{"id":18052,"date":"2020-02-25T23:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T23:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=18052"},"modified":"2021-12-16T21:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:45:50","slug":"how-to-do-an-elimination-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/how-to-do-an-elimination-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do an Elimination Diet, as Guided by an RD"},"content":{"rendered":"Jessica Nelson, RDN<\/a>, explains how to do an elimination diet to make food-related symptoms and conditions a memory of the past.<\/em>\n

What Is an Elimination Diet?<\/h2>\nSimply put, elimination diets are the gold standard for identifying non-anaphylactic food allergies<\/a>, intolerances, and sensitivities. By removing certain foods from your diet for a set length of time, you may be able to reduce undesired symptoms.\n\nAfterwards, you transition into the reintroduction phase. While you begin to eat the previously eliminated foods, monitor and record any symptoms that arise. Doing so allows you to identify the specific problem food or ingredients causing the allergic or sensitivity response.\n

What to Know Before Starting an Elimination Diet<\/h2>\n

Types of Food Allergies and Sensitivities<\/h3>\nTo start, getting a food allergy and sensitivity test<\/a> can help pinpoint which foods specifically trigger unwanted responses.\n\nDo you experience symptoms such as swelling, difficulty breathing, rashes, itchiness, and anaphylactic shock right after eating? Then you may have food allergies spurred by IgE antibodies, which are produced from the release of histamine after exposure to triggering foods.\n\nOn the other hand, if you experience symptoms within several hours or up to three days after eating certain foods, you may have IgG-mediated food sensitivities. Such conditions include headaches<\/a>, migraines, eczema<\/a>, hives, swelling, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and Crohn\u2019s disease. These food sensitivities manifest due to the release of IgG antibodies triggered by an inflammatory response in the body.\n\n\"Common\n

Common Food Allergens<\/h3>\nIf you can’t identify triggering foods via food testing, you should plan to do an elimination diet. You can start planning by logging a food diary, or by not eating the most common food allergens. If you take this approach, I recommend adding the top eight allergenic foods to your elimination diet plan:\n