Elimination Diet

Jul 25, 2007 09:21

Have you done it? How was it? Did it help with your dis-ease?

Links for my own reference:
Dr.Cranton
CFIDSETA: Honestly, I don't give two shits about Dr.Cranton. I know several people on my flist who have chronic diseases and have done this diet and IDed a number of allergies. WIth the return of my IBS as bad as it was in college I want to put a ( Read more... )

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agnosticoracle July 25 2007, 14:09:18 UTC
I recommend doing a quick search on http://www.quackometer.net/ on any medical procedure you hear about. A search about the doctors is also useful. Following up on kighp's there is a lot about Dr. Cranton there, I wouldn't recommend trusting him.

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agnosticoracle July 25 2007, 16:21:14 UTC
A quackometer search produced the following in a search about IBS:

http://www.quackwatch.org/03HealthPromotion/ibs.html
The first step in managing IBS should be to identify what triggers the symptoms. The factors to consider include food intolerances, eating habits, dietary factors, emotional stress, exercise habits, use of laxatives, and vitamin C intake. It may help to keep a diary that relates symptoms to daily activities ( ... )

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nex0s July 25 2007, 16:53:42 UTC
Yeah, doesn't it ( ... )

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agnosticoracle July 25 2007, 17:06:17 UTC
The key is to find a good doctor. =)

The article I quoted was written in 2000, so it isn't exactly new cutting edge information. IBS seems to be more in the news lately so you may have a better chance of finding a doctor with a clue about it. Basic advice for anyone is if a doctor doesn't listen to you take your business to one who does.

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nex0s July 25 2007, 18:18:32 UTC
After the 5th and 6th doctors, one gets a little jaded.

I have some really good doctors. These doctors were all doctors at Yale New Haven. The problem was that a lot of them "didn't believe" in IBS.

Maybe that's changed. BUt honestly, I'd really prefer to not go to a doctor with it because in this realm they have failed me rather spectacularly.

N.

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