What is Elimination Diet and How it Works?

The best way to do it to get rid of health problems like asthma, mood disorder, skin problems, migraines, etc. the elimination diet is a great way to determine what exactly causes your food allergy. Every step should be followed to make sure you get the desired results.
What is Elimination Diet and How it Works?

Phase 1 (Day 1- 23) Elimination phase

First, the first part of each phase cut the listed foods out of your diet. Then add each back, one at a time, for three days and see if you have any symptoms. If you do that is likely you trigger food and you should avoid eating it. You eliminate most food types like

  • gluten
  • milk
  • cheese
  • meat which contains soy
  • coffee
  • alcohol
  • others

Phase 2 (Day 24-26) Re- introducing phase

You begin to re-introduce food types. Introducing milk daily products

  • Introduce milk and dairy products

Phase 3 (Day 27-29)

  • Introduce milk and dairy products
  • Introduce gluten foods

Phase 4 (Day 30-32)

  • Introduce milk and dairy products
  • Introduce gluten foods
  • Introduce meat
  • Introduce chocolate

Assess

  • At this stage, all re-introduced foods should be assessed to determine if they are the cause of the food allergy.
  • If none of the above is the cause of the problem you can introduce more food types
  • Introduce coffee and alcohol.

Phase 5 (Day 33-35)

  • Introduce coffee and alcohol

Phase 6 (Day 36-38)

  • Introduce coffee and alcohol
  • Introduce eliminated fruits

Phase 7 (Day 39-40)

  • Introduce other foods types
  • Introduce coffee and alcohol
  • Introduce eliminated fruits

Assess

  • At this stage, all re-introduced foods should be assessed to determine if they are the cause of the foods allergy.

Food to be included in Elimination Diet

  • Fruits like whole fruits, unsweetened frozen in water packed diluted natural juices to be included in your diet.
  • Dairy products should be from nuts milk like almonds milk, Brazil nuts milk, hemp seed milk, rice milk.
  • Grains and starches like brown rice, millet, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat.
  • Animal protein like cold water fish like salmon, trout, wild game, lean lamb, chicken, turkey, and duck.
  • Vegetable protein like split peas, lentils, legumes, beans, etc.
  • Nuts like walnut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pecans, almonds, cashew nuts, seed butter, etc.
  • Vegetables should be fresh, raw, steamed, sautéed, roasted and juiced.
  • Oils like cold pressed olive coconut, flax seed oil, almond oil, sunflower oil, and pumpkin, coconut and walnut oil.
  • Drinks include drinks such as filtered water, herbal teas, green tea, lemon tea, mineral water, Coconut water and yerba mate.
  • Sweeteners should be stevia, brown rice syrup, and xylitol.
  • Condiments like vinegar, all Spices Sea, salt, dried pepper, raw cacao, cinnamon, dill, garlic, cumin, ginger, mustard, oregano, parsley, turmeric, thyme, and rosemary.

The Re-introduction phase must not necessary follow this guide. You can decide to re-introducea different food type earlier in the diet. The point to note here is the Re-introduction should be systematic and assessment made to determine the cause of your food allergy.