Why Elimination Diets Can Sometimes Backfire

The stress of starting diets to identify food intolerances could exacerbate digestive symptoms, but addressing emotional health can help.
Why Elimination Diets Can Sometimes Backfire
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A subtle explanation for your persistent intolerance to food, that seems to worsen—rather than improve—even as you eliminate more foods, may exist.

For the first 20 years of her career as a dietitian, Wendy Busse’s goal was to help clients determine the cause of their digestive distress with an elimination diet—a gold-standard tool for determining what foods were associated with their symptoms.

Amy Denney
Amy Denney
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Amy Denney is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. Amy has a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield and has won several awards for investigative and health reporting. She covers the microbiome, new treatments, and integrative wellness.