Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Specific Carbohydrate Diet

You are not likely to get many responses to your question about GI index and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) here. This board focuses on Heather's EFI diet which is not at all related to the SCD. It might be better to find a SCD board and ask the question there.

If you are interested in how the EFI diet relates to high and low carb diets like the Atkins diet have a look at Heather sticky post

You may find this article on the American Institute for Cancer Research web site Glycemic Index Versus Calorie Control of interest.

One comment. You say "Whole grains and nuts/fats are lower on the GI index which make you less hungry." which is true for healthy individuals. However, they are known to be strong GI stimulants and exacerbate IBS symptoms. Caution should be used when including these in a diet to manage IBS symptoms.

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