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crossmyheart<3
05-15-2006, 11:26 PM
I'm going to stop eating dairy and soy for awhile. How long will it take to know if they are causing my symptoms or not? Thanks<333

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elmhar
05-16-2006, 01:57 PM
If you think these are causing allergy symptoms of some sort, a 2-week exclusion followed by a "challenge" should be instructive. Do not challenge dairy & soy together.

Dairy can be tricky to remove. Many prepared foods, "boxed dinners," 'non-dairy creamers' and vegetarian cheese substitutes contain caseinate, a dairy ingredient & prime allergen. If you want to do a good job on your elimination & challenge, it pays to read labels carefully.

For other symptoms, like Rheumatoid Arthritis, typically the studies show improvement in a subset of patients (not all benefit, but some do, very much) after 6 weeks on dairy-free diet.

So, in part how long your elimination period should be depends on your symptom type.

Best wishes.

crossmyheart<3
05-18-2006, 07:56 PM
Thanks for your reply. Well, I eliminated both soy and dairy because I've tried dairy separate and nothing changed. I rarely eat anything but fruits, veggies, rice and some meats anyway. But I've only been 'truely' doing this for a week so I'm going to give it a few more weeks. Thanks again for your reply.





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