A 49-year-old member asked:
how to do elimination diet?
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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered
36 years experience Internal Medicine
Best to think of it: as an addition diet. You start wtih very few very plain foods to see if this changes the condition. Avoiding dairy, processed food, and all wheat products often is a start. Then, adding back foods and seeing when the problems come back to say what causes them.
Answered on May 18, 2015
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Dr. Glen Elliott answered
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Look on the web: Lots of material on the web, and multiple books. Just one site--not one with which I have any relation--is http://www.Precisionnutrition.Com/eliminat ... Read More
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Planning/work/diary: You can find resources about planning carrying out an elimination diet on line. The basic idea is to keep a diary of both what you eat & how these ... Read More
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