THE ELIMINATION DIET/STAGE 2: INCOMPLETE TESTING

Apr
20
2009

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If something goes wrong during the food testing – you might get influenza for example, or some other infection – then you will have to stop testing foods. All is not lost, but there is no point in trying to test foods beyond three months. If vou are unable to test all the excluded foods, then you should go back to the healthy-eating diet for about a month. Eat whatever you like, but if there are anv foods which gave a positive reaction when tested, then you should continue to avoid these.

Keep a record of your symptoms, and see how you feel at the end of the month. If you are reasonably well, then continue with the healthy-eating diet, avoiding the incriminated foods, and see how you get on. As long as you keep your diet varied, so as not to acquire new sensitivities, you can always go through Stage 2 again later.

If, after a month on the healthy eating’ diet, some or all of your symptoms have returned, then you should start the exclusion phase of Stage 2 again. Any foods that you previously tested and found safe can be eaten as well, but if your symptoms have not cleared after a week, then you should exclude these foods as well.

Assuming your symptoms clear up, then you can test the excluded foods as described above. If they do not, then you should go on to Stage 3.