Patient Resources

At the NTforIBD Nutritional Symposium prepared for NASPGHAN2021, Professor Day provides insight into the important role of EEN, an underutilized option to both induce remission and improve outcomes in complicated and peri-operative patients.

The program teaches how to live the healthy lifestyle of the Mediterranean Diet

Book or e-book with 28 days Menu Plan for the Mediterranean Diet

The most engaging conversation between health professionals happens in chance meetings in the hallways. During these moments so much is learned .*One Thing* brings together thought leaders in conversation and we share it with health enthusiasts, practitioners, and learners. Our conversations primarily focus on one significant thing in the arenas of gut health, brain health, immune system, metabolism, performance, and aging. This is for clinicians and patients alike who are insightful and motivated.

On this page, you will find PDFs intended for enrolled participants, but that are useful for anyone implementing SCD or mSCD. Documents include the following: meal plans, FAQs, guide to reading food labels, instructions for making SCD yogurt, managing social activities, SCD brands, SCD snacks, SCD resources, SCD summaries (brief and detailed), recommended food stages for the study, SCD supplements, recipe links, and weight loss prevention.

The PRODUCE study, which stands for Personalized Research on Diet in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, will compare the effectiveness of a strict Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) versus a modified SCD in reducing symptoms and inflammation in people with IBD. The organizers of this study prepared many resources for participants that are helpful in understanding the basics of the diet.The study documentation includes specific guidelines for implementing modified SCD, including which foods are added, and how much of these added foods are allowed.

PANCCO originated due to the interest of gastroenterologists to join efforts for the academic and scientific consolidation of the area of IBD in Latin American countries.

Pecanbread is a site dedicated to SCD with a particular focus on using SCD for Autism. Pecanbread is known for creating the stages of SCD. These stages are not a part of the official diet and are not required, but they can be helpful for those who have active disease and symptoms when starting the diet.

This webpage describes helpful stages that can guide a patient through adding new foods in a way designed to minimize symptoms. The pecanbread stages add foods according to digestibility and texture.

In this video, Amy Donegan, CPNP-PC, discusses exclusive enteral nutrition therapy and whether it is used enough in the pediatric Crohn disease population.

The website offers information and inspiration for autoimmune health.

Every other week, I interview experts in the field of health and nutrition, as well as individuals living with autoimmune disease themselves.

Interview with Arie Levine, MD. Dietary discussion begins at 31 minutes.

This comic book explains IBD, pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies, and the microbiome to kids via an entertaining comic adventure that is free to download in many languages. Hard copies can also be purchased.

Serving young adults in chronic pain from Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis, by offering personal mentoring, mental health counseling, and financial advising.

Propel A Cure’s primary purpose is to raise funds for innovative research that will identify the underlying cause of Crohn’s disease, the first step in the development of a cure.

Professor Day explains how EEN may impact active Crohn's disease.

Excerpt from Product Marketing: The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a strict grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free dietary regimen intended for those suffering from Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (both forms of IBD), celiac disease, IBS, cystic fibrosis, and autism. For those suffering from gastrointestinal illnesses, this book offers a method for easing symptoms and pain, and ultimately regaining health. Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet(TM) includes a diverse and delicious collection of 150 SCD-friendly recipes and more than 80 dairy-free recipes.

In this video Dr. Dale Lee discusses his research regarding Reverse-Engineering Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (RE-EEN) with the making of a whole-food based smoothie, based on principles of the SCD, comparable in nutrients to formulas used for EEN therapy in Crohn's disease.

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