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I want to do an elimination diet to figure out triggers for my migraines and IBS. Anyone ever done one? I have no idea what I'm doing. Help!

I've never done it, but I've actually thought of doing one too. Can you start with keeping a food journal for a week or two, and then reviewing it to get ideas of what to eliminate? I do think that journaling would be important anyway, so you can look back and see how each elimination affected you, or if it helped at all.

Good luck!

well i think you're supposed to start like SERIOUSLY dull - like just quinoa, and go from there. errrrgh. i don't know. it may not be worth it. i'm hoping to hear people's experiences.

Here are two threads about elimination diets from the old board: hope the links work:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:6vto80P0kYYJ:www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Fpid%3D2351953+site:postpunkkitchen.com+elimination+diet&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:1TYfFVrYrU0J:www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Fpid%3D2366156+site:postpunkkitchen.com+elimination+diet&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

I'm not doing a full fledged one, but am journaling what I eat and sticking mainly to elimination diet foods. I have noticed an improvement. I now have some normal days which is a huge relief. If there is a possibility that you may be able to get better by identifying which food sensitivities you have, I say, give it a go.
Here is a description of what foods to eat on the diet.
http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_allergic.html
Here's someone who solved their problems with the diet
http://anti-itisdiet.blogspot.com/2007/ ... ution.html

hey appifanie, have you heard about FODMAPS? they have found that certain types of carbohydrates may trigger IBS symptoms, so if you want to do an elimination diet I would start there.

this article is pretty good - http://www.webmd.com/ibs/features/findi ... ibs?page=2

This one is much more in depth - http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchi ... 0p30.shtml

Here's a blog post that lists foods that are considered to be FODMAPS that may cause problems. http://www.candidrd.com/2010/09/do-you- ... lprit.html

For my migraine triggers, I used the list from heal your headache and avoided all of those things for a few months. Then one at a time, I tried adding back the things I really cared about one at a time. It was a much more extensive list I had seen elsewhere (though the book is otherwise terrible). Adding IBS into it might make it harder than that though.