Hi Syl,
Wow, thanks so much for the very useful information! This is going to save me a lot of money.
A couple more questions if you don't mind:
This doctor also ordered a candida profile and a celiac disease profile. The former involves testing for candida immunoglobulins and candida immune complex, while the later entails testing for IgG/IgA to gluten, reticulin antibodies, tissue transglutamionase (tTG) and antibody A.
Would what you said about the IgG test apply to these texts as well? The thing is, I was already tested a couple of years ago for celiac (came back negative), but this particular doctor is insisting that I be tested again from the lab that he uses.
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Because I'm on a tight budget, I'm also realizing that the elimination diet route is the best way to go. However, in the past I've struggled in trying to devise my own elimination diets. In short, I never feel like I reach a stable enough of a baseline to determine whether adding/removing foods has helped.
I've tried eliminating all of the obvious culprits, but with no success. However, one thing I haven't tried is the FODMAPS approach, so I'd like to start there. Can you recommend any good literature about how to actually carry out this elimination diet?
For example, I'm looking for specific recommendations on not just which foods to avoid, but how long to avoid them, how to reintroduce them, etc.
Thanks again for all of the helpful info!
Chris
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