What is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet? The Specific Carbohydrate DietTM  (SCD) was developed in the 1920s to treat celiac disease before gluten was found to be the cause. Later, the SCD was popularized by the book, "Breaking the Vicious Cycle," and used for a variety of different conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, … Continue reading THE SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET (SCD) IN IBD