as discuss medicines, treatments, surgery, diet, health care providers, related illnesses, and anything else anyone can think of that relates to these diseases. In other words, this is the online equivalent of a support group, which means that no question is stupid and no condition embarrassing here. It also means we’re all here to help each other out, so please be nice, be polite, and no flaming. Discussions of all types of medicine — conventional and alternative, Western and Eastern, your Aunt Harriet’s home remedies, whatever — are welcome here; however, any person discussing a potential remedy which he or she also sells must explicitly begin the "Subject" header of their post with the word "AD" or "ADVERTISEMENT" in all caps, regardless of whether or not they profit from such sales. Spamming is expressly forbidden as violating the rules of netiquette as well as those of this newsgroup. Finally, please keep in mind that no one knows what causes these illnesses, no one’s come up with a cure, and we need all the help we can get. Thank all of you. Howard in Alaska UC since 1995 "A Workman Is Worthy of His Labor." – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Says one new SCD-er: "Frankly, I am not looking forward to starting this diet and leaving so many of the foods I love behind me.  Then again, it seems many of those foods I am so fond of are not so fond of me!" One reply: Many people find that the diet is not a diet of deprivation; it is a diet of substitution.  For every food that you like that you have to leave behind, you will discover some new food or combination of foods that you never knew existed, and end up liking every bit as much as what you gave up. In other words: it’s easier than it looks. Welcome. More: http://www.scdiet.org The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a strict grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free dietary regimen intended for those suffering from Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Celiac Disease, IBD, and IBS. It is not a fad, it is not a pyramid scheme.  Your doctor was told that diet has nothing to do with IBD, but you’ll want to find out for yourself. The SCD is based on the principle that specifically selected carbohydrates requiring minimal digestion are well absorbed, leaving virtually nothing for intestinal microbes to feed on. As the microbes decrease due to lack of food, their harmful by-products and the body’s auto-immune reactions also diminish. No longer needing protection, the mucus producing cells stop producing excessive mucus and carbohydrate digestion is improved. The SCD corrects malabsorption, allowing nutrients to enter the bloodstream and be made available to the cells of the body, thereby strengthening the immune system’s ability to fight. Further debilitation is prevented, weight can return to normal, and ultimately there is a return to health.

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The author of the book stands to make a great deal of money on it if it is effective. And think of the merchendising SCD frozen meals, drinks, cookbooks… etc.

The author of the book is 80 years old and probably tired by now and wouldn’t benefit from all of that money if it were to be made. I think her motivation was to help other people as Dr. Haas helped her daughter 30 or 40 years ago. She was headed for colon removal at a very young age and now lives a normal life with children of her own. I can’t think of a better reason to care. Best wishes, Liz/CD

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The money still ain’t a bad bonus. If she was/is motivated by "helping" people I would think she would invest into researching the disease and diet. Check Pub Med. There is not one article I could find with Elaine as an author. Mike The author of the book stands to make a great deal of money on it if it is effective. And think of the merchendising SCD frozen meals, drinks, cookbooks… etc. The author of the book is 80 years old and probably tired by now and wouldn’t benefit from all of that money if it were to be made. I think her motivation was to help other people as Dr. Haas helped her daughter 30 or 40 years ago. She was headed for colon removal at a very young age and now lives a normal life with children of her own. I can’t think of a better reason to care. Best wishes, Liz/CD

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