A Regimen for Remission
This log tracks my regimen of attitude, exercise, stress management, and SCD foods. Since I started this regimen in 1997, I've been able to keep my Crohn's in a drug-free remission.

Monkey-see,
monkey-don't
Even though I may have experimented beyond the SCD from time to time, one must remember that everyone is different. Follow the intro diet for 3-5 days, and stick with the SCD until you are completely symptom free for at least one year before experimenting.

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Lunch: delicious leftovers from last night. Beforehand: yoga. Afterwards: planting a fall/winter crop of tomato, basil, cilantro, parsley, and Swiss chard in the garden on a lovely overcast and drizzly afternoon!
mhs@16:48

Interestingly, I posed the egg question (see yesterday morning) on the crohns-colitis support group newsgroup. 2 of 7 responses indicated some kind of problem with eggs. One woman even wrote "I get gas from fried eggs, but I eat them anyway a couple times a week for breakfast...."

I don't find any of these results to be conclusive, but interesting food for thought. Or, like the chicken-and-the-egg, is it thought for food? :-)
mhs@08:18

A big cup of hot organic peppermint tea with honey to warm me up on a cool Arizona morning in the fall! Delicious. Food will follow later, as I really am not hungry yet. Why not? Well, check out dinner!

Dinner, yesterday @ Cafe Poca Cosa: a huge plate (so big I had to get a doggie bag) of delicious, succulent, spicy roasted pork loin on a bed of spinach and greens, with fruit on the side. Awesome!
mhs@07:33

Friday, October 05, 2001

Lunch: a delicious tossed salad with prosciutto @ Cafe Milano.
mhs@12:54

Breakfast: fruit, nuts, dccc with honey.

I got a nice email from a guy who is dabbling with diets for intestinal health. I have written here in the past that eggs usually bother me, and he writes that eggs usually bother him as well. He thinks raw eggs in a shake or something may be tolerated better than cooked eggs, and I would say that I agree (in my own case). For me, fried eggs for breakfast are especially problematic in that I get D for most of the morning, and lots of burping. The D is especially annoying since eggs are the only thing that really cause it anymore. So, is it eggs on an empty stomach? Is it the way the eggs are cooked? Is it the percentage of egg to other foods at one meal? He will hopefully attend the upcoming Conference on Intestinal Health Through Diet, and report on his experimentation and results!

What about you? Let's hear how you get along with eggs! :-)
mhs@06:13

Thursday, October 04, 2001

The great horned owl is back! Hoot hoot!

Dinner: grilled salmon, tossed salad, cauliflower "mashed potatoes".

Lunch: tossed salad, leftover steak.
mhs@20:35

Breakfast: an apple, a banana, some dccc with TJ's mezquite honey. I really liked NBC's West Wing last night. The special episode did a great job at exploring the many sides of prejudice, terrorism, and plurality.
mhs@06:13

Wednesday, October 03, 2001

Dinner: tossed salad with a mustard vinaigrette, sliced avocado, grilled porterhouse steak.
mhs@19:40

Lunch @ Cafe A La C'arte: caesar salad with grilled salmon. Delicious!
mhs@13:49

Breakfast: fruit, nuts, and a few new questions (with answers!) to the SCD FAQ page.
mhs@06:22

Tuesday, October 02, 2001

Dinner: grilled whole trout with butter, salt and pepper; steamed summer squash; sauteed kale with garlic.
mhs@20:30

Lunch: a huge bowl of homemade chicken soup, some Gouda cheese, and a plum.
mhs@13:21

Breakfast, an hour ago: an apple, a banana, some cheese. I'm hungry already, but I brought some snacks to munch on.
mhs@07:56

Monday, October 01, 2001

Have you seen this post and question? I am feeling just fine now, thanks. I got a bunch of interesting email from readers who visit this page daily or almost daily. Thanks to all of you for your kind words of support and shared experiences! I'll probably post the replies here (anonymously) in a few days. That said, the quick summary is: stress is a common trigger for most people with IBD, irregardless of the form(s) of treatment one is following. In fact, according to the research contained in the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, a 'social readjustment scale' developed by Holmes and Rahe indicates recent personal, national, and worldwide events certainly play a role in increased symptoms. And as I have been able to prove time and again, returning to SCD basics, using exercise and yoga to deal with stress, maintaining a positive attitude, and listening to my body have enabled me to get back on track without having been off it for more than a few days. These critical success factors help me every time! :-)
mhs@20:52

Dinner: chicken in a spicy vindaloo sauce, steamed yellow squash with salt, pepper, and butter, steamed broccoli.
mhs@20:31

Lunch: tossed spinach salad, leftover escabeche chicken. Snack: raisins and pecans.
mhs@13:02

Breakfast: fruit, nuts, dccc.
mhs@06:00

Sunday, September 30, 2001

Dinner: steamed organic spinach, steamed organic broccoli, a very small portion of (SCD-illegal, so don't do this at home) organic wild rice, and some chicken in a very spicy vindaloo sauce. Afterwards, our usual walk around the neighborhood. A lovely afternoon/evening: it has been drizzling on and off for two hours. The little toads are out, the wind is cold.. it will be awesome sleeping weather this evening!
mhs@19:52

Ken A. maintains a web page listing certain statistics on members of the alt.support.crohns-colitis newsgroup. Laura and I looked through the page, and she pointed out the following: the people listed there mostly fall into two groups. The first group are people who were diagnosed in their teens. The second group are people who were diagnosed much later in life. Laura's question to the latter group: Did your symptoms kick in later in life, or did you become aware of and decide to take action upon symptoms that had been bothering you since an earlier age?
mhs@15:18

After a nice morning jog on a slightly overcast morning, breakfast: dccc with honey, an apple, a banana, some pecans, Havarti cheese, dried figs.

Dinner, yesterday: chichen soup, grilled eggplant, and the escabeche chicken. The soup was awesome, the eggplant was bitter, the escabeche chicken was tasty but not really worth all the effort.
mhs@09:22

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