Metamucil and the specific carbohydrate diet

[Scott Teglasi]

hey all, wussup?

Just had another inquiry for people that have tried this too, or have
info on it.

I'm attempting to do the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, which is a diet that
eliminates many carbohydrates from the diet.. Has to do with controlling
the microbes that are present in the gut... There's more info on the
diet at www.scdiet.org. Basically, all refined sugars are cut off, as
well as starches, etc...

First of all, has anyone here tried it? and if so, what kind of results
have you had with it?

Second, on the advice of my naturopath (and my gastroenterologist later
on too), I've been taking metamucil daily, to help soak up the water and
apparently help regulate things... I've been taking it for about 2
years.. I haven't really been feeling 100% since I've been diagnosed
really, although I have had my good days..

Just today, I hadn't taken metamucil for 2 days... then today I started
again, and I had a case of the runs for a bit... My mom looked into it
and found out that it contains maltodextrose, which is a sugar.. which I
am not allowed on this diet.. now my question is, has metamucil caused
anyone else problems with their CD or IBD?

Thanks everybody,

Scott

[TPasco8136]

In 1996 I tried the SCD for a four- week
period during a flareup and experiencing no improvement in my condition, and
so I took Mrs. Gottschall's advice and decided it wasn't for me. I am severely
lactose-intolerant, and even the low-lactose cheeses (farmer's, cheddar, swiss,
etc)
cause a problem for me. I did learn quite a bit from the experience, and have
adapted many of its principles into my daily diet.
Regarding Metamucil, I use it daily and find it helpful. I take a one-half
teaspoon dose
once per day.
I would recommend trying the SCD perhaps for more than 4 weeks if you don't
notice results by then. I have read postings on this NG by people who say they
didn't start to get good results until they had been on the diet for 3 months.
Whatever you do, make sure you do not cheat. If there are ingredients in
Metamucil that are not allowed in the diet, then eliminate Metamucil, and try
to find a substitute. This may not be easy because most of the fiber
supplements have some sugar and grains in them. But then, if you get good
results from the diet, you won't need a fiber supplement.
Good luck.

[Billy Goat Gruff III]

Check with your pharmacy and see if they have a fiber supplement for
diabetics.. that should eliminate the sugar problem.

Mike

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[prado]

I tried the SCD and it did not work for me. Also metamucil made me
gomore so I stopped using it. Althougt Bran Buds with physillium seed
seems to agree with me.

Prado

[RG Software Corporation]

If the diet didn't work for you then I have a question:
Did you eat the homemade yoghurt?
Has anyone found yoghurt to be helpful?

Thanks,
Richard

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[Richard]

If the diet didn't work for you then I have a question:
Did you eat the homemade yoghurt?
Has anyone found yoghurt to be helpful?

Thanks,
Richard

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[Dan & Janice Davis]

>I'm attempting to do the Specific Carbohydrate Diet,

<snip>

>First of all, has anyone here tried it? and if so, what kind of results
>have you had with it?

Hi Scott,

I've been following the SCD for almost 3 years now and have had an excellent
experience with it. It took me 4 months of strictly following it before I
had definite evidence that it was helping though.

>Just today, I hadn't taken metamucil for 2 days... then today I started
>again, and I had a case of the runs for a bit... My mom looked into it
>and found out that it contains maltodextrose, which is a sugar.. which I
>am not allowed on this diet.. now my question is, has metamucil caused
>anyone else problems with their CD or IBD?

If you want to give the SCD a fair shot you should discontinue the
Metamucil. The other thing that you could try is psyllium husks instead.
Personally, I would do the SCD exclusively for at least a few months without
adding in anything else, in order to be able to evaluate my success (or lack
of success) with the diet. After a few months you will have a good idea of
what the diet is doing for you and whether or not you want to continue with
it. Then, if you add the psyllium husks you will be better able to determine
the effects that they are having on you, separate from the effects of the
diet.

Best regards,
Janice

[Dan & Janice Davis]

Richard,

If you ask that question on the SCD list you will get a lot of interesting
responses I think. Some people on the list have tried the SCD and thought
that it did not help them at all. They were not eating the yogurt for
whatever reason, but following the rest of the diet faithfully. After a
while of going back on a Standard American Diet (SAD) they decide to give
the SCD another try, this time consuming the yogurt. Then they report back
to the list that they are having success!

A couple of people have reported that as soon as they began the diet
(including yogurt) they began to feel better. It was a tangible feeling of
improvement that they felt almost immediately.

Then there have been a few people who improve with the diet, but cannot
tolerate the yogurt at all for the first few months. They do the diet
without the yogurt and try a small amount of it every few weeks to see if
they can now tolerate it. Most often they will report to the list that after
a few months the can eat the yogurt and seem to actually benefit from it (as
opposed to merely tolerating it).

Personally, I've been eating the yogurt since I began the diet almost 3
years ago. I've done incredibly well.

Janice

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[Sue]

Yea, but a lot of those suger substitutes can give people the runs.

Sue s...@panix.com

[Linda Schorr]

Dear Scott,

Instead of Metamucil, take psyllium husks powder. You can get it in
the health food store. It is the same thing as Metamucil without the
sugar, color, and other additives. You can put it in juice and there
won't be a problem with the taste.

I think psyllium is acceptable on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.
You can check the book or the website to be sure.

Linda

[Richard]

Janice,

Thanks for the info. According to the book "Breaking
the Viscous Cycle", the cultures found in the yoghurt
are very important, almost like a medicine.

Have you ever tried kefir, "Champaign of yoghurts" ?
You can buy it from health food stores, but for example:
http://www.kefir.com.au/ and http://www.kefir.com/
explain what it is.

It seems to be a liquid yoghurt with a "wider variety
of health benefits" (kefir.com).

I wonder if this is agrees with the SCD ???
Has anyone tried this?

Regards,
Richard Gardner

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[Jennifer]

I saw sugar-free Citrucel at the store today -- except its sugar substitute
is aspartame. I don't recall if aspartame was ok'd for the SCD, though.

[Dan & Janice Davis]

Richard,

There's been quite a bit of discussion about kefir on the SCD list and
especially the Healing Crow list. One SCDer that I know of in particular has
been regularly consuming kefir in the last few months. He's experimented
with it and researched it and thinks that he has come up with a way to
produce kefir that's virtually lactose-free.

I haven't tried it myself yet, so I can't really comment on it, except to
say that like yogurt, kefir that is found in health food stores or anywhere
else where it can be bought retail, is not likely to be lactose-free, and
therefore would not be allowed on the diet. However if a person were to
culture their own kefir for a long enough time at the right temperature,
etc., it should be okay for the SCD, and may be a good source of probiotics.

If you would like to discuss the SCD compatibility of kefir with those who
have more knowledge of the subject than I do, you should sign up for the
Healing Crow list at www.healingcrow.com . Seth is the one on that list that
has really looked into it.

Janice

[Dan & Janice Davis]

Aspartame is to be avoided on the SCD. I think that Elaine said in her book
that she thought it would be okay to consume it in one diet pop per week,
but based on people's experience with it on the SCD that I'm aware of, I
think it is best to be avoided like the plague.

Janice

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