Exclusion diet - meal suggestions

Exclusion diet - meal suggestions

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theboyfold

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10,921 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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I'm just about to go on an exclusion diet to try and discover what's annoying my stomach, and with the list of foods that I can't eat, I'm a little stumped as to what I can make for myself over the coming 2 weeks!

Below is a list of the foods that I'm not allowed, can you help with some suggestions for meals? I'm not that fussy an eater, just not very imaginative!


BenjC

677 posts

249 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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My wife did that diet for 6 months and has written loads of recipies. If you ask her nicely I am sure she will send you some examples to get you going.

email: Hello@food4smiles.co.uk

Sample here: http://food4smiles.co.uk/7.html

jamiebae

6,245 posts

212 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Gnocchi with a variety of different tomato based sauces?

How about steak and chips, with grilled tomatos, I'd happily eat that every day of the week biggrin

Is alcohol banned? Sounds like a fairly reasonable diet to me hehe

theboyfold

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10,921 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Hmmmm, I'm sure I read in the document that tomatoes were banned, but they aren't on that list...

Piglet

6,250 posts

256 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Blimey that's major!

I'm corn and dairy intolerant and that's bad enough!

Good luck...

theboyfold

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10,921 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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The trouble is that they don't know what it is so I have to remove all that add start adding it again after 1 maybe 2 weeks. Going to be a long month!

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

204 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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jamiebae said:
Gnocchi
I thought that contains wheat?
theboyfold do you like fish?

theboyfold

Original Poster:

10,921 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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I don't mind fish, it's something I'm thinking of, maybe grilled haddock or sea bass a couple of nights.

I'm allowed to cook with a little olive oil.

Piglet

6,250 posts

256 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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I've never successfully managed to reintroduce either food groups and I've been off dairy for 22 years and corn around 12 years. I still react to them even at this stage.

I do find though that the more processed the food the worse the reaction is, so I get a lesser reaction from say sweetcorn than I do from glucose syrup.

You need to follow the medical advice you've been given but personally I'd be tempted to try this the other way around, I'd try dropping a food type at a time and see if things improve. I gave up dairy initially on my dermatologist's advice as my eczema was horrendous - it went away overnight and I suddenly realised that I'd been feeling pretty bad generally and suddenly I felt better.

sleep envy

62,260 posts

250 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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chicken stir fry, steak and chips, fish parcels, erm...

theboyfold

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10,921 posts

227 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Piglet said:
I've never successfully managed to reintroduce either food groups and I've been off dairy for 22 years and corn around 12 years. I still react to them even at this stage.

I do find though that the more processed the food the worse the reaction is, so I get a lesser reaction from say sweetcorn than I do from glucose syrup.

You need to follow the medical advice you've been given but personally I'd be tempted to try this the other way around, I'd try dropping a food type at a time and see if things improve. I gave up dairy initially on my dermatologist's advice as my eczema was horrendous - it went away overnight and I suddenly realised that I'd been feeling pretty bad generally and suddenly I felt better.
This is direct from my doctor, the whole document can be found at the following links:

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P924

1,272 posts

183 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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I was recently tested after a reaction to milk (Have been drinking it for 30 years).

Thankfully, the way I was tested showed what foods (and alcohol) I was intolerent to, and to what extent.

Obviously this was private, but was a single 1 hour session and only 100€.

PM me if you want more info.


Mobile Chicane

20,843 posts

213 months

Wednesday 6th January 2010
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Not meaning to freak you out here, but have all other causes of your symptoms been ruled out?

Colon cancer is rare in the under 40s, but it does happen.

I know 3 guys who've had this, and each had to pester their GPs for further tests having initally been told that it was 'just IBS'.

One's still here, the other two died aged 35 and 38.

theboyfold

Original Poster:

10,921 posts

227 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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BenjC said:
My wife did that diet for 6 months and has written loads of recipies. If you ask her nicely I am sure she will send you some examples to get you going.

email: Hello@food4smiles.co.uk

Sample here: http://food4smiles.co.uk/7.html
Mail sent thanks smile

At the moment dinner has been ok, it's breakfast and lunch where I'm really struggling. We are looking into making some soups today as nuts and fruits are the most satisfying in the cold weather!