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 (6-8
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:
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 by email.
ALLOWED FOODS : A - ALL except
(usually ONE specific food eliminated)……………………...………………..
(one of these options)
: B - FULL Elimination Diet: water , white/brown/wild rice , lamb OR turkey
OR chicken (lamb is preferred as it is less allergenic,
if lamb not
acceptable then turkey next best choice, allergy to chicken more common)
: C- generic - 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 preferably 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 -only water and salt allowed. No
spices, butter, etc. until tested.
REINTRO FOODS : A - If
you are avoiding ONE specific food, that food should be reintroduced after you
get up in the morning, ONLY that food should be eaten along with water.
When reintroducing
the purest form of that food should be reintroduced. For example: 2 tbs of wheat
flour mixed with several ounces of cold water to test wheat. If milk is being
avoided we often
do a 2 step introduction – Lacteeze
milk first, followed by regular milk 2-3 hours later if required. This is reviewed
in the subsection on Food Allergy.
B - If
you are on the FULL Elimination diet the reintroduction below is suggested:
( 1 –
one tsp of yeast in water -optional depending on symptoms)
2 – one glass of Lacteese milk,
if OK in 2 hours have a glass of regular milk
3 – one egg (poached or boiled)
4 – wheat flour (best is non-enriched
flour, 2 tbs. in cold water)
5 – beef
6 – kernel
corn (frozen or on the cob)
7 – pork
8 – a specific suspect OR desired
food
Other
foods : …………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………….
After this
you should make an appointment to see or email Dr. Sweet to review the results
and discuss future
dietary advice.
You may now add any 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. If you have questions during the diet, email Dr. Sweet.
Dr.
Sweet 2017