The Natural Cure for Crohns and Celiacs Disease

There are a great number of diets out there to help us shed a few pounds, but for some their choice in diet has a direct correlation to their health and can even save their life.

For sufferers of chronic diseases like Crohns Disease, Celiac Disease, and IBS switching to the SCD Diet (also commonly referred to as the Specific Carbohydrate Diet) can greatly improve their quality of life. Made famous in the book “Breaking the Viscous Cycle” the SCD Diet has been around for decades but is just now being (re?)-discovered by millions suffering from these chronic diseases and the results are undeniable – For those with patience and who are committed to the diet it really works!

These diseases are often caused by reactions to specific types of food. Processed sugars and gluten are two of the more common foods that can trigger a reaction in the disease sufferers body. This reaction causes that person to overproduce bacteria which ultimately leads to symptoms related to their disorder. For sufferers of these diseases, these trigger food are a true food allergy and should be avoided at all costs.

The SCD Diet works by eliminating these trigger foods from your diet. Such trigger foods are foods that contain sugar, wheat (gluten) and dairy products as well as certain chemicals and other processed ingredients. While this does limit the selection of food people on the diet can eat, its greatly reduces or even eliminated symptoms. Several individuals are able to switch back to their old diet after following the SCD Diet for a few years and letting their body heal, though few ever leave the diet once becoming healthy.

There is a very active and supportive community of people on this diet and their collective creativity has resulted in countless tasty recipe’s including special yogurts and ice creams compatible with the diet! As a matter of fact, with the resources available on the web and the countless recipe books produced for the diet you may have an easier time than ever getting started with your new diet.

The important thing is to commit to the diet. Going on and off it doesn’t do any good and you’ll simply relapse because you haven’t given your body a chance to heal from the foods that have been causing your symptoms.

For anyone looking to get started on this diet, you don’t need to go it alone. There are many great SCD resources on the web including recipes and support groups so check around and you may find all the support you need to rid yourself of these painful symptoms once and for all!