What Happens After Following an Elimination Diet?

If we've implemented the elimination diet correctly, made the necessary lifestyle changes, and used the prescribed supplements, we'll likely see significant improvements in our symptoms. In rare cases, it may be necessary to extend the elimination diet to six weeks. We don't immediately break the diet after the elimination diet.

First, we begin by testing the food group from the prohibited group that you most desire to eat. This isn't necessarily the most antigenic group, such as wheat and dairy. Otherwise, we start with healthy foods like eggs or walnuts. For example, we consume eggs freely for three to four days and check for a return of symptoms or the emergence of symptoms such as bloating, indigestion, or headaches. If there are no symptoms, that food is considered exempt. We then try the other foods one by one.

It's beneficial to eliminate problematic foods that don't feel good to us when we eat them for about a year. We don't immediately add the exempt foods back into our diet. We stick to the original elimination diet until we've tested all the groups. Your physician, who is trained in Functional Medicine and with whom you will manage your diet, will take your detailed medical history and plan your supportive treatments for the systems in your body that are not functioning properly.