What’s an Elimination Diet?

Sources Medically Reviewed on 03/15/2021 Reviewed by Michael Dansinger, MD on March 15, 2021
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SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: “Should You Switch to an Elimination Diet to Fight Chronic Pain?”
Food and Chemical Toxicology: “Food processing and allergenicity.”
Harvard Health Publications: “I can't eat that!”
IBS Network: “FODMAPS.”
Mayo Clinic: “Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children,” “Celiac Disease,” “Diseases and Conditions: Food allergy,” “Can adults develop a food allergy?”
National Institutes of Health: “What is an inflammation?” “Time to symptom improvement using elimination diets in non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergies,” “Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity: piecing the puzzle together,” “Restriction and Elimination Diets in ADHD Treatment,” “Low-FODMAP Diet for Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.”
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: “Migraine Diet: A Natural Approach to Migraines.”
Reviewed by Michael Dansinger, MD on March 15, 2021
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