elimination diet

[Guest guest]

At about 7 mos, after we had started introducing some food but DS was primarily

still BF

for main nutrition, he was very mucusy and also had skin eruptions. All he had

for food

himself was banana and sweet potato so we tried the elimination diet for me

since I

figured it must be coming from my milk.

 

I am already vegan, so new it wasn't a dairy problem. Based on a protocol from

an

allergy specialist pediatrician, I eliminated for 2 weeks the following: Nuts,

Wheat, Corn,

Soy, Chocolate and Coffee. Then I gradually started adding one thing at a time

back in

after 2 more weeks. So 2 weeks to clean my body, then after that, I added

almonds

back. After 2 weeks of that, I added wheat back - that seemed to be our

culprit, so I

elimated that again for 2 weeks to clean everything out, then added back corn, 2

weeks

later, peanuts and so on. If I eat sprouted breads, or Manna bread, he seems

fine, but

wheat makes him really mucusy - he just looks like he has a bad cold. I was

worried

about what he would eat because we eat a lot of whole wheat products, but there

are

plenty of things to eat besides wheat. Mostly, I feed him whole foods - veggies

and

fruits and the occasional grain like barley or oatmeal. I don't think he is

allergic per se

to wheat, I just think he has a sensitivity. The elimination diet really helped

us to figure

that out. I will say it is easier to just eliminate the culprit than to try to

find a

replacement; i.e. gluten free bread. It just made me crave it more. I also

think it is much

easier to do the elimination diet if the whole family does it - that way there

is no

temptation for the possible offending food, or in my case, I always taste as I

cook so it

was hard for me to cook something that I was not supposed to eat because out of

habit I

would just taste as I go.

 

HTH

Susan

 

, Liz Vergnault <evergnault wrote:

>

> My 2 year old is having some allergy symptoms.  We live in Vegas, and the wind

can be

brutal here.  When it blows, she gets stuffy.  Sometimes I can prevent it from

getting

worse with herbal or homeopathic remedies, but other times, she gets so snotty

she

can't sleep and sometimes she gets a cough too.  My instinct tells me to cut out

dairy,

soy and wheat, as these are known mucus-producers.  When I ask myself what else

will

she eat, it reinforces the feeling that too much of something is the underlying

problem. 

Anyone have any experience with this?  She's tiny - 29 months, 32 inches, 21

pounds, so

I'm super paranoid about getting enough food in her, but I'm more paranoid about

the

eventual need for pharmaceuticals.  TIA!

> Liz

>

>

[Guest guest]

It's possible to react to any food. All foods, even " safe " ones, have toxic

elements and it is a generally individual matter as to which ones a person

tolerates. Even good ol' broccoli and carrots can bother some people! The

trick, in my opinion, is identifying what is a negative reaction and what is

simply a dislike. In some cases, adapting the preparation of the food is all

that is necessary to make it useful and acceptable. We've talked about the

different ways of preparing dried beans, finding the right way for you may be

all that it takes. Some people need to have their Brassica veggies cooked to

tolerate them comfortably (me!) while others enjoy them raw (my husband!).

 

An elimination diet is a good idea. It can help a LOT. Dr. John Mcdougall

details it here:

http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_allergic.html

 

Deborah

 

 

 

ladylynxods I had an IgG and IgE test done a couple years ago, and

something I don't remember when I was a kid, and I definitely notice when I eat

something I shouldn't. At the same time, though I swear I get a reaction from

food that should be " safe " too, so I don't know how I feel about that. Any

thoughts? Been thinking about trying the elimination/reintroduction thing with

some foods I'm suspicious of, but I'm not sure how. Has anyone done it and could

give me the rundown?

How long do I have to not eat anything that might be bad before I try to add

one in again? I've tried half-heartedly a couple time and keep giving up when I

end up with reactions anyway and can't figure out what they're from.

 

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