SCD-safe Snacks, Part II

I love finding easy things that are SCD legal in the grocery store.  In this previous post, I told you about a couple stand-bys I love. Here are a few more snacks that almost fit SCD requirements, so they're my cheats lately:

Cliff's Kit's Organic Chocolate Almond Coconut Bar: These are a lot like LaraBar in the fact that they use dates to create their sticky, sweet base.  The cocoa in these bars makes them illegal for SCD, but everything else is okay. Plus they're addictively delicious; I buy them by the box.

 
 




Go Raw's Super Cookies: I buy these in Lemon and Ginger. They make other flavors too, some better than others (Pumpkin was not a fave for me). Don't expect cookies, but they have a nice crunch, a good flavor, and are SCD legal.

Wonderfully Raw's Cocoroons are delish, but they use maple syrup as a sweetener, so they're not SCD legal. I still eat them because they taste awesome and they don't feel as evil as some other options.  Vanilla Maple are my fave with Lemon Pie close behind. Cocoa Nibs...surprisingly not as good. And the Brownie are "meh"--I think I have higher standards for chocolate flavored snacks.

So those are my indulgences lately. Let me know if you've found some good, pain-free snacks!

Reboot!

Two months already??

 

I'm back! Baby is two months old, so it's about time I get back to it.

Here's what's been happening colitis-wise...

• Around delivery, I was flaring mildly (after tapering off oral prednisone and going off Humira to prevent infection while on bed rest after the water breaking).
• I restarted Humira when the babe was a few weeks old, 80mg every week.
• I restarted hydrocortisone enemas and Cortifoam (one in morning, one at night) when delivery mess healed (about 4-5 weeks postpartum).

Things are awful.  Tons of blood, frequency, pain, urgency.  I think it's exacerbated by the fact that the darling babe sleeps two hours at a time, so I'm not able to sleep at night.  Most of us have increased inflammation with lack of sleep, right? It sure feels like I do.

It's also been a lot harder for me to stay strict with Specific Carbohydrate Diet.  If any of you have tried it, the diet requires a lot of preparation and work, and I just don't have the energy right now.

The GI is making me take a C-DIFF test before we change anything. (Anyone else take a million of these per year? So annoying.)  It sounds like we'll be switching biologics if possible.  But I'm at the point where I'd really consider j-pouch surgery.

Any experience/advice with the surgery is welcome!