- 1) Start a food diary
Write down all the foods you eat for 1 whole week. Include snacks and restaurant food.
2) Eliminate foods that commonly cause reactions
The most common food intolerances are:
- dairy
- soy
- egg whites
- wheat
- citrus fruits
- kiwi fruit
- nuts
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- 3) Learning how to avoid potential food reactions
It takes a minimum of 100 days for all of the IgG antibodies to a particular food to be eliminated from the body. This means you need to stay off suspected food allergens for at least 3 months. After 3 months, you can reintroduce those foods – one food a week - carefully observing your reactions during that time. If you have new or returning symptoms after reintroducing the food, you may need to eliminate this food from your diet for a longer period of time. If you have to avoid an entire food group like dairy products, it is important to work with a nutritionist to make sure you get the nutrients the eliminated food(s) provides from some other
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