#1 Allergy Elimination Diet

To those who know me and my health issues, this one is pretty obvious. I've always had a sensitive stomach. When I was little I was allergic to milk, eggs, and wheat. Eventually I grew out of the full blown allergies (THANK GOODNESS), but my stomach is still pretty sensitive.

I am prone to gastro intestinal issues, and while I have guesses as to what makes my stomach angry (too much dairy + too much wheat), I would love to know for sure.

Enter the Allergy Elimination Diet.

4-6 weeks of hardcore food eliminating. You start with the basics for at least 1 week and until you have no symptoms. Allowed:

• Grain: Rice (no wild rice), quinoa
• Fruit: All except citrus
• Veggies: All except tomato, peppers, corn, potato, eggplant
• Protein: Lamb and wild game, all nuts, beans and legumes except soy and peanuts
• Sweetners: pure maple syrup and brown rice syrup
• Oil: all except peanut, corn and soybean
• beverage: water (carbonated included, yes!), pure juice (no citrus), rice milk, herbal tea

Then you add one food at a time, and you add a lot of it, for three days (or until symptoms appear).

My add in groups

• citrus fruit
• peppers/tomato/eggplant
• potatoes
• corn/corn oil
• peanuts/peanut oil
• turkey
• chicken
• beef
• pork
• egg
• tea
• cream of wheat
• cheese
• bread (with yeast)
• milk
• sugar
• pop
• fried food

It will be interesting to see what comes of it. Although I am REALLY hoping wheat doesn't affect me . . . cause I am a bread addict :)

Laura