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Best thing I ever did for health was a 30 day elimination diet. I felt much better, and could easily tell which foods bothered me when I reintroduced them. I w

Best thing I ever did for health was a 30 day elimination diet. I felt much better, and could easily tell which foods bothered me when I reintroduced them. I would eat a roll and 20 minutes later I was feeling hot and flushed and irritated. Just like I had been for years. A slice of pizza is basically a day of feeling horrible.

adinb 4y ago
Have you heard of the FODMAP diet? It can really help with IBS. You start by eliminating all foods with FODMAPS[1] for six weeks and then gradually reintroduce foods from each of the FODMAP categories. It’s recommended to have a dietician/nutritionist help with the temporary diet. It was pioneered by Monash University. [ https://www.monashfodmap.com https://www.monashfodmap.com ] [1] the FODMAP acronym: Fermenatble Oligo-,Di-,Monosaccharides And Polyols
- Natsu 4y ago
  I've read about that, but it's really hard to find an example diet and it's not like most of those things appear on the nutrition labels. Also they say not to avoid all of those long term, just temporarily.
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago
  The FODMAP diet help me understand that my condition was genetic.
dredmorbius 4y ago
Deets on the diet? Was this a self-directed or clinician (nutritionist / MD / ...) programme? I'm presuming this began with a minimum baseline to which you added foods over time?
- peytoncasper 4y ago
  I could be wrong, but I think OP meant, choose something to eliminate and do it for 30 days. Then choose to introduce it back in if you wish. This allows you to observe the effect it has on you. I did this with added sugars. I could definitely feel the cravings to not only eat more as you added it back in but also the baseline cravings to just have some amount of sugar in your body. It is very eye opening. You also become very aware of how much sugar is in everything.
  - elmomle 4y ago
    To clarify, the thing one eliminates is typically a molecule or a food group--the most common are probably (in no order) added sugar, gluten, fried foods, processed foods, dairy, and red meat. One can eliminate any or all of those, typically for a month (gives your gut time to change), and then, if you want to, experiment with adding things back in. A nice thing about the gut microbiome is that it's self-reinforcing, both psychologically and gustatorily--as in, once one's body realizes a food doesn't help, one tend to both think "why would I make myself feel like that?", and to find the experience of eating/drinking it less pleasurable, alien, or even disgusting.
  - browningstreet 4y ago
    An elimination diet is a protocol where you start with a baseline of "safest" foods and exclude everything for a while, and then.. in an orderly fashion, start to re-introduce foods while noting how you respond or change in light of those additions. It's a protocol, one you can get from a nutritionist or dietician or by searching online. And the food lists can be adapted to people with varying eating modalities.
    - dredmorbius 4y ago
      NB: "Nutritionist" and "dietician" are similar terms which can have very different meanings in practice. In the U.S., a dietician is a board-certified credential with specific training and licensing requirements. Nutritionist is a far looser term, though there may be some registration required. Elsewhere, the terms may be interchanged, or used interchangeably. Be aware of which you're looking at. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dietitian-vs-nutritionist https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dietitian-vs-nutritioni...
- worker_person 4y ago
  plain chicken. broccoli and sweet potatoes. All plain. No spices, no oils. I wanted a baseline. Water or green tea only. This was self directed. I was in horrific agony every moment of every day, stuck in bed 20 hours a day. I slowly added things back in, most things caused issues. Eventually I realized I was just re-inventing the AIP diet. Few months later I was out kayaking every weekend.
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    Thanks. Rice is often mentioned as another low-inflammation / -irritation food. Though I've heard through a friend of someone with a rice allergy --- by an east-Asian, to boot! I'd look at minimising complexity whilst achieving nutritional sufficiency (macros, vitamins, essential oils) and take it from there, I suppose.
  - surfpel 4y ago
    > I was in horrific agony every moment of every day, stuck in bed 20 hours a day Surely not as a result of the diet?
    - dredmorbius 4y ago
      If something you're eating is making you sick, then not eating that thing will make a tremendous difference in your health and quality of life. "If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything." -- Tyrone Rugen
      - swores 4y ago
        That is indeed quite obvious, but parent comment was asking about a specific person's situation, not whether food is possible or making somebody sick generally or whether it's bad to be sick.
        dredmorbius 4y ago
        I'm not OP. But I've found myself occasionally faced with food-related unpleasantness, and it's remarkably debilitating. YMMV
- getcrunk 4y ago
  Maybe he meant carnivore. U start only with meat, then add stuff back in slowly.
- SkyPuncher 4y ago
  I'm doing something similar, but I'm using meal replacements. Huel is my choice, but there are a lot of others that seem just as good. I basically switched to Huel only for 2 weeks. Then started re-introducing other foods to see how I felt. It became very obvious, very quickly that a few foods (mostly dairy) were causing me major issues.

