Smoked bacon that has been fried very crisply is allowed once per week. There are sugar-free bacons available and if you are able to find a source of sugar-free bacon, you do not have to limit your consumption to once per week. Usually the low sodium varieties do not contain sugar but check the labels carefully.

Saccharamyces cerevisae is baker's yeast and is illegal.

Has starch as an ingredient, (usually corn starch) and other illegals to make it rise better.

 

It's not that balsamic vinegar is illegal, it's that what you can get in the store isn't really balsamic vinegar and most have sugar added to them so Elaine doesn't allow it. You can make your own legal substitute though see scdrecipe

They must be ripe with black spots on the skin.

Bark tea (Pau d'Arco) contains steroidal saponins and is both an immune booster and a laxative.

 

 

 

Do not use ready made flours made from beans or lentils as they probably weren't soaked prior to grinding to bean flour -

 

Fresh and frozen are allowed as long as nothing has been added during processing; check the labels carefully.

Pollen is irritating to a damaged gut. Clear, pure, pasteurized honey is okay. Cloudy honey (still containing the pollen) should be avoided. - Sheila

 

 

Berries of all kinds are legal.

No okra (bhindi) or drumsticks, since they are a mucilaginous food, they are illegal.

 

May be tried when symptom free. Dried legumes must be prepared according to the instructions in the
book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle.'

 

It is very fibrous, so go slowly and be careful.

May be used occasionally.

Bok Choy is much like cabbage and is legal but you should not use a member of the cabbage family until you are well on your way to getting better. In other words, do not use if you still have diarrhea and gas.

 

Bouillon cubes and instant soup bases are not permitted.

Only have it occasionally.

 

Nuts sold in mixtures are not allowed, as most are roasted with a starch coating.

May be used freely.

May be used occasionally.

 

 

 

 

It contains inulin (FOS) and mucilage.