Patient Resources

Instructions for keeping a food log with examples.

This page details advice on implementing EEN and for transitioning from EEN to pharmaceutical therapy and/or SCD.

Downloadable/Printable PDF with the allowed foods for each phase

Dr. David Suskind answers questions about IBD, dietary therapy, and much more.

How to use nutrition to manage a flare

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.

Information about using EEN to get into remission.

An example of a cooking program for patients on a therapeutic diet.

This is one of the most popular SCD recipes. Since cocoa powder is not allowed on SCD, "chocolate" recipes have to get creative. This recipes simulates chocolate cake/brownies using dates, pecan flour, and cocoa butter.

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.

This page offers advice for determining if SCD is right for you, when it may not work, and when it may be best used in conjunction with traditional medical therapy. While it specifically mentions SCD, the advice on this page is relevant to most nutritional therapies.

Oral iron supplements are not recommended on SCD. This post provides alternative methods to supplement iron.

A list of the allowed and restricted foods. This table includes an Explanation column with additional information about the food item and a NiMBAL Research column with facts from research on the food item.

A nice catalog of recipes compliant with SCD.

Downloadable/printable PDF with an overview of EEN.

Three podcast episodes hosted by Lindsey Albenberg, DO, with dietitians Kim Braly and Nyla Williamson on Nutrition, EEN, and SCD

Downloadable/printable PDF overview of the SCD.

Patient portal for support from Nestle Modulife. Login from clinician required for access to most areas.

Complete online list of IBD-AID recipes.

Holiday menu with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.

Guidance for determining what phase you are currently in.