adinb 4y ago

Have you heard of the FODMAP diet? It can really help with IBS. You start by eliminating all foods with FODMAPS[1] for six weeks and then gradually reintroduce foods from each of the FODMAP categories. It’s recommended to have a dietician/nutritionist help with the temporary diet. It was pioneered by Monash University. [ https://www.monashfodmap.com https://www.monashfodmap.com ] [1] the FODMAP acronym: Fermenatble Oligo-,Di-,Monosaccharides And Polyols

Natsu 4y ago
I've read about that, but it's really hard to find an example diet and it's not like most of those things appear on the nutrition labels. Also they say not to avoid all of those long term, just temporarily.
FollowingTheDao 4y ago
The FODMAP diet help me understand that my condition was genetic.

dredmorbius 4y ago

Deets on the diet? Was this a self-directed or clinician (nutritionist / MD / ...) programme? I'm presuming this began with a minimum baseline to which you added foods over time?

peytoncasper 4y ago
I could be wrong, but I think OP meant, choose something to eliminate and do it for 30 days. Then choose to introduce it back in if you wish. This allows you to observe the effect it has on you. I did this with added sugars. I could definitely feel the cravings to not only eat more as you added it back in but also the baseline cravings to just have some amount of sugar in your body. It is very eye opening. You also become very aware of how much sugar is in everything.
- elmomle 4y ago
  To clarify, the thing one eliminates is typically a molecule or a food group--the most common are probably (in no order) added sugar, gluten, fried foods, processed foods, dairy, and red meat. One can eliminate any or all of those, typically for a month (gives your gut time to change), and then, if you want to, experiment with adding things back in. A nice thing about the gut microbiome is that it's self-reinforcing, both psychologically and gustatorily--as in, once one's body realizes a food doesn't help, one tend to both think "why would I make myself feel like that?", and to find the experience of eating/drinking it less pleasurable, alien, or even disgusting.
- browningstreet 4y ago
  An elimination diet is a protocol where you start with a baseline of "safest" foods and exclude everything for a while, and then.. in an orderly fashion, start to re-introduce foods while noting how you respond or change in light of those additions. It's a protocol, one you can get from a nutritionist or dietician or by searching online. And the food lists can be adapted to people with varying eating modalities.
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    NB: "Nutritionist" and "dietician" are similar terms which can have very different meanings in practice. In the U.S., a dietician is a board-certified credential with specific training and licensing requirements. Nutritionist is a far looser term, though there may be some registration required. Elsewhere, the terms may be interchanged, or used interchangeably. Be aware of which you're looking at. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dietitian-vs-nutritionist https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/dietitian-vs-nutritioni...
worker_person 4y ago
plain chicken. broccoli and sweet potatoes. All plain. No spices, no oils. I wanted a baseline. Water or green tea only. This was self directed. I was in horrific agony every moment of every day, stuck in bed 20 hours a day. I slowly added things back in, most things caused issues. Eventually I realized I was just re-inventing the AIP diet. Few months later I was out kayaking every weekend.
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  Thanks. Rice is often mentioned as another low-inflammation / -irritation food. Though I've heard through a friend of someone with a rice allergy --- by an east-Asian, to boot! I'd look at minimising complexity whilst achieving nutritional sufficiency (macros, vitamins, essential oils) and take it from there, I suppose.
- surfpel 4y ago
  > I was in horrific agony every moment of every day, stuck in bed 20 hours a day Surely not as a result of the diet?
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    If something you're eating is making you sick, then not eating that thing will make a tremendous difference in your health and quality of life. "If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything." -- Tyrone Rugen
    - swores 4y ago
      That is indeed quite obvious, but parent comment was asking about a specific person's situation, not whether food is possible or making somebody sick generally or whether it's bad to be sick.
      - dredmorbius 4y ago
        I'm not OP. But I've found myself occasionally faced with food-related unpleasantness, and it's remarkably debilitating. YMMV
getcrunk 4y ago
Maybe he meant carnivore. U start only with meat, then add stuff back in slowly.
SkyPuncher 4y ago
I'm doing something similar, but I'm using meal replacements. Huel is my choice, but there are a lot of others that seem just as good. I basically switched to Huel only for 2 weeks. Then started re-introducing other foods to see how I felt. It became very obvious, very quickly that a few foods (mostly dairy) were causing me major issues.