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Hey Mike,

Do me a favor and read the 3 entries of my blog - 9 1/2 months, Rice vs. Potatoes & 6-month review: http://www.100percenthealth.us/

I want you to see the progression I made prior to 6 months, the 8 month mark & my latest entry at 9 1/2 months. It's been a constant battle juggling blood tests, food intolerances, and weeding out advise - all while in pain. But if you keep researching, taking tests, and remove your "bad" list of foods, the reward is well worth it.

Hi,

I have been low starch for 18 months now and it is a bit like a rollercoaster ride except the setbacks are getting less. The first two weeks on the diet I felt fantastic then I went downhill with another iritis attack. Since then I have had ups and downs but they are getting less. Its a huge learning curve as you will know and you do get despondent when it doesn't appear to work. Been there many times.

I dont take dairy very often. I did make my own lactose free yoghurt but suspected that didn't agree with me. I do eat hard cheeese though occasionaly. I am with Andrea on the acid/alkali basis your body is designed to function in an alkaline environment. Since I have gone more into raw foods I have had less setbacks.

I do eat carrots regularly but only raw they get more starchy when cooked.

As everyone has said it takes time to work out what works for you and what doesn't though not having seen any benefit yet is demoralising. Feeling worse could be down to your body adapting and bacteria die off, which if you are still eating something that unbeknown to you does cause a problem could be a continual battle (I am no expert though).

18 months in I am finally beginning to work out what works and what doesn't. The turning point for me was doing the GAPS intro early this year similar to SCD and the full GAPS diet is almost identical to low starch. The intro is based on broth and animal fats to kickstart gut healing and made me feel like a zombie. Gradually you reintroduce foods to finf out what causes problems. I must add though that since then I have no desire to have bone broth etc even though at the time I enjoyed it and felt it was right prefering a more raw salad/veg accompaniment to any meat or fish.

I eat lots of salad, veg and some fruit I also eat nuts and seeds, use coconut oil and homemade ghee, hemp oil and olive oil for fats. I make my own dressings using oil, apple cider vinegar (the mother)or fresh lemon juice and some whole grain mustard. I can recommend making dehydrated crackers as you can make them in batches and then eat them with salad. They have made a huge difference to me. I try and steer clear of anything processed if I can. The downside is its more time consuming eating this way but I am gradually getting the hang of it.

I also bake with coconut and almond flour but know that if I over indulge its not so good!
I hope it works out for you whichever way you go.

Good job at staying so strict, I know it not easy Mike.
I was getting a bit frustrated too because I was improving with NSd but for me I wanted to be feel less pain, it brought it down somebut not enough, SO I had to get more strict .
Maybe try skipping the dairy for a week or so and see what happens, for me dairy is the worst thing I can eat for my joints along with grains.
I was able to reduce my pain from an 7-8 to a 2-5 by not eating meat, dairy and grains. I know its drastic but the meds I was trying seemed drastic and were not helping,when I did finally find a good one(remicade)I had a heart reaction to it while I was having an infusion--go figure(pulse went from 70 to 160 in ten minutes while sitting there), I call it Divine Providence.
I feel REALLY good eating raw fruits and veggies and a few nuts. I sneak in some dark chocoalte, chamomille tea, fish or chicken once a week. However, the day after I eat the meat I do feel more pain unfortunately.I think once my body heals I will be able to branch out more and eat some more fringe foods.There are alot of recipes out there that quite creative for raw foodies.This works for me, I don't know if it will work for you, just want to try and help you.

Hope you feel better, take care!

So I eat fruit for breakfast and for lunch I have a salad with mushrooms, carrots, almonds, honey mustrd dressing, green onions. Belive it or not this does fill me upi. I also juice cucmber and celery and ginger with a juicer and feel good doing this too, it replentished the enzymes that are naturally in our gut.
This week I plan to try some desserts with medrool dates so I am excied to have some dessert.

Hey Mike,

This is just a suggestion but you might try a water only fast for 24-36 hours and see if you get feeling good. This is a good indicator of letting whatever food you are reacting to get out of your system.

Then add in one item you feel is safe for a day. See how you feel, if it's fine, leave it in the mix, if you have added pain...eliminate it and try a different food.

I am having the best luck with RAW foods as well. Cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, zucchini all turn very starchy for me when they are cooked.

Raw fruit and vegetable juices also help me feel better. (I try to use very little fruit because I have candida.)

Maybe you have heard this, beware the banana in your smoothie. He is a starchy beast.

Good luck. We are all still figuring our own bodies out.
-Donette

Hi,
I would also like to add to the voices of avoiding dairy products. Lactose free milks help those with lactose intolerance. But it is the casein protein that is the problem with inflammation - not the digestion of lactose. I was using lactose free milk, and when I switched to dairy free, noticed a big improvement in the results of the low starch diet.
Hang in there and keep experimenting. I have recently (2 weeks ago) gone onto the raw plant based wholefood diet with low starch and have noticed an improvement. Previously I had been very strictly on a no starch diet, but had a lot of dairy, and it didn't really seem to help, even though I gave it 3 months.
Best of luck - we are all hoping you can find the magic combination which works best for you.
Love from Constance

hard&matured cheese - like cheddar will help you if you still need to eat diary. the casein is far less problematic since it has been softened by the fermenting bacterias for months.