The "Simple Carbohydrate Diet"

I came across a diet that was created for people with crohn's and other irritable bowel disorders. The diet was created based on a scientific knowledge. Crohn's is a disease where the immune function is not working properly. This can cause there to be an overabundance of bacteria in the intestines. Usually, there is a balance of good and bad bacteria in the large intestine. When there is a lot of harmful bacteria, if goes into the stomach and small intestine as well, causing digestion to slow. The bacteria now competes for the nutrients, thus the undigested nutrients stay in the gut. When the bacteria tries to break down these nutrients it causes fermentation which releases gas (which is also harmful for the body). When a person eats carbs, the nutrients can't be broken down and the bacteria and the byproducts of the fermentation cause further destruction to the small intestine increasing the damage to the digestive tract. The diet that is explained in the book is promoting simple carbohydrates, monosaccharides. This is because these carbs need less digestion and therefore there is not much for the bacteria to be able to break down. This will help the digestive system from continuing to be corrupted. Simple carbs are foods like fruits, honey, some vegetables, and some yogurts. The yogurt for this diet is a special yogurt that is fermented for 24 hours. The yogurt adds good bacteria into the gut to cause the balance of the bacteria to shift to the good.
There are many people who said that they tried this diet and it has worked for them. The book goes into full detail about the specifics of the diet. If you are struggling with Crohn's you may want to give the book a try!
http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/beginners_guide/the_science_behind_the_diet2.htm