Carol Frilegh
I am 79 an undiagnosed Celiac, since March 2000. I had chronic sinus infections and fluctuating weight, lost 86 pounds, got pneumonia, and needed antibiotic and Prednisone. I also got MCS and Latex Allergy.
Unable to eat without pain, I started The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).
Things began to improve at once. I am not cured but SCD has been effective in managing the Celiac
and helped improve my damaged immune system.
It is a bit stricter than the gluten-free casein-free diet, but
Blogs by this Author
A Decade of Determination Pays Off
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 09/20/2010
This will be my shortest blog.
After a decade on The Specific Carbohydrate Diet, I am once again able to eat occasional moderate amounts of restricted sweets and starches with no apparent conseque...
The Grill of It All
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 08/12/2010
Everything old is new again, at least it is in my kitchen. The neighbor passed along a lovely little George Foreman grill she had no interest in and although I can't take photos, text or place phone c...
Recall of the Wild
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 06/30/2010
We read almost daily about recalls of commercial foods which we thought were safe for a celiac disease diet. We are informed of contamination and undisclosed ingredients regularly right here at celiac...
Those Little White Lies
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 06/17/2010
So you cheated on your celiac diet and got away with it? ( Or so you may think.) The IRS may not come after you but the BGB (bad gut bacteria) are almost certain to. The wrong foods feed unfriendly ba...
My Fair Breakfasts
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/20/2010
I mentioned in a previous blog, "Outsides, Insides" that Specific Carbohydrate Diet breakfasts out are a cinch. Breakfasts at home are even better. They almost make the day begin (Like breathing out a...
Smoke Gets in My Eyes
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/20/2010
The barbecue season is upon us. When pungent fumes envelope the neighborhood, although I may want a clothespin on my nose, I still crave a nice steak or burger on my plate. There was a time when the ...
Outside, Insides
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/18/2010
Do the eating-out holidays like Mother's and Fathers' Day strike fear into your tender tummy? You crave the warm company of other humans, a chance to escape serving and cleaning up, and a reason to dr...
Stop Thief!
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/13/2010
I steal! I live a stolen life but try not to lie or cheat.
This imitation of Oliver Twist includes adapting ideas from Iron Chefs, Hellish Kitchens and my favorite Canadian Chef, Laura Calder. You...
A Higher "Vegication"
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/12/2010
Every diet has its day, its foods and even its decade!My pre-Celiac days with The Ladies Who Lunch, passed pleasantly for decades before celiac disease found me. In the forties we liked Danish pastry...
Old Hands, Old Pans
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/8/2010
My aunt is nearing one hundred and one. My mother-in-law lived to be one hundred and two. If my maternal grandmother were alive today, she would be one hundred and twenty. They were all great cooks wi...
What do the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and Cirque de Soleil Have in Common? They Both Require Balance!
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 05/4/2010
What do the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and Cirque de Soleil have in common? They both require balance!
It frustrates me that even doctors are under the misapprehension that the Specific Carbohydra...
What's Your Operating System?
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 02/25/2008
Remember DOS? It was the most commonly used operating system for the PC back in the 1980's. Since it is now as extinct as the Dodo, we can amend the acronym for our Celiac Diet in order to ask, "Wha...
Celiac Makes Strange Bedfellows
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 02/18/2008
Remember that Billy Joel song, "In the Middle of the Night?" I have had a very unwelcome night visitor many times in the past few years. It is the typical dermatitis that goes hand in hand with Celia...
I Had My Cakes and Ate Them Too
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 02/14/2008
I've been rice-free for eight years and suspected rice as a problem just as I discovered I was a Celiac. However it apparently is not and in fact I show almost no sensitivity to it when compared to nu...
Snacks for "Yaks" - Specific Carbohydrate Diet Ideas
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 01/16/2008
Are you anything like I was, addicted to starchy foods most of my adult life? I could make an entire box of Wheat Thins disappear faster than David Copperfield. Bars lost money when I dove into their ...
It's the Dairy, Harry!
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 01/14/2008
An introductory diet lasting two or three days precedes fuller implementation of The Specific Carbohydrate Diet. One of the suggested foods on the"intro diet" is a cheesecake made with dry curd cottag...
Laundry List - "Hold the Starch"
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 01/14/2008
It's been eight years since I have had Arrowroot, buckwheat,
corn/maize, potato flour, rice, rice bran, rice flour, sago, tapioca,
soy, soy bran, or soy flour.
All are gluten free! Yet, all are...
There Are Nuts In My Soup
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 01/12/2008
Latest Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture endorse eating three to five servings of nuts (20 to 30 pecan halves equals one serving), seeds or legumes each day in order to mainta...
Outnumbered - Celiac Disease and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 01/11/2008
Do you buy lottery tickets, bet on the horses, frequent casinos, or take your vacation in LasVegas?Over seven decades, I've won once at roulette, once on the slots and asked someone at the racetrack t...
What A Swell Party This Is!
- By Carol Frilegh
- Published 01/6/2008
Do you wear paper cuts like medals of honor, because being a Celiac means not licking glue strips on envelopes? This morning I moistened the sealer on an envelope with a wet cloth and was soon reelin...
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