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I've been killing myself trying to figure out what's going on with my gut. I have a sensitivity to SOMETHING but elimination diets aren't pinpointing the source. Has anyone used one of these type of tests? My doctor said it's a scam but I figured the internet wouldn't, no.... COULDN'T lie to me. Thanks Lemmings!

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Are you saying elimination diets as in eliminating a certain thing from your diet?

Just avoid everything, idk. I went on a exclusion diet in which I only had like this bean based protein drink and some candy I was pretty sure was allergen free.

But for instance if you have a wheat allergy, gluten free products won't necessarily be enough, just like lactose-free products aren't necessarily enough when you're allergic to milk.

There are lots of products which are under the 20mg/kg for gluten and labeled "gluten free" but which I can't have, because they're still wheat based. There's even "gluten free wheat" now, as they've managed to isolate most of the gluten away. That's okay for celiacs, but not for people with wheat allergy.

I'm equally annoyed at having problems pinning down what I'm allergic to. I know it's not red wine, tomatoes nor meat though, and I've found Rummo pasta made from whole-grain rice to be pretty nice. So that's pretty much my diet now. Redwine based tomato sauces and pasta. And not even parmesan with it.