Recently diagnosed, but not yet Entero Lab tested. Got the specimen kit and instructions say that testing is most accurate in their application to me if I stay on the diet I am on currently.
Therein lies the problem.
I have eliminated gluten, oats, dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, already per the suggestions found here.
I am feeling much improved physically but my diet is so limited and unappetizing that I am disinterested in eating.
I want the most accurate test results possible, obviously, and I want to eat more than turkey, green beans, carrots, rice, Rice Chex and Almond Milk indefinitely.
Should I resume eating dairy, soy, eggs, beef, raw fruits and veggies in order to pinpoint my trigger foods?
I am not going back to gluten but I would love a bowl of oatmeal.
Thank you.
Elimination diet before testing?
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Re: Elimination diet before testing?
I would continue to eat exactly what I'm eating before I collected the sample, because unless you've been avoiding those foods for six months or more, the test will probably detect your food sensitivities, anyway. The sooner you get your test results, the sooner you will know which foods you definitely need to avoid. If you want to add some foods to your diet before you get the results, follow the directions in the newsletter that can be read or downloaded at the following link:
https://www.microscopiccolitisfoundatio ... 479987.pdf
That's just my opinion, of course, but why lose the healing progress you've gained? After you're in remission, you can test foods to see if they're safe, before adding them to your diet. I hope this helps.
Tex
https://www.microscopiccolitisfoundatio ... 479987.pdf
That's just my opinion, of course, but why lose the healing progress you've gained? After you're in remission, you can test foods to see if they're safe, before adding them to your diet. I hope this helps.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Re: Elimination diet before testing?
Hi, I am a newbie and pretty miserable right now. I just received my Entro Lab box and just now read some not go good reviews so on
Redit (guess I should have read reviews first). Not sure if reviews are legit since everyone here seems to go to that lab. Is it ok to use this lab or should I look for something else? I also looked at something called Gut Zoomer but it seems a bit hoaxy. Please advise.
Erica
Redit (guess I should have read reviews first). Not sure if reviews are legit since everyone here seems to go to that lab. Is it ok to use this lab or should I look for something else? I also looked at something called Gut Zoomer but it seems a bit hoaxy. Please advise.
Erica
Re: Elimination diet before testing?
Hi Erica,
Welcome to the group.The Internet is full of garbage, along with good information. You have to be able to sort it out, or it can make your life very unpleasant. EnteroLab is the only lab that gives results that are actually accurate for the food sensitivities that microscopic colitis patients have. All the other labs offer blood tests, skin tests, etc., which are useless for detecting the food sensitivities associated with microscopic colitis.
Send the lab your sample. If you follow the instructions that you get with the results, and carefully avoid all the foods that are causing your immune system to produce antibodies, you should be able to reach remission from this disease. And as long as you avoid those foods, you will remain in remission. I have no idea what you read on Redit, but it's disinformation. That's why I never read anything on Redit. If the EnteroLab tests weren't reliable, we wouldn't be recommending and using them.
Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
Welcome to the group.The Internet is full of garbage, along with good information. You have to be able to sort it out, or it can make your life very unpleasant. EnteroLab is the only lab that gives results that are actually accurate for the food sensitivities that microscopic colitis patients have. All the other labs offer blood tests, skin tests, etc., which are useless for detecting the food sensitivities associated with microscopic colitis.
Send the lab your sample. If you follow the instructions that you get with the results, and carefully avoid all the foods that are causing your immune system to produce antibodies, you should be able to reach remission from this disease. And as long as you avoid those foods, you will remain in remission. I have no idea what you read on Redit, but it's disinformation. That's why I never read anything on Redit. If the EnteroLab tests weren't reliable, we wouldn't be recommending and using them.
Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.