Judi and I take turns answering the e-mails sent into the website. It is wonderful to hear how many people have been successful and also heartening to hear from those who are just beginning or who are having some trouble. There are some common themes in the questions which I would like to address in this note.
It is very important that you not lose too much weight or get weak because of the diet. To effectively fight the disease and recovery, you need to be strong, well nourished and that means a normal weight. Otherwise, weakened you are more likely to get symptoms. So, eat more, try to focus on adding more of the good oils to foods, fill up on potatoes, sweet potatoes and fillers, eat more often.
Do not be afraid to experiment with foods. Most people find they are not sensitive to the five usual suspects. As soon as you are experiencing some recovery, or even sooner, try out eating different foods. Legumes seem to affect fewer people so experiment with your tolerance for them. If you find you spike a symptom, then back off. By making mistakes or experimenting, you will learn more about your body and how the disease and healing works for you. Everyone will have their own version of the diet, so I encourage you to find yours.
Digestive health is veyr important. I recently discovered (it is so obvious, I thought why didn't I see this before) that instead of buying keifer starter to make my coconut water porbiotic keifer, I just emptied a capsule of pribiotics into the coconut water and let it ferment. It was so soothing after Thanksgiving weekend when I overdid it on a lot of foods.
Again, for all of you good luck and as you recovery keep spreading the word, it is going to take all of us to help get the diet into mainstream thought and medicine.