botched the elimination diet

[Richie'sMama]

hi.

i've been doing dr. sears' elimination diet for ten days and seeing small improvements in DS (8 months), but today I caved and had chocolate and a brownie. it is valentine's day, right?

so...now what? do i just go back to my wonderful (ha) six foods? and does it take a whole week to clear the allergens?

thanks.

[cat19]

well, dairy takes a long time to clear.

but if you're doing an elim diet, I'd consider getting a list from someone better on allergies than Sears... he's great on some stuff but not always on allergens.

[wendy1221]

I'm sure you feel bad, but next time, make it "safer" choices. Like Pamela's gf brownie mix made w/ applesauce instead of egg. And dark dairy free chocolate.

You might have 2 weeks of misery ahead of you.

If the TED is too hard for you, try cutting out the top 8 only and see how that goes. THe top 8 are milk, soy, egg, wheat, peanut, tree nut, fish, and shellfish. A good cookbook that may be a big help is "The Food Allergy Survival Guide."

[APmomma]

OH, I feel for you! My son has a dairy allergy and after 4 weeks of strict elimination of dairy(among many other things) his bloody stool finally cleared. I then binged on a bag of double stuffed oreos because I heard they were dairy free. He was up all night that night and the next(very unlike him) and then he had blood in his stool-2 days after it had been negetive! I pulled the box out of the garbage, and sure enough, it was marked with a UD, which is kosher dairy. It's so annoying-the dairy ingredients weren't listed on the package!!:

Anyway, after a few days, he started to improve. I would think it would be the same for you. Just go back to elimination and be very careful. Good luck!

[APmomma]

Originally Posted by cat19

well, dairy takes a long time to clear.

but if you're doing an elim diet, I'd consider getting a list from someone better on allergies than Sears... he's great on some stuff but not always on allergens.

sorry-nak

what are some other resources for elimination diets?

[lastrid]

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[AutumnMama]

Bumping this to see if anyone knows of a better elimination diet