Breaking the SCD diet, symptoms and where to from here?

[bloatingfish]

Ive been on the SCD diet for about a month now and have seen amazing results. My bloating went down, the flatulence disappeared and I no longer vomited. Last night, I invited friends over and made Thai curry with rice....after dishing up, I couldn't resist, and ate some, and then..ate a lot more. Not even an hour later, I got severe muscle cramping, bloating, my legs and especially my one ankle began to get swollen and I got these sharp pains running down both sides of my legs. After being asleep for about a few hours, I woke up and vomited and am in so much pain in my legs. I need to understand if these symptoms are common when breaking the diet or if there is something else seriously wrong with my body (ie. kidney or liver problems) and how to continue on the diet. Do I start from the beginning again or can I carry on from where I left off?

[bloatingfish]

Thank you very much for creating this forum! It has helped me already with many other questions I have had about being on the SCD diet. I am sure Elaine would have been really happy about it!

[esther]

See answers below in bold:\n...I woke up and vomited and am in so much pain in my legs. I need to understand if these symptoms are common when breaking the diet\n\n**Yes. Especially early in the diet (first months -1 year)** \nor if there is something else seriously wrong with my body (ie. kidney or liver problems)\n\n** not likely....but see if symptoms persist. If they do see a medical practitioner.**\n\n \nand how to continue on the diet. Do I start from the beginning again or can I carry on from where I left off?\n\n\n**You can try carrying on and see how you do , if okay continue. If symptoms of bloating etc are back redo beginning for a few days and then add food appropriately as per your symptoms.**

[pes]

Hi,\nI hope my answer will help as the struggle can be very isolating. My daughter suffered for years before being diagnosed with Crohn's. Treated with meds for months, but ultimately changing to the SCD did wonders.\n\nWhat I have learned is that everyone is different. We did not do only bone broth to start 4 years ago. \n\nMy suggestion is to eat what is legal and you know does not cause flares. Supplement with healthy bone broth. I would do this until you reach your equilibrium again. If you can drink water, try SmartWater. It seems to be more buffering to the stomach (as told to me by a Pharmacist friend), to flush out your system. We have found that small amounts of legal and tolerated food and bone broth are key.