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Just beause a diet works for a lot of people it doesn't mean it will work for all people. Decide which diet seems to make the most sense for you specifically in terms of triggers and general rules et.c. If you're still unsure, then try one diet at a time and see how you feel. Remember that a period of adjustment may be necessary for the digestive system if you change the diet drastically and quickly.

I was on the EFI for 1.5 years and it was hard for me to say if there was any significant difference when it came to my IBS symptoms. However I lost quite some weight and ended up underweight and not looking healthy at all. I decided to keep experimenting and tried a different diet (completely grain and sugar free) and felt a bit better. I was able to then increase my fat intake and got back to a healthy weight easily.

The point is most diets have some logic to them. But we're all individuals so we all have to find out for ourselves which diet works the best. As Little Minnie pointed out, you can follow the EFI diet but make it grain free. But in that case it can be hard to get enough energy from the food. Vegetables don't contain much energy, so you need to make sure you get enough carbs and/or fat in your diet to cover your energy needs.

It would be really nice if there did exist a solution that works for everyone but unfortunately it doesn't work that way. You need to figure out for yourself what works for you so you don't end up being scared of eating everything you hear that other people have problems tolerating.

Good luck!

/Ulrika

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