Most of our problems are intolerances not allergies. Some homeopaths and the like try to push the allergy tests and don't understand we have a disorder not allergies.
IMO there are three ways to test food problems
1. eat/drink a whole bunch on an empty stomach- for fructose you can drink 3 glasses of tomato juice, for lactose you can drink 3 glasses of milk- however this just gets you quite messed up and isn't advised
2. eliminate one thing from your diet only at one time, keep the rest pretty normal
3. eliminate many things from the diet and when you feel better (if) then add one back at a time
I have done 2 and 3 many times. One time I eliminated almost everything, including sugar and soy, and felt awesome for 2 weeks. I was working on adding things back one at a time when I ate greasy food and got really sick. I haven't eliminated all those things again at one time. I have done 3-4 gluten eliminations.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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