I’ve been killing myself trying to figure out what’s going on with my gut. I have a sensitivity to SOMETHING but elimination diets aren’t pinpointing the source. Has anyone used one of these type of tests? My doctor said it’s a scam but I figured the internet wouldn’t, no… COULDN’T lie to me. Thanks Lemmings!
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Which elimination diets have you used? They didn’t work?
The carnivore diet is often used in a elimination protocol because it’s very well tolerated by people. Red meat, water, and salt. 90 days - if that doesn’t resolve your issue then it may not be a food based issue.
Judy Cho has a book detailing the protcol and rationale - Carnivore Cure: The Ultimate Elimination Diet
In addition to eliminating all the organic toxins in foods which you might be intolerant of https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/natural-toxins-in-food , it also removes industrial pesticides from your diet, which you might also be reacting too.
Are you saying elimination diets as in eliminating a certain thing from your diet?
Just avoid everything, idk. I went on a exclusion diet in which I only had like this bean based protein drink and some candy I was pretty sure was allergen free.
But for instance if you have a wheat allergy, gluten free products won’t necessarily be enough, just like lactose-free products aren’t necessarily enough when you’re allergic to milk.
There are lots of products which are under the 20mg/kg for gluten and labeled “gluten free” but which I can’t have, because they’re still wheat based. There’s even “gluten free wheat” now, as they’ve managed to isolate most of the gluten away. That’s okay for celiacs, but not for people with wheat allergy.
I’m equally annoyed at having problems pinning down what I’m allergic to. I know it’s not red wine, tomatoes nor meat though, and I’ve found Rummo pasta made from whole-grain rice to be pretty nice. So that’s pretty much my diet now. Redwine based tomato sauces and pasta. And not even parmesan with it.
