An effective way to manage the symptoms of any suspected food intolerance such as gas or bloating is to follow an elimination diet. This is where you remove certain foods from your diet before adding them again, in order to identify what might be causing an adverse reaction in your body. This is very difficult to do without getting a test first as you don’t know what foods to start eliminating.
If you suspect you might have a food intolerance, unknowingly reintroducing those foods into your diet again could trigger uncomfortable symptoms.
An elimination diet helps you identify trigger foods but it can be hard to stick to. However, when used with the results of a food intolerance test, you already have a clear idea of what could be causing an intolerance to flare up. Using our traffic light system, where red indicates high reactivity and green normal reactivity, you’ll be able to see which food to cut out and include first.
Without a test, understanding the specific foods and proteins that cause a reaction can be difficult. For example, if you often have an upset stomach and you eat bread, you could be intolerant to gluten or yeast or wheat. Knowing exactly what triggers your body means you don’t have to cut out certain foods and nutrients unnecessarily.
When you get your results, our nutritionists  can help you to create eating plans and offer advice on alternative options to replace trigger foods.