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Bearcat wrote:The gluten, dairy and egg aspect I can deal with. However, having so many +1's where I have just a marginal immune response makes it a little too much. I plan on avoiding all +2s and the highest +1s and see how much control I can have with symptoms.
If I recall correctly, the interpretation from Dr. Fine that comes with the test results suggests a plan similar to what you are considering. IOW, some of those +1 foods may or may not be major problems, and you may well be able to tolerate some (or even most) of them, especially if you either test them in your diet, or rotate them in your diet. That's why they are ranked in the results. There's more than one way to skin this cat, and we have to settle on a diet that we can live with while still controlling our symptoms well enough to allow our gut to heal. Especially after you heal, there is a much better chance that you may be able to tolerate many of those foods in the lower categories, even if you have to limit them during the recovery period.

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HI Bearcat,

Don't get discouraged! I'm so sorry you are at your wits end :sad:

That bland diet we keep talking about doesn't have to last to eternity :wink: My first 60 days I ate lots of Turkey, Sticky White rice, and a dash of honey or sea salt, plus I'd eat the Rice Chex with Cinnamon (if you like cinnamon, it broke up the blandness for me), I'd eat something with turkey in it at every meal, Turkey sausage, deli meat (being careful that it was safe for me), Turkey ground 93% lean from JennyO (I season it with sea salt, and when it is done give it a dash of honey;-).

I also learned to make Cornish Hen bone broth from scratch with only sea salt (which now I am able to add carrot and celery and GF noodles to make it a true soup) I eat that every day because it tastes good and no store soup can beat it. I cook everything in Coconut oil, and drink Coconut milk and water (I cheat a little now with a mini Mtn. Dew). I am into days 60+ now and I just tried a little bit of cranberry jell last night (big mistake, it does not like me today, lol) so I won't be adding that back any time soon (maybe I will luck out by Thanksgiving time).

These are just the things that I am eating (and any time of day mind you).

Hang in there, you can do this Bearcat! You just need a little pick me up right now :grin:
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Post by Hopeful »

Bearcat, I feel your pain! I was a homemade whole wheat toast/granola with lots of dried fruit, nuts and yogurt breakfast eater myself.

I started out as many others here eating the same thing for BFast as other meals. Now I eat Suzie's rice thins (like rice cakes only thinner) with almond butter and jam. Three of these does the trick for me. On weekends we splurge on homefries and bacon.

Many here will tell you that the "state of shock" that happens in the beginning finally passes after a few months. I actually LIKE the way I eat now. I'm in month 10 of finding this website and seriously buckling down to take the advise. And, you will appreciate this as a pharmacist, I have eliminate all 4 of my meds - Entecort, Lialda, Celebrex, and Plaquinal. Amazing but true. I am not totally symptom free but so much better.

Hang in there. The best is yet to come...
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Post by Marcia K »

Hi, I eat a lot of turkey as well as chicken is a #1 for me on my EnteroLabs tests. Applegate Farms makes an uncured turkey bacon that is good. It's pricey, but to me it's worth it for something different. While it may seem like we eat a lot of the same foods, the ability to lead a normal life again is worth it to me.

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Post by bevfromwa »

Hi, bearcat, I have been in that boat! Can you make smoothies? You can pack a lot of nutrition in them, depending on what you can tolerate. Have you tried hemp milk? Buying commercial hemp milk is very expensive--I buy Manatoba Harvest hemp hearts from Costco, 28 oz was $14.89, very easy to make your own hemp milk. Put 1/4 C seeds in 3 cups of water in a blender, blend about 3 minutes, then repeat the process for a good batch of really good "milk" with no added sugar or junk. I use it for everything, even making sauces, etc. For a smoothie I use a banana, some frozen strawberries, a little cinnamon, maybe some greens like spinach or parsley if you can tolerate, it's quite filling and good. Also, a couple of tablespoons of ground flax seeds adds protein and nutrition. By the time it's been ground first and then blended, think (hope) it minimizes the fiber. You can even add avocado--makes it pretty thick so end up eating mostly with a spoon.

I've been also using some puffed millet as a base for a breakfast cereal, also you can get puffed rice. When I say "as a base" I mean it doesn't have much flavor, so I add a banana, nuts that I can tolerate such as pecans, sunflower seeds, pumpkin, plus I can get bulk dried fruit at a local market, some of it is no or little added sugar.

Hope I've given you a idea or two.

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