Confusions about Specific Carbohydrate diet

[Grandma Mary]

I am so confused. Some sources say to eliminate Bananas, Nightshades like tomatoes, and Oxalates like spinach. But the cookbooks I am looking at include those foods.

How do I decide what is right for me? Do I just attempt trial and error? I also have Osteoporis which is not a surprise for a person my age (70+).

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, Grandma Mary!

Every food known to humanity has been implicated in some kind of dietary danger. The key is to experiment and find out what YOU need to avoid. What makes problems for YOU. If you take all of that stuff too seriously you will starve to death.

[Grandma Mary]

That is what I am leaning towards, doing challenges on those foods that may or may not be OK. FYI- Love your fish symbol.

I am already have some improvement only 1 week into the SCD diet.

[trents]

Thanks for the complement of my avatar. 

[Scott Adams]

The SCD used to be fairly popular among celiacs with ongoing symptoms, but I haven't heard it mentioned here in a while. Where did you hear about the SCD? 

Here is an older article on it:

 

[Awol cast iron stomach]

On 6/22/2022 at 1:28 PM, trents said:

Welcome to the forum, Grandma Mary!

Every food known to humanity has been implicated in some kind of dietary danger. The key is to experiment and find out what YOU need to avoid. What makes problems for YOU. If you take all of that stuff too seriously you will starve to death.

Yes. Indeed. Wise advice.

[Awol cast iron stomach]

On 6/22/2022 at 12:00 PM, Grandma Mary said:

I am so confused. Some sources say to eliminate Bananas, Nightshades like tomatoes, and Oxalates like spinach. But the cookbooks I am looking at include those foods.

How do I decide what is right for me? Do I just attempt trial and error? I also have Osteoporis which is not a surprise for a person my age (70+).

I use my symptoms to guide me. Even though, I have been gluten-free for awhile my system can get riled up. Recently, I got some new prescription glasses, a Nickel allergy has arrived (likely had it longer, but I couldn't figure it out, and off Dr's radar. Despite it being contact dermatitis episode, it ramped up my innate immune system. So even now 3 weeks later with new plastic glasses my body is still trigger hypersensitive has a lower tolerance/threshold  to my overall allergens. So if I start getting too much histamine response from outdoors/environmental/foods  I have to do more self care and listen to the body. 

I know your frustration. Hope you feel better soon.

[Wheatwacked]

22 hours ago, Awol cast iron stomach said:

it ramped up my innate immune system

Do you know your vitamin D plasma level?