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Allergies and intolerances

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Multiple food intolerances

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TurnipLantern · 13/10/2010 18:29

I'm having real problems with my tummy and gut at the moment. I've had some problems on and off for years but following a lot of chemotherapy, lots of surgery and far too many drugs of all different sorts I'm really struggling with what to eat.

Cutting out dairy (several months ago) improved things a lot, but not enough, so my regular drugs have now been changed to lactose free versions.

I'm now a week into a gluten free diet. The first few days showed a dramatic improvement. No wind and no diarrhoea. But now both are back combined with bloating, nausea and tiredness.

Where do I go from here? I don't know where to start reading, or how long to expect any exclusion diet to take. GP sympathetic and is trying to help.

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hobnob57 · 13/10/2010 18:36

Find Prof Brostoff's (& Garmin?) book on food allergy and intolerance from the library. It tells you everything you need to know.

I don't have any experience of food intolerances myself per se, but am dairy, soy, wheat, egg & nut free on account of BF my intolerant DD. Am I'm feeling great, so maybe I have intolerances too? I guess I'll find out when I stop BF.

I hope you find the answer. The diets are really hard for the first wee while. The culprits are most likely to be the things that you crave most. The good news is that after a while on my diet I don't miss anything other than the ease of access to food. I never get hungry and more either which is an unforseen bonus.

TurnipLantern · 13/10/2010 18:55

Gosh, that was quick! Thank you. I've reserved the most recent copy our library has.

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