Help What Do I Eat?

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Hello everyone,

I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong category. I am new and have not had time to become familiar with this wonderful forum.

I just received my results back from Entero Lab and I have 2 + sensitivity to :
Corn
Oat
Pork
Beef
Tuna
Cashew
Walnut

and 3 + sensitivity to :

Rice
Chicken
Almond
White potato

There was nothing that I did not react to.

Again, I apologize if this was covered in another post. I just received these results and am literally in tears especially since I also know that I react to almost all fruits with the exception of a small amount of banana and most vegetables except for about five. I thought that I was ok with chicken, beef and pork but I guess not according to the results. I have not tolerated coconut milk in the past either.

Thank you,
Elaine

[tex]

Hi Elaine,

What was your overall score on those 11 antigenic foods? That's the number that determines just how important all those rankings are.

Tex

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Hi Tex,

Thank you very much for your reply.

Is this what you are referring to?

Fecal Anti-gliadin IgA 11 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-casein (cow’s milk) IgA 190 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-ovalbumin (chicken egg) IgA 56 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Fecal Anti-soy IgA 76 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Mean Value 11 Antigenic Foods 78 Units (Normal Range is less than 10 Units)

Thanks so much!
Elaine

[tex]

Yes, that 78 is an extremely high result for that test, so you will definitely need to avoid those foods. It's virtually impossible to make specific recommendations for any MC patient's diet, because we're all different. So the best we can do is to make recommendations that are generally safe for most of us.

You will need to cook everything from scratch, using simple, safe foods. Avoid all the so-called gluten-free commercially-processed products, and minimize fiber and sugar while recovering. Sipping bone broth (made from turkey or lamb bones), during the day may help you to recover. For safe foods, virtually no one reacts to turkey or lamb. Most wild-type meats are also safe. Examples are venison, rabbit, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, emu. etc. Keep some safe, cooked meals frozen in serving-size containers in case you need to warm up something to eat in a hurry. For many of us, our breakfast looks like any other meal. We eat warmed up leftovers from the previous day's meals.

Since you even react to rice, that leaves only the more uncommon grain substitutes, such as quinoa and amaranth. Almond milk or coconut milk is usually safe for most of us. The safest vegetables are usually carrots, squash, cauliflower, asparagus, and green beans; but if you're sure that some of these bother you, choose according to what your body tells you. All vegetables should be peeled and overcooked. Absolutely no raw vegetables or fruit, except for banana, but if bananas bother you in larger servings, that suggests that you might be sensitive to histamines. So you will need to strictly limit high-histamine foods, if that's the case. Avoid the so-called "coffee creamers". Most of them contain casein, the protein in milk to which we are sensitive. No artificial sweeteners. Virtually all of us react adversely to aspertame. It takes a while to heal the digestive system, but patience and perseverance will get results.

You can find food selection suggestions on the Discussion and Support Forum at the following link:

https://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/view ... hp?t=22328

I'm guessing that after your immune system calms down a bit, and you heal for a while, you may be able to tolerate some of the foods in the 2+ category. But it may take months or even years for that to happen.

I hope that some of this is helpful.

Tex

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Hello Tex,

I really can't thank you enough, this is super helpful and you have given me some hope. I am so grateful for this forum.

Do you know if buckwheat would be a possibility for a safe food? I was eating it in the past and it seemed ok however I stopped it when I went on the Paleo diet.

And yes, I definitely have histamine intolerance and that is another thing I have to thank you for because I read about it here and in the book.
Thanks again!
Elaine

[tex]

Elaine,

Pure buckwheat is safe and gluten-free. It's a fairly high-fiber food though, so you may have to be careful about larger servings. Teff is another gluten-free substitute for grains. Sorghum is gluten-free, and it's a somewhat popular food in South America, but I believe it's in the same family as corn, so it may or may not be safe for you, depending on how closely it's related to corn. It might be worth a try, however.

Tex

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Thank you very much Tex!