Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN)
Home Education What is IBD? Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN)
Exclusive Enteral Nutrition
Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) involves treating patients with a completely liquid diet, using formula and formula alone to treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). EEN has significant amount of research and support behind it! It leads to high rates…
Nutritional Therapy
Home Education What is IBD? Nutritional Therapy
Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) formula based diet
Nutritional therapy has been successfully used to treat Crohn’s disease for over four decades. This therapy has not only been extremely effective, but it has similar remission rates as steroids, a potent immune modulator. Nutritional therapy usually means…
Family Stress
Home Education Implementing SCD into your daily life Family Stress
Family Stress
It can be hard
As a parent, a lot of responsibility and the concurrent stress falls upon our shoulders. We look at our children and want the best for them. We want them to grow up and…
Is the SCD Right for You?
Home Education The Specific Carbohydrate Diet Is the SCD Right for You?
Is the SCD Right for You?
How to determine
The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) works with amazing end results for our patients. At Seattle Children’s, we have seen great improvement and, for some, the disappearance…
Genetics and Environment
Home Education What is IBD? Genetics and Environment
Why does IBD occur: Genetics and Environment
The role of genes in developing IBD
Genes, genetic markers, contribute to the development of inflammatory bowel disease. Over 200 genetic risk markers that can lead to IBD have already been identified.
The most common gene…
Making SCD Work Outside the House
Home Education Implementing SCD into your daily life Making SCD Work Outside the House
Making SCD Work Outside the House
SCD at School
504 plan
A 504 Plan is worthwhile whether your child is on the SCD or not. A 504 Plan refers to Section…
Frequently Asked Questions
Home Education Preparing SCD Food Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the specific carbohydrate diet right for me or my child?
Only you with the help of your healthcare provider can answer this question. Any decision on treatment whether medication or diet based needs to balance the therapies potential success…
Knowing Nutrition Therapy is Working
Home Education What is IBD? Knowing Nutrition Therapy is Working
How to know if your therapy is working for you
Which patients are most successful at managing IBD? Which are more likely to stay in remission?
Which patients are most successful at managing IBD? Which are more likely to…
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Two years into the SCD Diet and Caleb is doing great! He is completely medication free and…
The SCD Steps
Home Education Implementing SCD into your daily life The SCD Steps
Steps to Implementing the SCD
A step-by-step approach
The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) is first and foremost a diet that removes all grains, milk products (except for highly fermented yogurt), and sugar from the diet. Many people have their…