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Category: Specific Carbohydrate Diet
Two New Studies on the Efficacy of Diet in Treating IBD
More good news for you all. Two studies were released at once providing yet further support for the use of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) in inflammatory bowel disease. As you know, my personal experience in curing my son of inflammatory bowel disease has… Continue Reading “Two New Studies on the Efficacy of Diet in Treating IBD”
Lactose: Food for Gut Infection/Dysbiosis?
This little article caught my attention.[i] It’s an animal study so it may not be applicable to humans…but it’s certainly something on which I should keep an eye. As you all know, I’m especially interested in the connection between food and gut bacteria. A… Continue Reading “Lactose: Food for Gut Infection/Dysbiosis?”
The Miracle of Mucus?
When giving a talk, Elaine Gottschall, the author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle (the book that lays out the specifics, and science, of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet) used to show 3 slides, illustrating the incredible mucus production in intestines afflicted with inflammatory bowel disease.… Continue Reading “The Miracle of Mucus?”
And Yet MORE Evidence of the Efficacy of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
I continue to make my way through the stacks of articles I’ve collected these last few months and decided today to treat myself to a description of a paper from 2015 that used survey data to analyze the effects of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet… Continue Reading “And Yet MORE Evidence of the Efficacy of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases”
Rectifying My Own Ignorance: The Gut Biome and Spondylitis
Even knowing that so many illnesses that seem so far removed from the gut actually start there (autism, Parkinson’s, depression, etc.), I am constantly amazed when I come across yet another one. Today, I’m writing about an article I just finished reading on Ankylosing… Continue Reading “Rectifying My Own Ignorance: The Gut Biome and Spondylitis”
A Follow Up: Treating D-lactate Acidosis
For those of you who made it through my mammoth post of last week, re: d-lactate acidosis…well done! (For those of you who skipped it, you’re going to fail the pop quiz.) I have spent even more time on this, looking more into studies… Continue Reading “A Follow Up: Treating D-lactate Acidosis”
D-lactate Acidosis, SIBO, Autism, Chronic Fatigue or…What Happens When Judy Can’t Stop Reading
Because I know how to have fun, I have spent hours and hours over the last 2 days reading about d- lactate acidosis. I’m not even sure why. It was one of those things, I guess, that suddenly struck me as interesting – and… Continue Reading “D-lactate Acidosis, SIBO, Autism, Chronic Fatigue or…What Happens When Judy Can’t Stop Reading”
An Autism Anniversary
Today is the 22nd anniversary of my son’s diagnosis with autism. It is always a day of mourning for me: 8030 days of my life spent failing my Alex. Yes, of course, that sentiment comes from the irrational and emotional part of me. Rationally,… Continue Reading “An Autism Anniversary”
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Diet – Irrevocably Linked
This morning, I got all excited when I spotted the headline in IBD News Today, “Natural Diet is Key to Preventing, Reversing Crohn’s in Children, Israeli Expert Says.”[i] Wow! I hoped that this article would be about the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, or at least… Continue Reading “Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Diet – Irrevocably Linked”
What Do We Really Know About Treating SIBO
This morning I got to thinking about some of my favorite papers of the past, and decided to pick one to write about today. In the spring of 2010, around the same time I saw Dr. Jeremy Nicholson present his findings – that the… Continue Reading “What Do We Really Know About Treating SIBO”
