Gut Harmony
Teen Crohn's, SCD and Beyond
Gut Harmony
Teen Crohn's, SCD and Beyond
Instant Pot Asian Beef Stew

by Gil This dish was created in the tiny kitchen of a college dorm. Gil is eating SCD since he was in elementary school. Now a college student, he first created this dish in a regular pot at his dorms.…
Remission without steroids – liquid diets and EEN
Exclusive Elemental Nutrition (EEN) has been studied extensively worldwide and has been scientifically proven to be more effective than steroids in achieving sustained remission from IBD flares in most cases. It refers to an exclusive liquid diet using either elemental…
Harry Potter’s SCD Feast!

Guest post by Nicole Chevalier Like many other kids, our son is enthralled by the Harry Potter book series. He recently finished the last in the series (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) and promptly began the first book…
Marilyn’s SCD “chocolate” cake

© 2010 by Marilyn L. Alm This “Chocolate” cake is the most famous SCD cake. It is known to be the center-piece of many celebratory occasions. It is not only a fancy birthday cake, but also makes great brownies, or…
Helping your college student in case of a medical emergency

When parents send their teens to college they assume that when paying for their child’s tuition and health insurance, they will have the right to be informed and consulted in case of an illness, an accident or other health challenges.…
Maintaining SCD at college
We started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) when our son was in elementary school and continued to practice the diet consistently all the way through high school. We mentored hundreds of SCD families and became actively involved in supporting diet…
The SCD Naturopath
Dr. Christine Bowen is a diet therapy expert. She is an experienced naturopathic physician, specializing in treating gastrointestinal conditions like IBD, IBS and SIBO, and a host of other conditions that can benefit from gut healing. We have known her…
SCD meal plans – Inspired simplicity without deprivation
Guest post, meal plan, and photos by Natalie Holladay I didn’t expect the year 2016 to start out with a diagnosis of IBD for my son. A family history of Celiac Disease left me almost hopefully anticipating to hear something…
Joining SCD Families
SCD Families is only open to parents of children and teens with IBD. The goal of this group is to share information, tips and experiences relevant to parents maintaining or wishing to learn about using the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SDC)…