Past Food Intollerence Test...advice On How To Move Forward

[wschmucks]

Hey Guys,

My major sympotoms are chronic constipation, bloating, neasuea. I had a few things going on prior to my diagnosis. #1 i had an intestinal bacterial infection (now gone), #2 small amount of yeast over growth (now gone), #3 had food sensetivity test done about 9 months ago #4 later diagnosed Celiac.

OK- So i was told the food sensetivities (there were like 15) were not severe and should be temporary. I stayed away from them all for about 6 months (recommended 1-3 months were necessary). I really didnt notice ANY difference when i stayed away from the foods. So i dont know that I trust the validity of the test at all (Immuno Labs). But I was still eating gluten at that point, is it possible I didnt over come those sensetivities due to my damaged intestines and-- do i have to start over??

I am still suffering from chronic constipation but it has improved since being on the gluten-free diet (3 months now). NOW-- my theory is that my intestines were just so messed up from all the infections and Celiac damage and that caused the constipation. I have never noticed a direct correlation with eating anything and my physical symptoms (except when i was loading up on wheat before my endoscopy test), so any reactions I have are very delayed.

QUESTIONS: Since I was eating Gluten when i was avoiding the sensetive foods, was I not able to heal and elliminate those sensetivities (meaning start over)? Is it just too soon for my symptoms to go away, and be patient, OR should I get look into other food sensetivities despite my lack of results last time. And if so, should i just do the ellimination diet?

Thanks for your help guys!

[AliB]

Are you still on dairy? What I found was that although my IBS manifested as chronic diarrhea, when I dropped the gluten I then realised that dairy was making me constipated. The gluten had been masking the dairy intolerance.

It may be worth trying dairy-free for 2 or 3 weeks to see if it helps. I avoid soy like the plague and tend to have either almond milk if I can get it or coconut milk which I love, especially home-made. It is difficult to avoid dairy as it is in so many things but I get around that by not eating anything that is processed, and just make it myself.

In the end I realised that it was more than just gluten and dairy that was damaging my digestion and decided to cut to the chase and start an elimination diet so that I could get a handle on the foods that were challenging my digestion and putting it under stress. It was easier to do it that way than to try and figure it the other way round.

You may prefer to wait a bit longer and see how things go before embarking on anything like that, but it is worth considering if it doesn't improve well enough after a while.

[wschmucks]

Thanks for your response.

I should have included-- that I was a strict Vegan for a year during all of this and have in the past few months added limited dairy (I added it in high doses for 2 weeks, then went 100% off for 3 weeks and noticed no change what so ever). I did the same with eggs and noticed no change in my BM or in any other symptoms i had.

I currently eat maybe 2-3 eggs a week and limited dairy (i will have cheese and yogurt, but do soy milk and soy ice cream)-- so its a combination of the two.