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What if you could learn to troubleshoot the most curious SCD challenges by borrowing an engineer’s brain?
And what if I said that every SCD success story uses this same tactic?
You’re probably like, “Come on Jordan, I just want to have perfect poops – get on with it.”
Ok, you got it.
Today, we’re back with the SCD Lifestyle Solution Podcast #17: Troubleshooting Your SCD Challenges.
Over the past year, we’ve found that troubleshooting SCD is the secret sauce to feeling better.
The diet can be tweaked just a little – customized to fit your body – to get you the results you want. Once you understand this key mindset, the healing happens on it’s own.
The Armchair Engineer Theory
We aren’t doctors – but we are engineers.
So, why does that help you?
Because we spent years in school and at work training our brains to troubleshoot EVERYTHING.
For example, last week I spent 30 mins deconstructing my son’s $3 “Thomas the Tank Engine” toy because the little electric motor stopped driving it around.
The result? It ran better than when I bought it.
Also, I spent the last two years troubleshooting the SCD diet until I got to a level of health I was happy with.
The result? Increased mental clarity, never-ending energy, and perfect poops every day.
And last night – Steve and I spent 45 mins troubleshooting your SCD questions.
The result? Today’s podcast….
And On This Podcast, We Cover:
1:10 What to do if you can’t tolerate SCD yogurt and how to replace the probiotics
3:45 The fat digestion test and how to use it to gain weight on the SCD Diet
7:10 How to find SCD Legal honey
8:50 The techniques to defeat severe constipation after 5 days on the diet
12:45 Raw cow’s milk yogurt vs. pasteurized…
16:34 Does the SCD diet help with acid reflux/GERD?
19:30 Can the diet help you sleep better and double your energy?
22:40 The relationship between B12 and gastrointestinal disorders?
24:50 Should eggs really be allowed on the intro diet?
28:50 What to do about butter, if you can’t handle dairy
32:30 The real story of fermented vegetables and when to try them
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In good health,
Links from the Podcast:
Jordan’s Turkey Sausage Recipe can be found here: Podcast #3 – How we survived the intro diet
The B12 drops Jordan took in the beginning: Methyl-Mate
Chris Kresser’s 8-part series on GERD/Heartburn
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Hey Steve & Jordan
Just writing to offer my sincere thanks.
After about 10 years of poor health (numerous doctor’s & costly specialist appointments & medications which made me feel SO much worse & numerous other treatments such as homeopathy, acupuncture etc…) and NO definitive diagnosis or resolution of symptoms, I decided to try your Intro SCDiet.
I was suffering intolerable pain/swelling in my feet & hands, fatigue, heat sensitivity & various food intolerances. I had been screened for coeliac gene & it was present. Spent the last few years on gluten free diet but still felt ill.
But once on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, I immediately felt much better, lost the foggy brain feeling & a few kilos very fast (great, I needed to shed some weight because I had recently broken my toe & spent 9 weeks unable to walk or exercise properly!)
After about a week of the diet, the most bizarre thing appeared. I had a massive attack of joint swelling/pain which virtually immobilized me.
Paradoxically, THIS WAS JUST SO GREAT because suddenly, with such obvious symptoms, my medical practitioner was able to recognize that I was suffering from gout! I have NO lifestyle factors for this disease, as I do not drink alcohol, rarely eat meat, rich gravy, meat extracts etc…So it appears to be an inherited tendency of which I was unaware.
The high protein from the diet & the sudden weight loss, catapulted my body into a full blown gout attack! I know it’s weird but it is such a relief to finally get a proper diagnosis after so many years. I am still not sure whether there’s other diseases present but am attempting to treat the gout see how I go from there.
This story is probably a bit different to a lot of other people’s here but may help someone else.
Thanksalot
…Colleen
Thanks guys. I have microscopic colitis and have been on the diet for about 6 months, but still having problems. I eat about 4 eggs per day. Going to try cutting them out and see what happens.
Ashley
P.S. Steve, you have a sexy voice.
Hey Ashley – Try cutting them out for 5 days and see what happens, if your problems continue cut out another of the Dark Horseman and continue until you see some good changes!
PS – Thanks 😉
Do you know if people have trouble with scdapholis in the beginning? I can’t tolerate the yogurt. I have been on the diet 6 weeks, but still on basic food phase. (i have pretty bad fructose malabsorption, so most veggies give me problems and all fruit)
Should I just continue taking one capsule, and hope it will improve?
I have a tendency to stop everything when I have more pain and gas.
Thanks,
Mary
Hi Mary,
The only time I see issues with the scdopholis in the beginning is taking too much too fast and having some die-off reaction. Consider ramping up slowly with 1/2 pill/day, then 1 pill/day, etc.
The most important thing with Probiotics is to take them 30-mins before a meal (like when you first wake up) OR 2-hours after a meal. Otherwise they are not as effective.
In good health,
Jordan