How to Perform an allergy elimination diet
If you think could be allergic or even just sensitive to a food then should confirm that suspicion by performing an elimination diet. The elimination diet is not aimed at weight loss, the elimination diet’s goal is to identify foods that you maybe allergic or even just sensitive too and that don’t agree with your body’s immune system.
The aim of this is to give you the information to perform an elimination diet.
Before starting the Elimination Diet you need to identify symptoms that you are currently suffering. These may include things like swelling, itching, rashes, nausea, vomiting, increased mucous, difficulty breathing, fatigue, joint pain, general discomfort, itchy eyes, etc. When you have identified these symptoms write them down next to the date that you are starting your elimination diet.
Next you should make a list of all the foods you eat that contain common allergens like milk, soy, eggs, tree nuts, wheat, and peanuts or any foods that you think you maybe allergic too. These are the foods that you are going to avoid on your elimination diet. For one month you do not eat anything containing these common allergens or whatever specific food you suspect may be causing your problems.
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At the end of the month check your list of symptoms that you wrote down. Circle the symptoms that you are no longer experiencing. These problems were likely caused by one of these foods. You have now identified that you have an allergy or sensitivity to food and you know that by eliminating that from your diet you can eliminate the symptoms.
You now need to hone in on which food specifically is causing you grief. To do this, add in one food group at a time. Maybe you start by eating nuts for a couple of days. If you don’t notice a return in your symptoms then nuts were probably not the problem. Maybe next you try eggs, if you notice that your symptoms have returned then eggs may be the culprit.
It is best not to stop after the first time you find a problem food. You could be sensitive to more than one kind of food. If you find a winner early on avoid that food for another couple of days and then move on to re-introducing the next food. Do this until you have tried re-introducing all of the foods that you had eliminated. By the end you should have a pretty good idea of what foods you have reactions to.
Elimination diets are often the first tool used by allergists to discover food allergies. You might want to get a head start on the process and save yourself the time and expense of visiting your allergist by performing an elimination diet on your own. It is one of the oldest and most effective ways to find if you are allergic or sensitive to a food. If after one month on the elimination diet your symptoms have not changed, you should see your allergist. Your allergy or sensitivity may be environmental or chemical in nature or the product of a more illusive allergen.
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