Found this post from someone on Celiac.Com message boards. Dont know if its true but its worth a look.
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QUOTE (GFLady @ Dec 31 2008, 05:28 AM)
What is SCD?? I wanna know about it.I am gluten free, but still have sympthoms, but I am much better off without the gluten. I am suspecting that there are indeed other allergies involved. My doctor requested a stool test, that showed Candida and other bowel problems. It wasn`t a test for celiacs. I have never been tested for that. Is that a problem?I have been to a nurse, who is working with your body differently than doctors, I guess in a more natural way, and finds out more than many doctors. She has helped me a LOT, but then again, she can`t do all those biopsys and tests. She did check my blood with the microscope, and found yeast in there, which is the Candida, and put me on the Candida diet. I hated it, but it has helped. However, I haven`t been able to discern all food allergies just with the diet. And I guess, my other problem is, that I just don`t want to accept the fact, that I have to avoid not just all gluten, but all dairy, SUGAR and anything that is fermented (like vinegar), because they all feed that yeast. When I followed this strictly, I got better in about 3 months. But I became undisciplined again, it came back. I need some support. I feel so deprived of not being able to eat anything. I wanna be healthy though.
Quite a few of us on here are following the SCD and getting good results. Although it is a long-term healing diet there are plenty good things to eat on it, although it does involve more prep and cooking than plain gluten-free because it cuts out the processed ‘off the shelf’ foods, gluten-free or otherwise, that are do damaging to the body.
As you have got the mastery over Candida but have seen it come back, you know the value of sticking to a good diet.
There is an SCD thread on this section, and the official site is ‘breaking the vicious cycle’. ‘Pecanbread’ is also a good site to look at. It is aimed at kids with Autism, but the info is useful for all, kids and adults alike, with any health issues, as many of these things are triggered by Candida and its ilk. There are quite a few books out now and other SCD websites as it is becoming more widely know about and helps more people recover.
Although you are Gluten intolerant you may not be Celiac, I was intolerant (but am now no longer since being on the SCD, but I wont eat it for some time until I am certain my gut has completely healed and then only occasionally). I actually believe that Celiac is actually just a manifestation of a higher level or different area of gut damage (at this point someone will undoubtedly shoot me down in flames!)
I believe that the gluten intolerance/Celiac is caused by Leaky Gut. Eating gluten-free foods keeps the cycle of damage going so those who are very intolerant will continue to be intolerant until they change their diet and cut out the foods that are contributing to the damage, and give their body a chance to heal properly.
Gluten intolerance is still gluten intolerance whether you are diagnosed ‘Celiac’ or not.
Ali.
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Stopped gluten & dairy, Jan 08, but still other issues so dropped most carbs and sugar and have been following the Specific Carb Diet (SCD) since March 08. Recovery slow but steady and I can now eat a much broader range of foods especially raw which are good for my digestion and boost my energy level.
Not getting better? Try the SCD - it might just change your life………
