"A critical review of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundatation of America. The diet is considered as a natural treatment option for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). If you do decide to put your child on the diet, he says, do it under the guidance of an experienced nutritionist. Decide on a reasonable time frame - say, three to four months - and don't do anything else new for the duration of that period."