FOOD ALLERGY
ASSESSMENT
Dr. Bruce Sweet , 345-7555 , sweetb@tbaytel.net
During this phase you can only eat the foods listed below. You must
maintain a high water intake throughout
this phase (8
large glasses of water per day minimum). You should attempt to eat at least
three meals per day and the more
you eat the
better. Make sure to eat the fat on the meat allowed. Do not consume any
vitamin, mineral, or herbal preparations
during this
phase. The only additive allowed to your food is salt. Stay on this phase
for 3 , 5 , 7 ,or 14 days (to be
chosen at
start of diet along with specific foods to be
avoided and reintroduced). During this
phase your symptoms must improve to
continue on to the reintroduction phase below. If
you have no improvement in symptoms at the end of this phase, resume a
normal diet
and let Dr. Sweet know the results of this trial.
ALLOWED FOODS : ALL except
………………………………………...………………..
(one of these options)
: water , white rice , lamb , chicken ,
………………………………….
: water , rice , fresh fruits , fresh-frozen
vegetables, fresh-frozen meats
Only start this phase if you have had
significant improvement during the Elimination Phase. You continue to
eat your
basic elimination diet and start to test individual foods by adding them back
into your diet. Any reintroduced food
that causes
problems-symptoms should be subsequently avoided until the results are
reviewed, and those that are fine can
continue to be eaten. If you react to a reintroduced food you cannot reintroduce the
next food until symptoms have once
again disappeared. Foods that are to be reintroduced
should be done in the order listed below, and be eaten twice within
1-2 hours in
reasonable portions (provided you do not have a reaction to that food). Remember, you can only add each
new food in alone or with your basic allowed foods.
No spices, butter, etc.
REINTRO FOODS : 1 - yeast (1 tsp. in water)
2 -
glass of milk
3 – egg
(poached or boiled)
4 – sugar (1 tbs. in water)
5 – beef
6 – wheat flour (best is non-enriched
flour, 1 tbs. in cold water)
7 –
kernel corn (frozen or on the cob)
8 – pork
9 – food coloring - yellow
(1 tsp. in water)
-
red “
Other foods : …………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………….
After this
you should make an appointment to see Dr. Sweet to review the results and discuss future
dietary
advice. You may now add any desired food back into your diet, but, keep in mind
to add every
new food
back in, one food at a time, so you will catch any possible other foods
that are bothering you.
Dr. Bruce Sweet 2006