to ban DD from eating chicken

What I thought immediately. Give her chicken which is actual chicken, rather than ultra processed crap, and serif the effect is the same. If it is, bad luck kiddo, but if not, she can still enjoy chicken based meals cooked properly.

Completely fine to cut out chicken, there are plenty of other meats and proteins. Many parents cut out foods they don’t like themselves and the children are perfectly healthy. How old is your DD, OP? I assume primary age as she isn’t making the decision for herself? I assume she reacts to chicken in all forms I.E. on the bone with no additives not just breaded chicken? In that case it’s completely reasonable to stop her eating one food that causes her pain and when she’s older can decide if she wants to put herself in pain or not. A dietician will put her on an elimination diet which seems pointless if you already know what she’s intolerant to

Chicken (and turkey) is one of the rarer intolerances, to the point where many elimination diets don't eliminate it (it's in the baseline list to see if symptoms disappear). If the chicken was coated or processed in any way, it's more likely to be that. I don't think just banning chicken is a good method. You need to do a proper controlled diet under medical supervision.

Is the chicken coated with breadcrumbs or batter before it's served to her? It could just as easily be the coating that is causing her issues as the actual meat.

I'd let her try again, and if the symptoms return, bring her to your GP to get checked out.

It’s probably not the chicken , but what goes in it , is it breaded? Seasoned?

Depending on her age you can always tell her you're going to test it and give her chicken and if she suddenly gets sick again then that will be proof that the chicken is to blame.

You can't just cut something like chicken out of a child's diet

@Lostinbrum - you really can , you know! Chicken is not an essential part of a child’s diet; plenty of people don’t eat chicken and live perfectly healthy lives. I think we had it maybe twice a month when the children were young.

How old is your DD, OP? Keeping a food diary for a couple of months will help you get a better sense of what affects her than dropping chicken for a week or two. If she’s old enough to write down what she has at school, between you both, you can build up a picture of her symptoms and possible triggers.

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How old is she, OP?

I think that you should seek the advice of your GP, just in case she actually has Coeliac Disease. It's important to know for certain if she does, as proper management of her diet now will be important.

You do mention that she is experiencing discomfort after eating meals, which suggests that something else is causing the problem, not chicken.

There is no such thing as an intolerance test. Intolerance is the term for things that can't be determined through a test - if it's not an allergy or autoimmune reaction, it's an intolerance.

There are indicative tests for dairy intolerance (e.g. hydrogen breath test) but they are only indicative and not diagnostic.

The only way an intolerance can be diagnosed is through a elimination and reintroduction diet. Anyone selling you a blood prick, hair test, or anything involving bioresonance, as a test for intolerance is scamming you.

Nothing coated or with added junk to start with. Chicken fillets or diced from a butcher and vegetables. NOT processed.

Is she the same with e.g. plain chicken roasted or baked at home? I’d suspect that the likes of school lunch nuggets contain sundry additives.

What is she eating instead of chicken?

You should speak to the GP to make an informed decision, so when she's older she can choose. Otherwise she will only end up going through that process anyway.

Plus you could be replacing the chicken with other food that is problematic or missing out on critical nutriants.

She is a child - if you eliminate anything from their diet it is wise to only do so with the advice of a doctor if its for medical reasons.

You are (probably) not a dietitian or other medical professional. Get her an appointment with the GP for allergy testing.

An intolerances would mean that you can eat some gluten but not lots. My ds can eat a slice a toast but the sort of gluten in processed goods like sausages make him sick. Similarly he can add cheese to his pasta because Parmesan is very low lactose but cow’s milk and dairy cream makes him sick. We’ve had to experiment with what works and what doesn’t because intolerances can’t be tested for but at age 18 we have a pretty good idea.

Get a DOCTOR. It could be so many other things. She needs proper testing. Stop fixating on the chicken and take professional advice.

Is it just plain chicken she eats? Or it it battered/breaded? This could be the issue

There are also a lot of meat free alternative which I actually sometimes think taste much better, she wouldn't need to know

I think also if you cut it out altogether this may cause more problems further down the road as she may not have any tolerance for it in the future

What were the tests? Blood? Skin?

Yes, mine too. It showed dairy and soya which we already knew, and also tomato and strawberries which we didn't realise.

Definitely agree with the advice to take her to the doctors to try to find out what's causing the issues. Any chance she's at an age where it could be hormonal? I've had female friends who experienced bad bloating and stomach aches like clockwork at various points in their cycle.

I'm not sure how you'd ban her from eating chicken at school or when she's out with friends.

This absolutely!
After years of strange symptoms and ill health undiagnosed by GPs, my DD was found to be coeliac.

The OP cut out chicken, not gluten, and her DD improved so it's unlikely to be gluten, surely?

I agree but - chicken nuggets? I wouldn't call those 'chicken' in the sense of being a proper chicken based meal, they are processed food.

I'd let her have decent roast chicken or casserole occasionally, even curry if she likes it, and see how it goes. Chicken is extremely nutritious.

How old is she though?

It's her decision.

This.

At the very least do a controlled test of a plain, chicken breast with nothing added to see if it actually is the cause of the issues. My guess from lots of experience of intolerances would be it’s not. But that doesn’t mean you’re imagining it! Keep being a detective and involve the GP.