IBD, Diet and Medical Therapy -- The Middle Path: Samir Kakodkar, MD

Against the Grain

After 10 years of researching the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and implementing it along with other dietary therapies clinically, I wanted to share some of the insights I've gained along the way. I present the major findings of my research studies including brand new, exciting results from the SCD microbiome analysis. I also discuss my approach to co-managing diet along with medical therapy for Crohn's and colitis. For too long there have been two warring factions: 1) those that only believe in diet with a conspiratorial distrust of the pharmaceutical industry and 2) those that believe diet has nothing to do with IBD and think diet only influences symptoms. I believe there is value to using both diet and medication depending on a patient's unique circumstances. My wish is to finally bridge this gap with the goal of attaining optimal quality of life for my patients. I call this approach The Middle Path, a reference to the Buddhist teaching for attaining liberation.
My most recent review article on diet and IBD can be found at this link:
http://www.scdrecipe.com/scd-uploads/studies/kakodkar-2017.pdf
My case series on diet and IBD can be found here:
http://www.scdrecipe.com/scd-uploads/studies/kakodkar-scd-2015.pdf