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Friday, April 27, 2001
SCD Buddies!
The latest in collaborative group healing, many new (and 'seasoned') members of the SCD Listserve are pairing up. These SCD Buddy pairs help each other by sharing support, answers, recipes, tips, and more. So what are you waiting for?! Join the SCD list, get an SCD buddy, and learn more about this regimen for remission of Crohn's, colitis, IBS, and Celiac!
posted by mhs@11:06
Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Erik Freedman in Germany has created a German SCD homepage! It will grow as soon as the German translation of BTVC is available (early Summer, 2001)
Here's the URL: http://www.scdiet.de
Here's the site description (for our German visitors and the Internet search engines):
Diese Internetseiten beschäftigen sich mit der Speziellen Kohlehydratdiät für Crohn und Colitis Patienten (scdiet) und allgemein mit chronisch entzündlichen Darmerkrankungen (CED).
Die Spezielle Kohlehydratdiät hat bereits vielen Crohn- und Colitis Patienten geholfen, ein schon verloren geglaubtes Lebensgefühl wiederzuerlangen.
posted by mhs@20:25
Monday, April 23, 2001
The following appears in Dr. Mercola's Newsletter:
Complementary Medicine Sought by Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's)
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease are more likely to use complementary medicine
therapies when they have had the disease for more than 10 years or have been repeatedly
hospitalized. The most common reasons for using complementary medicine were the side
effects associated with and the lack of effectiveness of conventional medicine. Standard
therapies include corticosteroids, which are often accompanied by unwanted side effects,
immunosuppressive drugs and/or surgery.
Am J Gastroenterol May 1998;93:697-701. The following appears boldface in the newsletter:
[Dr. Mercola's] COMMENT: Patients are not stupid. They will only tolerate so much abuse by a
discipline that is nearly clueless on the cause of most of the problems they treat.
Fortunately, there are some very effective alternatives. If you know anyone with
inflammatory bowel disease, like Crohn's, the first step is to order the book Breaking
the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gottschall. It can be ordered from Book People
800-999-4650 #48480. It is the best single book on relieving this problem. One
should also use Flora Source as a good bacteria. Most people will also need to be
monitored by a gastroenterologist. Fortunately, our state has an excellent one. Dr.
Brasco (847-253-6483) has an office in Arlington Heights and is one of the few
natural medicine oriented gastroenterologists in the entire country. He is an
excellent physician and I have worked with him with a number of patients and found
his services to be exceptional. He is familiar with the Gottschall book and uses it in
his practice. More SCD-friendly doctors here >>
posted by mhs@09:52
Wednesday, April 18, 2001
A Swedish study concludes: a majority of irritable bowel syndrome patients consider their symptoms to be related to meals. Especially foods rich in carbohydrates and fat cause problems [emphasis added by webmaster]. Nevertheless, the majority of IBS patients are normal or overweight. Female sex and anxiety predict a high degree of food-related symptoms in IBS. Read more >>
posted by mhs@20:00
Sunday, April 15, 2001
Lots of updates!
A few new testimonials and success stories, SCD-friendly doctors, nut sources and DCCC sources (see the Resources section), and the FAQ page.
posted by mhs@23:32
Thursday, April 12, 2001
A message regarding an SCD-friendly doctor and a possible future SCD "clinic"
I just got back from my GI doctor this morning and do I have some great news for all of you! Her name is Dr. Marie Borum and she is at the George Washington University Medical Center. I've been going to see her for about four years now, and have continued to see her since I have been on the SCD for the past year or so.
Read more >>
posted by mhs@15:50
Sunday, April 08, 2001
Why doctors don't like the SCD (copied from today's SCD listserve discussion):
Subject: SCD- from a Doctor's Point of View
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 04:58:33 -0400
Let me start by saying that I find many things disturbing about the practice of medicine today. It is too specialized, too commercialized, and too impersonal. Elaine’s contribution is not just the diet, it is the science behind it, and the fact that it seems to work in almost all cases.
So why doesn’t the medical community and doctors accept it?
I think that it might be helpful to try to understand SCD from a Doctor’s point of view.
As has been pointed out in the list, doctors have not been trained in nutrition. Clearly it’s importance has not been recognized. Besides from a solution point of view, SCD is "messy". It is much easier to pop a pill and control dosages of medicine than to stick to the demands of preparing the foods for the diet.
The track record for medicine over the last 150 years has been outstanding. I believe that life expectancy has more than doubled during that time. Medicines have played a key role, so why should a doctor change?
Many have experienced arrogance in their doctors. Perhaps it comes from the power of control over life or death of their patients. There is a political statement that may apply here. "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." On the flip side, if doctor’s were more involved with their patients emotionally it is likely that they would suffer more if their patient did not react to treatment or died.
Doctors are marketed to by drug companies that cite "scientific studies"; studies, performed in a controlled environment. However, no group of independent researchers or doctors have yet done a study on the SCD in a controlled environment. I hope to influence that.
Doctors get free samples of medications to hand out to their patients. Few doctors have ever seen Elaine’s book. Perhaps sending free copies of Elaine’s book to doctors might help.
Doctors are leaving medicine because of the cost of insurance. With the cost of malpractice suits rising, insurance companies are raising their rates to a point when it can become prohibitive to practice medicine. Why should a doctor take a chance on some "unproven" treatment, diet or otherwise, then be sued if it doesn’t work?
Most diets advertised and marketed are fads; some pseudo scientific scheme to enrich the advocate and help people lose weight. Why would a responsible doctor promote a diet; SCD is a diet.
If you find a doctor who despite all these concerns advocates SCD consider yourself lucky. On the other hand your doctor should be convinceable of the effects of SCD if your symptoms are significantly reduced or even better, if you are cured.
More important, forget what other people say, if it works for you or your loved ones, that really is the best of all.
Hope this helps.
Stan
posted by mhs@14:15
Saturday, April 07, 2001
John Chalmers at scdiet.com is "now offering a Cinnamon Cookie Kit and Pecan Halves. We think this is
pretty exciting." Hey, all of us at scdiet.org are excited, too!
posted by mhs@14:15
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July,
2000 - Complete redesign of SCDiet.org is made public.
Based upon survey feedback, the site's contents have been
re-formatted in a way that is makes it easier to find
information and is more visually appealing. Mik, Linda,
and Mike sit back and savor an SCD-legal beverage, enjoying
the glowing pixels of their labor. But not for long; there's
always more to add. Stay tuned!
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March,
2000 - SCDiet.org accepts its first support from Community
Advertisers.
March, 2000 - SCDiet.org moves to Inform.dk's
UNIX servers. Net results: better performance, possiblity
of more cgi scripting, increased stability.
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September,
1999 - The "Long Island" SCD listserve's ISP
moved and upgraded their software. Digest mode has been
improved. We have made some screen snapshots to help you
decide how to subscribe: screen
shots. Also, the steps for subscribing have changed.
New instructions here.
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