Help please Tex

[mcnomore]

I don't know what to eat. My doc says my blood tests show I am undernourished, but I don't know what to add to my diet. Right now I eat homemade banana bread (gf,df,sf,fat-free) and pork.

If I add one thing what would be the most nutrient dense, but safest food?

Thanks so much

[tex]

Well, looking at your EnteroLab test results:

Food toward which you displayed most immunologic reactivity: Oat, Rice
Food toward which you displayed intermediate reactivity: Corn, Beef, Walnut, Cashew, Almond
Food toward which you displayed least immunologic reactivity: Chicken, Tuna, Pork, White potato
Food for which there was no significant immunologic reactivity: None

the safest, nutrient dense food among those tested appears to be pork, but chicken and tuna are possibilities, if they don't cause significant symptoms. Potatoes would add carbs (assuming that you could tolerate them), if you want to try to gain weight, but for the most bang for your buck, meat is always going to be the most nutritious choice, since meat is the only food that contains all of the essential amino acids required for good health.

Unless you know that you react to it, turkey may be a better choice than chicken. Non-reactive choices would include many, many less common meats, such as rabbit, lamb or mutton, cabrito or goat, venison from any of the numerous deer species, and antelope, wild birds, and "farmed" birds, such as quail, pheasant, ducks, emu, ostrich, etc. It would probably be best to avoid bison, since your test results show that you are relatively reactive to beef, and most bison contains DNA from domestic cattle these days.

One thing to remember is that it's not safe to eat only lean meats (such as venison) for an extended period of time, because one can develop what is known as "rabbit starvation". On an all-meat (or mostly-meat) diet, fat is a necessary addition to the diet in order to prevent the risk of developing rabbit starvation.

I hope this helps.

Tex

[mcnomore]

Thanks so much, this helps. I have been eating only pork tenderloin along with the banana bread. Tried turkey, but that didn't work. I need to add fat back into my diet so I am thinking about adding salmon.

[mcnomore]

Forgot to ask what you think about salmon, good idea?

[Zizzle]

Why are you only eating banana bread? Have you tried squashes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, etc? Drizzled with lots of olive or coconut oil? How about cooked plantains? Do no fresh, cooked vegetables agree with you? Your diet seems extreme, but I don't know what other eliminations/reintrodcutions you've tried to get to this point.
Pork tenderloin is very lean. Have you tried cooking a pork shoulder in a crockpot, or pork chops to get more fat? If chicken is OK, roast organic chickens and make broth with the carcass, being sure to keep the fat.

I'm having to add more calories too. I'm down to 118 lbs and getting a new wardrobe every few months is not in my budget!

[mcnomore]

Thanks Zizzle. It seemed as though I reacted to all the things you suggest and I finally was able to get normans with the diet I have now, but that just occurred in the beginning of March.

I have to expand my diet, but don't really know where to begin. I am thinking of adding pureed kale to my banana bread and eating salmon as well as a start.

[Zizzle]

What are the ingredients in your banana bread? Why is it fat free? I would definitely start some reintroductions. I do well with salmon...wish I liked it more than I do. Fish tends to be less allergenic than shellfish, but I suppose it can be high in histamine, so make sure you buy very fresh or frozen salmon.

[mcnomore]

Millet and tapioca flours, baking soda, salt, water and banana. I was reacting to fat so I cut way way down.

[tex]

Forgot to ask what you think about salmon, good idea?

Based on the responses I read here on the board, most people who can't tolerate tuna seem to be OK with salmon, so hopefully it may be safe for you.

Tex

[Zizzle]

I was reacting to fat so I cut way way down.

Reacting to all types of fat?? Have you had your gallbladder function and bile acid levels checked out? They can cause diarrhea separate from MC.