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
Sponsor
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.
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.