What is Elimination Diet?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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Elimination or allergy diets are used to isolate food allergies or food sensitivity. There are a number of medical symptoms that may be related to food; candida, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, asthma, eczema, migraines, unexplained rashes, and lactose intolerance.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Fibromyalgia 3 3
Migraine headaches 2 0
Choking on food 1 0
Diagnostic assessment 1 1
Elevated liver enzymes 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 2
None 3

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Elimination Diet

Side effect Patients Percentage
Constipation 1

Why patients stopped taking Elimination Diet

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 2
Course of treatment ended 1
Expense 1
Other 1
See all 4 patients who've stopped using Elimination Diet

Duration

Stopped using Elimination Diet

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 4
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 3
Somewhat hard to take 2
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped using Elimination Diet and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Duloxetine (Cymbalta) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Elimination Diet.