STAGE 3 – RIGOROUS ELIMINATION DIET: THE EXCLUSION PHASE

Only a minority of those reading this book will need to try the Stage 3 diet. They will know they need to do this because they have tried Stage 2 with only partial success – or no success at all. Stage 3 is for those with multiple food sensitivities, which cannot be detected by a simple elimination diet.

The exclusion phase

Stage 3 requires planning, even more so than the previous stages. You must decide for yourself which foods you are going to eat during the exclusion phase, because this diet has to be tailored to your own eating habits. The aim is to come up with a list of at least twelve foods that are nutritious, obtainable, affordable, and which you have never eaten in any quantity, or with any regularity, before. They should include a variety of different items – some fruit, some vegetables, some meat or fish, and some starchy foods if possible, although this is often difficult. The approach we would advocate is a combination of the ‘fewfoods’ diet and the ‘rare foods diet’, with the exact mix of foods being chosen to suit your pocket and your palate.

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