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Elimination Diet:

Common Testing Tool For Many
Types Of Alternative Medicine

The elimination diet was designed so you and your doctor can pinpoint what your current allergy trigger(s) may be. Many times, suspected intolerances may not actually be the food(s) that are actually causing your adverse reactions. Therefore many types of alternative medicine use a variation of the elimination diet as a diagnostic tool before a treatment program can actually be staged.

Overview Of A Standard Elimination Diet

When you are ready to begin the diet, expect that the next 8-10 weeks will be the testing phase. For the majority of those two months you will be asked to completely eliminate all foods from the chart Group A. Alternately, in this time frame you will be asked to slowly add one item at a time back into your diet for observation. Foods in this group include:

Group A : Eliminate These From Your Diet

Bananas	Dairy	Refined (white sugar)
Beef	Eggs	Seafood
Caffeine Products	Nuts	Soy
Citrus Fruits	Peanuts	Tomatoes
Corn	Potatoes	Wheat

Group B foods then are a list of typical non-allergenic foods which are known as hypo-allergenic selections. It is very uncommon when anyone shows a sensitivity to these foods. These foods will be about 99% of your diet for the next 2+ months.

Group B : These Foods You Will Be Eating

Apricots	Cherries	Peaches	Spinach
Beef	Cranberries	Prunes	Squash
Beets	Filtered Water	Quinoa	Sweet Potato
Broccoli	Lettuce	Rice	Teff
Cabbage	Millet	Rice Vinegar	Turkey
Cauliflower	Olive Oil	Sea Salt	Yams

Instructions For Following The Elimination Diet

Eat only foods from Group B for the first 10-14 days
Keep a food journal and log every type of reaction you notice during this period. Add the date, time, amount eaten and add any relevant comments
After 14 days, add one item back into your diet from Group A. Eat this item at every meal for 1-2 days. If symptoms develop, discontinue eating it and log your reactions. Wait three days until the offending product has completely left your system
If there was no reaction, repeat another food from Group A
Continue on this cycle until every item in Group A has been tested

Common Adverse Symptoms

The elimination diet is a slow measured method of checking your body's sensitivity to the major allergens in foods. Common reported problems may include any of the following:

skin rash, itching, burning or excessive sweating
indigestion, gas, bloating, diarrhea
sneezing, runny nose, itchy throat
eyes burning, tearing, swelling and/or redness
extreme fatigue or muscle and joint pain
migraines, sleepiness, tremors and lightheaded or dizzy
intense urge to urinate or loss of bladder control
wheezing, shortness of breath, pounding heart

Remember though, if you do notice any of these symptoms during your elimination diet and they seem severe, be sure to log these observations AFTER you have acquired medical help. The possibility does exist you may be going into anaphylactic shock. Without immediate medical care, this condition can lead to a fatality.

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