Hi, I’m Alex. I have Crohn’s Disease and I’m also on the SCD diet. I’d like to start with a little bit about myself. I enjoy playing lots of sports but mostly golf and basketball. Some of my hobbies include fishing, making things, exploring the outdoors, mountain biking, and drawing. I’m the oldest child in my family and I have one brother. I also have a dog who loves to play and have fun. Most of my family lives nearby so I get to see them a lot.
Another big thing in my life is Crohn’s and the SCD diet. I’ve been on the SCD diet for 3 years and I was first diagnosed in 2014. When I was first diagnosed with Crohns, I had a lot of testing done to determine what was wrong with me. When the doctors finally figured out that I had Crohn’s, I was put on medication. The medication gave me many side effects. Luckily I was taken off of it and began a liquid only diet. I could only have 200 calories of solid food and there were still limitations to the type of food. My mom being a nutritionist and believer that food is medicine knew there had to be a better way. She spent hours researching until she finally came across SCD. I happily agreed to give it a shot, beginning 3 years ago and still ongoing. The SCD diet has put my Crohn’s into remission. I knew that if it could help me that there are many more people with Crohn’s that could be healed by the SCD diet and all of the wonderful food that it has to offer. This is why we have created this website to show, teach, and share our knowledge of the SCD diet. Hopefully we can help other people with Crohn’s and Autoimmune Disease on their path to remission.