Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Food Intolerance Tests - Got my results this morning. (Half my 'safe' diet wiped out...)

Well, got my results this morning. This company (YorkTest) divides foods into 3 categories -
- Red: Remove these foods from your diet, you are intolerant of them. Intolerance graded from +1 to +4, with +4 being the most severe
- Amber: Eat with caution, definitely no more than every 4 or 5 days
- Green: No reaction.

My RED foods are:
Cows Milk and related products +2 (already cut that out, except still searching for a dairy-free cheese in the UK so still nibble a bit of cheese occasionally)
Wheat +1
Gluten +1
Yeast +1
Bucketwheat +1
Corn (Maize) +1
Millet +1
Lamb +1

My YELLOW foods are:
Barley
Egg White
Pork (don't eat it anyway)
Beef (don't eat it anyway)
Lentils (bummer)
Hazelnut (don't eat it)
Garlic (Doh)
Ginger (Doh)

Everything else green - it tested 113 foods altogether.

So... Mllk and related dairy products I can live with, once I find a dairy-free cheese. Ooh, only just realised that includes chocolate!!

Noooooo!!
The bit that's gutted me is the wheat/gluten/yeast - that wipes out about 75% of my diet now I've moved to Eating for IBS diet! Bagels, white bread, sourdough, etc etc... I guess I have to start looking for gluten-free replacement products (which I remember hearing somewhere taste rubbish). But I was thinking, won't gluten-free bread still have yeast in it?

Can't believe there's a slight reaction to egg whites too, whereas egg yolks have no reaction - I've cut out yolks and being having plenty of whites for protein. Doh!

Sorry, I'm rambling, but it's all only just sinking in...

Help!!

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