Module 9: How to Teach Clients to Eat Right
Unit 2: Core Content: Part 5: Revisit the Elimination Diet Module
Reintroduction Phase of Elimination/Provocation
Note: this is how we teach elimination diet to our clients, you may use this as a model for your programs
Once you’ve eliminated your trigger foods, you should start to feel better. You’ll have more energy, stamina, and mental clarity. Aches and pains may lessen, and you will over-all feel better.
If this doesn’t happen during the elimination phase, you may have to continue it longer and be more strict about what you eliminate. You may need to address your gut before starting to reintroduce. See Steps 1 and 2 below for foods to eliminate that are gut irritants, and foods to add that are gut soothers. Many people need to eliminate their more serious triggers, like gluten and dairy, for several months before the change is significant.
Once you’re feeling significantly better, it’s time to reintroduce foods.
Watch the video before you start for details. If you haven’t read the Elimination Phases document on the Elimination Phase page, download it HERE
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The re-introduction phase, often called the provocation phase, will take some time. Be sure to watch the video for detailed instructions.
Eliminate foods that hurt your gut
Before beginning the provocation phase, be sure you have eliminated all foods that hurt the gut and are experiencing big improvements.
Foods that Hurt and Foods that Heal Your Gut: A list of foods, herbs, and additives that hurt your gut followed by a list of those that heal and repair. Eliminate all the hurting foods during the elimination diet (and preferably forever!).
On the “foods that heal,” include as many as possible during the elimination phase, taking into account your elimination plan. It’s possible for you to be sensitive to some of the gut-healing foods.
Add and increase foods that heal your gut
After you start to eliminate the foods that hurt your gut, it’s time to start healing your gut by introducing foods that support rebuilding your gut lining.
Healing Regimes for Your Gut: If you are ready for more details about the healing nutrients for your gut, this paper offers a quick-start list followed by more detailed background information and reference lists.
Calming the gut is critical to your long-term success with the food allergy elimination provocation process.
Reintroduce foods following the provocation process guidelines.
After following your elimination diet for a minimum of 4 days, and more ideally, up to 7 days or even several weeks, depending on the severity of your symptoms, begin to slowly reintroduce foods by following the guidelines in the video and in the Provocation Phase Instructions document available below.
It’s best to continue to avoid the top 6 allergens, i.e. gluten, dairy,corn, soy, eggs, and peanuts, for longer. It’s not recommended to re-introduce gluten until all symptoms have resolved and you’ve tested to determine that you have neither the genetics for gluten intolerance nor the antibodies.
Provocation Phase Instructions: This document includes more detailed instructions about the Food Elimination Provocation Protocol, and explains many of the forms needed for the next part of your food allergy investigation.
Use the form at the end to record foods at every stage of re-introduction to determine which foods your body tolerates and which ones — not so much!
Follow the Food Reintroduction Guidelines Carefully for Best Results
Review the sample chart in the document below to get an idea about how to fill out your food reintroduction tracking chart. A blank chart is included in this PDF.
Avoid the Top 3 Most Common Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Elimination/Provocation
Learn how you can avoid the top 3 mistakes most people make when reintroducing foods. Read this document.
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